Anand wins!

Anand Retains World Chess Title in Bulgaria

Woo hoo!!

Another passing ...

Andor Arnoldovich Lilienthal dies at the age of 99

More sad news. Another great chess player.

Smyslov passes away

ChessBase.com - Chess News - World Champion Vasily Smyslov dies at 89

Sad news. One of the all-time greats. A quote from the ChessBase page.

"Smyslov was always known for his positional style and his extraordinary
endgame
abilities. He was also a great combinational player, and in his games
we find
many spectacular tactical shots. In the opening he made important
contributions
to the English, Grünfeld, Ruy Lopez and Sicilian."

More history of computing ...

Readers Write: How Microsoft got Windows NT — RoughlyDrafted Magazine

Additionally info in relation to earlier post on the origin of Windows.

Technical Documentation

Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories: Inside Macintosh

This story gives 2 examples of technical writers. The second writer is a very good example of what an excellent technical writer should be. Besides just documenting, in trying to understand this writer challenged the developers to develop a much better product!

Mac Folklore documented

Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories

Some fantastic stories about fantastic, dedicated people, and all things Mac!

The early days of computing ...

The Secret Origin of Windows

Interesting story. Elicited some interesting comments as well ... "A wonderful CYA article that totally omits the known thefts and copying done by MS." & "... Microsoft, while there are plenty of things I can say about it, was not the only one doing the thieving or the copying."