I shared this classic IBM film that illustrates the scale of the universe by zooming in and out by powers of ten every ten seconds, moving from human scales to galaxies and subatomic particles.
I used Wakoopa to track my annual software usage and ranked my top 100 tools by time spent. My results show a heavy reliance on Gmail, Notepad++, and Chrome for my daily communication and coding.
I observed that IBM manufactured five of the top ten most powerful supercomputers in the November 2000 TOP500 rankings. I also noted that India did not have a single entry on this prestigious list of machines.
I noted that Wal-Mart has become the second largest company by revenue globally. Looking at the Fortune 500, it is striking that only IBM and AT&T represent the IT industry within the top ten leaders.
Explore ten influential technology trends from 2005, including the rise of Ajax, RSS, and tagging. This list highlights historical predictions for the long tail and the evolving utility of PDAs in the digital ecosystem.
I highlight the classic HAL and IBM connection in 2001: A Space Odyssey while pointing to a clever genetic pun found in the title of the film Gattaca, which references DNA base sequences.