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balsamiq: A work of Inspiration!

EclecticGuy October 17, 2008 design, technology, work 2 Comments

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Anyone that knows me knows that I L.O.V.E. Balsamic Vinegar! Well, this post has nothing to do with that passion! balsamiq is a a Micro ISV based in Italy. I have had a long-standing passion for Micro ISVs too! My first company, PiWare, which I started back in the late 70s was a Micro ISV. There were lots of us back then in the early days of personal computers. We didn’t call ourselves Micro ISVs though! I maintained PiWare until about 1989 and brought 8 products to market on Apple //, Apple // GS, and Macintosh … Continue Reading

“The Art of Ware”

EclecticGuy August 28, 2008 book, technology, work No Comments

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One of my favorite tech books – “The Art of Ware” – is available as a free PDF here. I don’t have time to post my thoughts on this book right now but I will soon. I wanted to get this out now for the benefit of my readers.

Musings on the history of Social Computing

EclecticGuy August 27, 2008 blog, social computing, technology, work 2 Comments

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One of my interests and responsibilities as a member of EMC’s Content Management and Archiving (CMA) Group’s CTO Office is “Social Computing“. It occurred to me that I have watched and participated in this area from its very earliest – at least from the perspective of an average technically-inclined citizen. As I thought about my experiences and related them to the current surge in Social Computing, I thought it might be interesting to capture a little history from my perspective.

Back in “the day” we dialed in to on-line communities called … Continue Reading