rudyamid on October 14th, 2011 at 4:00 pm

A lot happened this month.  Two of the most influential people in the world have died: Steve Jobs and Dennis Ritchie.  Everyone knew of Steve Jobs from his days with Apple Inc.  The computing world knew Dennis Ritchie from the C programming language. Both have a memorable impact in my life. In Junior High, I […]

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rudyamid on June 8th, 2010 at 2:54 pm

Choosing a cell phone should be easy: pick the one I like and it’s done.  Unfortunately, choosing a smartphone is more difficult than I thought.  With the latest iPhone 4, HTC Incredible, and HTC EVO, the choice gets a little bit more tricky. I’m trying to break down what I need from a Smartphone: Voice […]

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rudyamid on May 28th, 2010 at 9:59 pm

Got my copy of Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the Wii!  The sequel was launched quietly, with not much fanfare, unlike the first one.  Nothing ground breaking except for a faster loading time and less story telling.  Since I’ve played the first Super Mario Galaxy enough times, I’m comfortable with the controls, and jumped right […]

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rudyamid on May 11th, 2010 at 1:14 pm

I love my iPhone.  It’s a great device that lets me do many things (games, reminders, email, etc.) thanks to the huge library of Apps1 available on it.  When I’m in my office, it sits on my desk charging and sync’ing.  Previously, I let it sat flat on the table.  Later on, I started looking […]

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rudyamid on May 3rd, 2010 at 12:29 pm

I saw this new T-Shirt design from Threadless Tees called “The Marvelous Cartoon Wigs Museum”, and it’s an instant hit with me!  I know these characters – I grew up with them. Here’s my attempt to identify them: 1919: Popeyes 1929: Tintin 1930: Betty Boop 1935: ?? 1950: Peanuts 1952: Astro boy 1959: ?? 1960: […]

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