I just signed up on ello.co because I got an invite. It seems to be growing exponentially.
Archives for October 2014
How I Became a Mac OS user
Years ago, I got tired of Windows for numerous reasons which I don’t have the time to elaborate in this post. Eventually, I switched to Linux. It was new, exciting, and the opportunity to learn something entirely different was fascinating to me. When Ubuntu Dapper Drake came along, I went all in. That was my desktop of choice for a very long time.
After each Ubuntu release, I worked hard to get everything working from the flash player, media, and just about every tool that I needed, just to get the desktop to function the way I wanted to. After several years of Ubuntu updates and fixing the desktop, I got tired of it. It was an exercise I really didn’t want to do every six months.
I switched to the Mac OS because it it’s based on BSD, a Unix variant, which is familiar to me. In some ways, I can get still get down and dirty using the Terminal if I wanted to. The Mac OS for the most part, is a very stable environment. And everything worked at get-go. I’ve been a Mac OS user ever since.
Goodbye to Lotus 1-2-3
I can’t believe Lotus 1-2-3 has been around for 30 years. Support has ended September 30. I learned how to use spreadsheets using Lotus 1-2-3. Using floppy drives, too. Good times. Think of all the formulas and macros you’ve created. Clearly, Lotus 1-2-3’s time has come and gone. It’s a remarkable success story. This has to be one of the most successful software ever written. In the first year, Lotus expected to sell about $1 million. It sold $54 million.