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Tag: Computerworld

Halt and Catch Fire

Halt and Catch Fire adds sizzle to PC history

Posted on Jul 11, 2014Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

The AMC drama 'Halt and Catch Fire' is an engaging drama about a Texas computer company developing one of the first IBM clones in 1983.

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It's easy to fall in love with Her, Computerworld, and MIT

Posted on Jan 20, 2014Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Leaving Computerworld for MIT gave me access to resources such as CSAIL, making possible a review of the film Her's artificial intelligence.

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Josh Gad & Ashton Kutcher

Jobs movie applies its own reality distortion field

Posted on Aug 19, 2013Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Jobs, the feature-length movie starring Ashton Kutcher as the late Apple CEO Steve Jobs, will entertain and frustrate Apple fans with its acting and script.

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Darth Vader's License to Intimidate

Posted on May 20, 2011Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

A vanity license plate invoking Star Wars' Darth Vader was spotted in Computerworld's parking lot, resulting in a surprising family tale.

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Iron Man 2

The Technology and Security of Iron Man 2

Posted on May 17, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Ken Gagne of Computerworld and Bill Brenner of CSO dissect Marvel's metallic superhero, from the technology's feasibility to the unintended Ballmer caricature.

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The Best of the Super Bowl's IT Commercials

Posted on Feb 7, 2010Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Computerworld has a gallery of technology advertisements from Super Bowls past. Here are two of my favorites.

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To Boldly Go Where No Mac Has Gone Before

Posted on Sep 17, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

Gene Roddenberry's early Apple Mac Plus has boldly gone where no Mac had gone before. Now it can be yours — if the price is right.

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Do Sci-Fi Films Get Advanced Tech Right?

Posted on May 11, 2009Feb 1, 2022 by Ken Gagne

We look at six advanced technologies, from artificial intelligence to virtual reality, to see how close we've come to science fiction films' visions.

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