Month: November 2018

Reading Time: 2 minutesRod Canion Open: How Compaq Ended IBM’s Domination and Helped Invent Modern Computing ISBN: 978-193785699-1 I’m a bit of a history geek. I’ve gone down historical rabbit holes on the Internet from time to time. If I’d had an extra semester or two in college, I would have ended up with a history minor to … [Read more…]

Reading Time: 6 minutesWell, we’ve officially started winter here in eastern Iowa. Last night marked our first measurable snowfall of the season, with about an inch or so sticking around in the Oasis. My kids were ecstatic about the quick descent into winter – me, not so much. Last winter hung on nearly until the end of April, … [Read more…]