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First Job i4ps – Video
Posted: July 5, 2012 at 3:14 pm
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PCs are still doomed and their end will come quicker than you think
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A reader pointed out to me this past week that the personal computer is well over 30 years old -- a number that has real consequence if you are familiar with my work. He remembered I predicted in 1992 that PCs as we knew them would be dead by now.
I was obviously a little off in my timing. But only a little off. PCs are still doomed and their end will come quicker than you think.
Not Dead Yet
Heres what I wrote in my bookAccidental Empiresin 1992:
It takes society thirty years, more or less, to absorb a new information technology into daily life. It took about that long to turn movable type into books in the fifteenth century. Telephones were invented in the 1870s but did not change our lives until the 1900s. Motion pictures were born in the 1890s but became an important industry in the 1920s. Television, invented in the mid-1920s, took until the mid-1950s to bind us to our sofas.
We can date the birth of the personal computer somewhere between the invention of the microprocessor in 1971 and the introduction of the Altair hobbyist computer in 1975. Either date puts us today (1992, remember) about halfway down the road to personal computers being a part of most peoples everyday lives, which should be consoling to those who cant understand what all the hullabaloo is about PCs. Dont worry; youll understand it in a few years, by which time theyll no longer be called PCs.
By the time that understanding is reached, and personal computers have wormed into all our lives to an extent far greater than they are today, the whole concept of personal computing will probably have changed. Thats the way it is with information technologies. It takes us quite a while to decide what to do with them.
Radio was invented with the original idea that it would replace telephones and give us wireless communication. That implies two-way communication, yet how many of us own radio transmitters? In fact, the popularization of radio came as a broadcast medium, with powerful transmitters sending the same message -- entertainment -- to thousands or millions of inexpensive radio receivers. Television was the same way, envisioned at first as a two-way visual communication medium. Early phonographs could record as well as play and were supposed to make recordings that would be sent through the mail, replacing written letters. The magnetic tape cassette was invented by Phillips for dictation machines, but we use it to hear music on Sony Walkmans. Telephones went the other direction, since Alexander Graham Bell first envisioned his invention being used to pipe music to remote groups of people.
The point is that all these technologies found their greatest success being used in ways other than were originally expected. Thats what will happen with personal computers too. Fifteen years from now, we wont be able to function without some sort of machine with a microprocessor and memory inside. Though we probably wont call it a personal computer, thats what it will be.
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How To Achieve Your Goals With Success (Web Lecture) – Video
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Evansville fireworks a success after rough day
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EVANSVILLE, IN (WFIE) -
Some scattered showers went through downtown EvansvilleWednesday afternoon, but by the time the fireworks went off downtown the skies were clear.
It was a different crowd than other years. Since this is one of the only public firework displays that wasn't cancelled in the tri-state, officials expected a big crowd, but not as many people turned out. However, many didn't seem to mind.
It was a rough start to the day, but in the end the fireworks went off as planned.
For some the Fourth of July fireworks on Evansville's riverfront are a must see.
"We've done this every year for at least ten years or more," said fireworks fan Amy Catt.
No matter the weather conditions.
"As long as they had them on, we'd be down here," Catt said.
Food vendors prepared for the typical large crowds, but instead they waited out in the excessive heat, and then were drenched by afternoon showers and left with a mess to clean up. The showers did drop the temperature dramatically.
"We were considering not coming because of the excessive heat, but it turned out perfect," spectator Chuck Tidwell said."We've got the best seats we've ever had here. We can't understand why there aren't more people here."
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Viral Success Network Inputting Personal Info Getting Started – Video
Posted: July 4, 2012 at 4:14 pm
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Beachbody and P90X Business Opportunity Success Stories – Video
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Well-Defined Solutions, Success Story: JT, Personal Trainer – Video
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Y Story: Inspiring Personal Success – Video
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Research and Markets: The Non Nonprofit: For-Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/58vkr7/the_non_nonprofit) has announced the addition of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's new book "The Non Nonprofit: For-Profit Thinking for Nonprofit Success" to their offering.
A Top Business Leader Shares the Business Principles He Used to Launch Both a Top Company and a Thriving Nonprofit
Nonprofit leaders know that solving pervasive social problems requires passion and creativity as well as tangible results. The Non Nonprofit shares the same business principles that drive the world's best companies, showing how they can (and should) be applied to the realm of nonprofits. Steve Rothschild personally crossed sectors when he left corporate America to found Twin Cities RISE!, a highly successful poverty reduction program. His honest story, and success and missteps, create an essential roadmap for any social venture looking to prove and boost its impact.
- Distills essential nonprofit principles such as having a clear and appropriate purpose, creating economic value from social benefit, and establishing mutual accountability
- Shares successful approaches from innovative organizations such as Grameen Bank, Playworks, Common Ground, Habitat for Humanity, Lumni, Caring Bridge, College Summit and RISE!
- Draws from the author's success in founding and building Twin Cities RISE!, which trains unemployed Minnesotans for living wage jobs. RISE! serves 1,500 participants each year
As insightful as it is inspiring, The Non Nonprofit can help maximize the positive impact of any nonprofit.
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Foreword: How This Book Will Benefit Us All by Bill George
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