Here’s what’s on my mind.

Coming from a background as an academician, here’s where I provide insight into my career, my passions and my life.

A look back on the golden age of Atari gaming

 This excerpt is from Jamie Lendino’s Breakout: How Atari 8-Bit Computers Defined a Generation, an amazing book that details with an obsessive’s eye the rise and fall of Atari 8 bit computers. While only someone who ran a BBS on an Atari 800XL can truly love the later parts of this book everyone – from casual gamer to hardcore programmer – can appreciate the care… Read More

Report: Android overtakes Windows as the internet’s most used operating system

 Mobile is today as important, if not more important, than desktops when it comes to the internet and apps. A clear reminder of that comes with news of a report claiming that Google’s Android has overtaken Windows as the internet’s most used operating system. Research from web analytics company Statcounter found Android now accounts for a larger share of internet usage than… Read More

Let’s meet in Skopje, Macedonia this week

 Eј сите! I’ll be in Skopje, Macedonia (not Skokie, Illinois) for a micro-meetup on April 5, 2017. I want to hear your pitches. To sign up to pitch fill out this form. I will pick ten companies. If you don’t hear from me you are not pitching. Join us for beer, good conversation, and a pitch-ON which entrepreneurs can dazzle and excite the judges in under 120 seconds. Get… Read More

Apple is building its own GPU for the iPhone and iPad

Imagination Technologies is famous for one thing: it's the company that provides the graphics for the iPhone. But today, Imagination announced that its longstanding relationship with Apple is coming to an abrupt end. In a statement, the outfit has co…