One day, I’ll be able to tell my grandchildren that I once used a “computer” for all of my information gathering and regurgitating. With the rise of tablet and the launch of the newest version of Windows, I thought back this week to my college computer. It was a Dell desktop and ran Windows ME. (XP wasn’t out for another few weeks.) The mouse it came with didn’t have a wheel on it, and the monitor wasn’t flat. This was only 11 years ago, and it seems as outdated as floppy disk. By the time my grandchildren show up, it will sound as ancient as the printing press. If you were busy wrapping up your campaigns this week, odds are you missed it.
Sandy in more than one sense
Hurricane Sandy transformed into a super storm and barreled into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast, as forecasters had been saying for days. New York was flooded, but perhaps worst-hit was New Jersey, where coastal areas from along the shore were devastated by record-breaking flood levels. Piers and boardwalks collapsed, while some houses were simply washed away. The history books will one day say this was the worst thing to happen to the tanning booth industry since melanoma.
Leia is now one of the Disney princesses
This week it was announced that Walt Disney Co. would buy Lucasfilm for a cool $4 billion. On top of that, a seventh Star Wars movie is slated to come out in 2015, with two more in the years to follow. The acquisition has brought both praise and criticism from geeks. Personally, since Disney has acquired Marvel Comics and Jim Henson Co., I’m looking forward to seeing how the Muppets and Avengers helped the Rebels win and restore balance to the Force.
Wake the f%$& up
Just a couple weeks after Tom Hanks dropped the F-bomb live on Good Morning America, Aerosmith wanted to prove they still had it on Today. First, Steven Tyler forgot what show he was on, calling it Good Morning America, then he dropped the F-bomb talking to the crowd outside while Al Roker did the weather. Man, NBC will do anything to get back to the #1 spot.