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Earlier today

March 24, 2005 by Michael Boyle

Earlier today

Boing Boing published a long blog entry all about Apple, myths about Apple, and the true genesis of Sosume: Early Apple sound designer Jim Reekes corrects Sosumi myth. Great reading for anyone interested in the history of Macs or computers in general.

Tags: Curiosities

Copyediting is serious business.

March 16, 2005 by Michael Boyle

Copyediting is serious business.

CNN.com ran a story on March 11 about how a typo caused an international incident: What a blast!

Tags: Curiosities

Free Advice:

January 19, 2005 by Michael Boyle

Free Advice:

if you win a million bucks on a TV show that 20 million people watched, live, it’s a good idea to report the winnings to the IRS!

Tags: Curiosities

Missed last month:

January 12, 2005 by Michael Boyle

Missed last month:

Shut Up Already. A PDF you can download, print, and then give to all those loud-cellphone-talkers who try and take up as much space as possible with their inane conversations. From Aaron Draplin and Jim and Heidi Coudal.

Tags: Curiosities

Professional ethics:

August 10, 2004 by Michael Boyle

Professional ethics:

Ed Bilodeau has posted an excerpt from a 1928 Professional Ethics article. As he says, “how things have changed.”

Tags: Curiosities

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