News Commentary
News Commentary – Three Cheers for Pac-Man
0This week marks a huge anniversary in the Information Technology time continuum. 
What could make you feel older than PAC-Man turning 30! The reality is that I know for a fact that many of you would not be Information Technology Professionals if it were not for arcade games just like this one.
On Mondays I offer comments on some of the most interesting information technology stories that I have found on the web that week. Please feel free to join in the discussion or suggest other stories.
Today’s comments were generated after I read a CNN story. It brought back fond fond memories of days gone by and was very nostalgic. It was even handed and factually rigorous. I recommend it to you. Give it a read below.
CNN.com – Chomp! Pac-Man, the arcade classic, turns 30
“A rotund, voracious figure follows a trail through a maze. As he rounds a corner, he is confronted by ghostlike monsters attempting to wipe him out. He turns and flees, but soon discovers an additional source of power that briefly turns him from hunted into hunter.
This simple premise gave birth to Pac-Man, the most successful coin-operated video game in history.
The pop-culture sensation, released in Japan 30 years ago this week, created millions of glazed-eye addicts and spawned more than 400 products, including a cartoon, a breakfast cereal and a hit song.”
Man I miss the simplicity and wonder of the days when Pac-Man was new!
What do you think about this topic? Do you agree or disagree with me? Do you have a recommended news story for next week? Please share your ideas below.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for May 24, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image Credit: Arcade Video Games
Poll: Adobe Flash vs. Apple Feud!
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There be a feud in these parts! Obviously Apple and Adobe have been fighting it out over Flash on Apple’s mobile devices. There are thousands of stories on Google News about it.
The question is: What do you make of all this as an Information Technology Professional?
Today, our Information Thought of the Day (ITTOD) is a poll subject.
I would like your answers to the following poll today.
Loading ...I will be sure to share the results. Feel free to add a comment below to add other thoughts that should have shown up on the list.
Do you like polls as a daily topic? Do you have a recommended one for another week? Please let me know.
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for May 21, 2010 ©Scott Coughlin.
Image Credit: philsherry.com
IT Vocabulary Builder: Scareware
0The Information Technology (IT) Vocabulary Builder series aims to deliver a very concise summary of a currently relevant topic to Information Professionals. It is done mostly by collecting a small number of highly relevant web links to save you the time of combing through search results yourself.
The place where I saw the reference is here:
The UK Register – 3 men charged in $100m scareware scam:
You can learn more about our new term at Wikipedia. Here is how they define it:
A couple of other web resources are available:
I guess IT Professionals can learn something new every day!
So how do you think that this relates to Information Technology? How do you think that it could be important to Information Technology Professionals?
Do you know of any other new IT terms that should be discussed?
That is my Information Technology Thought of the Day (ITTOD) for May 28, 2010 by Scott Coughlin.
Image credit: DHS