Gary Strachan – "Write" Said Fred
Whimsical observations from deep within an erratic mind
Today marks the first anniversary of the death of the Ray Tomlinson, the man credited with inventing email, at the age of 74. It's unknown if the New York engineer left an ‘out of office’ message advising he'll respond when he next has wifi coverage. Similarly, rumours of burial in a deleted mail bin at... Continue Reading →
I’ve not got much planned today. Apart from writing a blog, walking to the GP’s to pick up Karen’s prescription, gardening, cleaning the barbeque, making lunch, changing the entrance password to the home and making some final tweaks to my new watch prototype, there isn’t much on GJS’s ‘To Do’ list. You may need some... Continue Reading →
On this day in 1877 Thomas Edison announced his invention that has since brought so joy to many peoples lives in large parts of the world, a quarterpounder with cheese burger! Seriously, though, 138 years ago today, the Ohio born inventor informed the world that he had invented the phonograph; a machine that can... Continue Reading →