E-Scribe : a programmer’s blog

About Me

PBX I'm Paul Bissex. I build web applications using open source software, especially Django. Started my career doing graphic design for newspapers and magazines in the '90s. Then wrote tech commentary and reviews for Wired, Salon, Chicago Tribune, and others you never heard of. Then I built operations software at a photography school. Then I helped big media serve 40 million pages a day. Then I worked on a translation services API doing millions of dollars of business. Now I'm building the core platform of a global startup accelerator. Feel free to email me.

Book

I co-wrote "Python Web Development with Django". It was the first book to cover the long-awaited Django 1.0. Published by Addison-Wesley and still in print!

Colophon

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31 posts tagged "hardware"

The good old TRS-80 Model III
Thursday, August 20th, 2015
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To Infinity Ultra and Beyond
Sunday, October 26th, 2008
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iPod touch: holding steady
Friday, October 17th, 2008
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The iPhone keyboard doesn't suck
Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
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iPod touch: one week down, one week to go
Monday, February 25th, 2008
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Stallman Inside
Sunday, February 24th, 2008
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A farewell to Palms (hello, iPod touch)
Sunday, February 17th, 2008
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OSCON 2007, Day 5 (belated)
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
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iPhone hacking
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007
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The Palm Foleo
Wednesday, May 30th, 2007
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iPhone, youPhone, weallPhone
Friday, February 23rd, 2007
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Was the old Mac a hacker's machine?
Tuesday, January 16th, 2007
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What is the iPhone running, really?
Tuesday, January 9th, 2007
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Software, meet hardware
Monday, January 8th, 2007
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New MacBook Pro
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006
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Widescreen as Tallscreen
Saturday, September 23rd, 2006
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Obsolescence
Thursday, September 14th, 2006
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Apple battery recall
Thursday, August 24th, 2006
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The MacBook
Tuesday, May 16th, 2006
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Score one for Dell, sort of
Tuesday, May 2nd, 2006
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USB Art
Monday, March 20th, 2006
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MacBook Pro speed bumps
Tuesday, February 14th, 2006
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ExpressCard: what it is
Tuesday, January 17th, 2006
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Best feature of the new MacBook Pro
Thursday, January 12th, 2006
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Palm TX: First Impressions
Thursday, December 29th, 2005
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Evolving a new keyboard
Wednesday, December 7th, 2005
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Kaypro model numbers
Monday, October 3rd, 2005
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Mining Monday: the hardware collection
Monday, October 3rd, 2005
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Hizzitachi
Saturday, September 17th, 2005
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Project idea: G5-style Mini
Sunday, August 28th, 2005
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Hard life for hardware
Monday, August 15th, 2005
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