http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/release_notes used for category lists, takes arguments en http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/why_does_hollywood_give_nerds_a_bad_rap <p><img src="http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u22694/willcolumn.jpg" alt="Will Smith" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="140" height="180" align="right" />I just returned from a special theater screening of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086567/"><em>War Games</em></a>—quite possibly the only good film Hollywood has ever produced about computers, computer nerds, or hacker culture. Shockingly, the movie, which was first released in 1983, holds up quite well, despite the use of archaic hardware (acoustic couplers and vocoder boxes), a laughable sentient military supercomputer, and an occasional lapse into typical Hollywood lingo.    <br /> </p><p>The abundance of 8-inch floppy discs also gave people in the theater a laugh, as did the fact that characters were practically chain-smoking throughout the entire movie. But none of the showing’s pervasive air of yestertech could take away from the fact that War Games remains awesome. </p><p>More nostalgia after the jump! </p><p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/why_does_hollywood_give_nerds_a_bad_rap">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/why_does_hollywood_give_nerds_a_bad_rap#comments Release Notes From the Magazine October 2008 column Columns columns ed word geeks hollywood nerds release notes war games will smith 2008 Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:51:30 -0500 Will Smith 3614 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/waiting_a_windows_renaissance <p><img src="http://www.maximumpc.com/files/u22694/willcolumn.jpg" alt="Will Smith" hspace="5" vspace="5" width="140" height="180" align="right" />I’ve written about Apple’s OS X many times before, and it’s no secret that I’ve long been impressed with Apple’s operating systems. This month, I reviewed the MacBook Air, which gave me the opportunity to spend some quality time with Apple’s latest OS, Leopard, and I had an epiphany: Windows users are in the same exact position that Mac users were in 1999.</p><p>Hit Read More for the scoop. </p><p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/waiting_a_windows_renaissance">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/columns/waiting_a_windows_renaissance#comments Release Notes August 2008 From the Magazine Columns columns ed word release notes will smith windows windows 7 2008 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:55:52 -0500 Will Smith 2797 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_welcome_to_the_new_maximumpc <!--paging_filter--><p>We've finished our print redesign, and we're introducing new columnists. It's a banner month!</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_welcome_to_the_new_maximumpc">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_welcome_to_the_new_maximumpc#comments News Release Notes June 2008 From the Magazine Columns design ed word redesign release notes will smith 2008 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 13:59:22 -0500 Will Smith 2188 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_how_i_learned_to_stop_worrying_and_love_the_iphone <!--paging_filter--><p>Will Smith accepts Gordon's scorn and finally gets an iPhone. Turns out it's pretty neat these days.</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_how_i_learned_to_stop_worrying_and_love_the_iphone">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_how_i_learned_to_stop_worrying_and_love_the_iphone#comments News Release Notes May 2008 From the Magazine Columns columns ed word release notes will smith 2008 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:41:48 -0500 Will Smith 2102 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_profile_of_an_adolescent_os <!--paging_filter--><p>OSes mature much less slowly than human beings. Windows is in its gawky adolescent phase - what will it look like when it grows up?</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_profile_of_an_adolescent_os">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_profile_of_an_adolescent_os#comments Release Notes March 2008 From the Magazine Columns columns ed words release notes vista will smith win7 windows 2008 Wed, 27 Feb 2008 19:19:05 -0600 Will Smith 1929 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_the_maximum_pc_promise_to_readers <p>Will Smith sets the record straight on the crowbar separation between advertising and editorial content.</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_the_maximum_pc_promise_to_readers">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_the_maximum_pc_promise_to_readers#comments News Release Notes February 2008 Editor Blogs From the Magazine Columns ed word editorial integrity release notes will smith 2008 Thu, 24 Jan 2008 20:30:08 -0600 Will Smith 1798 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_are_you_there_internet_its_me_will <p>Will is in ur internet, clogging ur toobz.</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_are_you_there_internet_its_me_will">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_are_you_there_internet_its_me_will#comments January 2008 Release Notes From the Magazine Columns Internet katherine release notes will smith 2008 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 12:42:40 -0600 Will Smith 1694 at http://www.maximumpc.com http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_managing_maximum_expectations <p>It's hard on the streets for an EIC.</p> <p><a href="http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_managing_maximum_expectations">read more</a></p> http://www.maximumpc.com/article/ed_word_managing_maximum_expectations#comments Release Notes From the Magazine Columns November 2007 release notes toshiba will smith 2007 Mon, 03 Dec 2007 15:28:30 -0600 Will Smith 1622 at http://www.maximumpc.com