ColumnsWhy Does Hollywood Give Nerds a Bad Rap?
Posted 09/23/08 at 04:51:30 PM by Will Smith
I just returned from a special theater screening of War Games—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.
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.
More nostalgia after the jump!
ColumnsWaiting for a Windows Renaissance
Posted 07/17/08 at 02:55:52 PM by Will Smith
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.
Hit Read More for the scoop.
NewsEd Word: Welcome to the New MaximumPC!
Posted 06/03/08 at 01:59:22 PM by Will Smith
We've finished our print redesign, and we're introducing new columnists. It's a banner month!
NewsEd Word: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the iPhone
Posted 04/14/08 at 02:41:48 PM by Will Smith
Will Smith accepts Gordon's scorn and finally gets an iPhone. Turns out it's pretty neat these days.
FROM THE ARCHIVEEd Word: The Maximum PC Promise to Readers
Posted 01/24/08 at 08:30:08 PM by Will Smith
Will Smith sets the record straight on the crowbar separation between advertising and editorial content.
FROM THE ARCHIVEEd Word: Do Not Chase Waterfalls
Posted 11/16/07 at 12:58:34 PM by Will Smith
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