Software History

The success of the pocket calculator relied on operational simplicity, but it involved a complex process of false starts, slow advances, and ingenious thinking.

Here's the current WIP IPA collection from the iPhoneOS Obscura archival project. The project aims to preserve older iOS apps and prevent them from being lost...

Written pieces, talks, and other bits by Zach Holman.

A journey into Information Theory

Journey into Cryptography

Fixating on the degree—rather than the type—of decentralization is leading us astray.

The internet may seem like a new thing, but its history spans back to the 1960s! Learn about the history of the internet from the 1960s to now!

Isn't code something worth paying for? Well, frankly, no

Apple has just unveiled the latest all-singing, all-dancing iteration of its handset, but perhaps you should resist the hype

We are seeing evidence of Big Tech censorship at the behest of the government, which is government censorship and violates the First Amendment.

There is an alternative to corporate bubbles online — it’s called the IndieWeb. Build your own personal websites, control your online presence, and learn on your own terms.

BASIC used to be on every computer a child touched -- but today there's no easy way for kids to get hooked on programming.

Serious Cryptography is a practical guide to the past, present, and future of cryptographic systems and algorithms.

This Linux Commands Cheat Sheet cab be used as your Go-To Quick Reference for performing the most common and basic functions.

Notebookcheck provides in depth reviews, technical articles like benchmark comparisons, and news on laptops / notebooks, smartphones, tablets and tech innovations.

Twenty-five years ago, a small band of programmers from the University of Minnesota ruled the internet. And then they didn’t.

Try these trusted resources next time you need to grab a free app for Windows.

Odes & Satires, and other matters of stuff & things.