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A computer program is an organized list of instructions that, when executed, causes the computer to behave in a predetermined manner. Without programs, computers are useless.
A program is like a recipe. It contains a list of ingredients (called variables) and a list of directions (called statements) that tell the computer what to do with the variables. The variables can represent numeric data, text, or graphical images.
Love it or hate it, PowerPoint is one of those programs. If you have worked in an office in the Western world in the past 25 years, you will probably have sat through a PowerPoint presentation. But where did it come from?
This week, a look at the improbable origins of PowerPoint.
TTFN, Fred.
Quote of the week: "Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip." - Will Rogers (US humorist and showman, 1879 - 1935)
There was a time when Southern California’s youth sought to do battle with “The Man” in a theme-park-like setting. In the spring of 1970, Disneyland had just relaxed its dress code for guests (meaning that teenagers with long hair and dressed in hippy garb were no longer automatically turned away at the turnstiles). That made the Happiest Place on Earth a very tempting target for the Youth International Party, which was this theatrically inclined offshoot of the free speech and anti-war movement of the 1960s who were always looking for new ways to mock the establishment.
This week, a look a an attempted and failed invasion of Disneyland.
TTFN, Fred.
Quote of the week: "Quote of the week: "The only sure thing about luck is that it will change." - Bret Harte (US author, 1836 - 1902)
