by John M. Jennings | Feb 26, 2024 | The IFOD
We move through life in a fog of uncertainty. Most uncertainty is no big deal. Not knowing exactly how the weather will turn out today, whether your morning commute will go smoothly, or what you’ll have for dinner are minor uncertainties that don’t cause...
by John M. Jennings | Feb 19, 2024 | The IFOD
Amazon released its Kindle ebook reader in 2007. Back then, pundits predicted that eBooks would kill off printed books because of eBooks’ lower cost, greater portability, and instant delivery for ebooks. But that hasn’t happened. Ebooks have remained at...
by John M. Jennings | Feb 12, 2024 | The IFOD
Warren Buffett’s annual letters to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders are considered “must-reads” by the business and investment community. And for good reason — they are chock full of wisdom and Buffett’s worldview. But there is another set...
by John M. Jennings | Feb 2, 2024 | The IFOD
It’s The IFOD’s birthday and today’s IFOD is about why I started writing The IFOD. But first, Happy Groundhog Day! I love Groundhog’s Day. Not because I actually believe that Punxsutawney Phil can predict winter’s duration but because I receive...
by John M. Jennings | Jan 26, 2024 | The IFOD
Apple released the McIntosh computer 40 years ago this week. It cost $2,495 (about $7,500 in today’s dollars), had 128k of memory (or 0.000131 Gigabytes), and no hard drive (you stored files on a floppy drive). Yet, even with these modest specs, the computer and...
