Bill Gates

Bill Gates Pledges $120M to Fund the Next Green Revolution

The first Green Revolution wasn't really "green" at all. The phrase actually refers to the period of time, starting in 1945, when pesticides, synthetic fertilizer, and irrigation came into play in the agricultural world. The ...READ»

Apple Tablet Timeline

The excitement in the tech world about Apple's rumored iTablet (iPad?) is getting close to fever pitch, culminating with an article in the New York today. But all the evidence suggests that the seeds of the iTablet were planted decades ago--so we've made a timeline for you.READ»

Rust Never Sleeps: How Bill Gates Might Save the World

Bill Gates just might save the world.READ»

The Real Reason for Bill Gates' Success

Venn diagraming the humorous side of modern business.READ»

Seattle: City of the Year

The capital of the Pacific Northwest is blessed with divine geography, frontier spirit, and an abundance of both artists and geeks. Plus, it's not even that rainy.READ»

• Fast Cities 2009

Meet the Famous Faces at Berkshire Hathaway's Annual Meeting

2008? Worst. Year. Ever. At least for Berkshire, the $113 billion holding company. That won't stop some 30,000 shareholders from attending the annual meeting to hear what wisdom CEO Warren Buffett has to offer in his annual address.READ»

• Now: May 2009
• Numerology: The Business of Barbecue
• Create: The "Design for a Living World" Exhibition

Bill Gates Patents Electromagnetic Hybrid Engine

Microsoft founder Bill Gates appears as a principal applicant on a patent published last week by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but the concept in question isn't computer-based; it's an electromagnetic combusion engine. The ...READ»

Bill Gates Sends Mosquitoes Into Crowd

Whether or not you think Bill Gates is a sadist probably has a lot to do with whether or not you're a Vista user, but we can all agree that freeing a swarm of mosquitoes into an auditorium is downright cruel. Yet that's just what ...READ»

When You’re Counted Out Remain Patient And Focused

I just read an interesting article on Yahoo! about Microsoft's Zune. The article expresses some surprise that Microsoft is continuing to support its MP3 player even though it experienced a 54% drop in sales from the Zune and is ...READ»

Macworld Vs. CES

To the dismay of technophiles, 2009's Apple Macworld Expo and the International Consumer Electronics Show yet again take place at the same time. So where's a geek to go? To both, if you're truly dedicated. Here's a primer on the pair.READ»

Tech Watch: Music on Facebook; Bill Gates's Rumored Think Tank; Amazon's Q3 Earnings Bad, But Good

Facebook may launch music service to rival MySpace's; Bill Gates working on a Think Tank; and Amazon posts earnings just short of Q3 targets.READ»

I'm a PC...and I Fund Crazy Ideas that Might Save Millions of Lives

Now there's a line that would fit nicely in Microsoft's unusually moving new ad campaign. This week the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced that it had spent $10 million on 104 global-health research projects considered too ...READ»

• Richard Klausner Spends to Save Lives
• The Gates Effect

Microsoft’s Leader in Web Apps: Meet Dr. Flakenstein

Strange things are going on in the lab of Gary Flake. Flake started Microsoft's Live Labs, a rapid-development Web team that exists outside of any specific product group in the company. His team is looking to bring innovative Web applications to the public (you can thank him for Photosynth). Can he make Microsoft come alive? READ»

• Microsoft Puts Its Head in the Cloud
• Can Alex Bogusky help Microsoft Beat Apple?
• Microsoft's Ad Campaigns: An Overview
• Apple vs. Microsoft -- Who is Winning the Epic Battle

Is Apple Planning Touch-screen Macs?

Many a wide-eyed fanboy would love for Apple [NASDAQ:AAPL] to release a touch-based tablet. Fortunately for them, the touch technology coming out of the company's iPhone team makes the possibility of a touch Mac more likely than ...READ»

WWBGD- What Would Bill Gates Do Part 2

I had asked my readers a few weeks ago, that if they had the opportunity to ask Bill Gate’s any question, what would they ask. I was amazed at not only the amount of responses, but the quality and range of questions offered. ...READ»

The Affleck Rule

On Nightline last night, they had a mini-documentary about Ben Affleck visiting the Congo and sharing stories of what he saw in the conflict-torn country. As I watched his sunburned face, as he tearfully described atrocities he ...READ»

FastCompany's July/August 2008 Calendar

What's happening in July and August, from the G8 get-together to Bill Gates's last day on the job.READ»

• Convene: Donkeys & Elephants
• Numerology: Hot Dog!

Apple vs. Microsoft -- Who is Winning the Epic Battle

It was 1975 when Bill Gates founded Microsoft to develop and sell the BASIC programming language for the Altair 8800, a microcomputer based on an Intel CPU. The following year, the first Apple fell from the tree … or emerged from ...READ»

WWBGD- What Would Bill Gates Do?

In the past my articles have been centered around technology, products and applications used within the business world. This weeks entry is a bit different. My friend and business partner at Odyssey Consulting Group, Daniel Egan has ...READ»