Geeks Are Sexy
Posted by Emad Omar on Tue, Aug 11, 2009
And I have proof. I ran across a blog the other day entitled “
Geeks are Sexy”.
I ran across this blog a few days ago and it has topics ranging from
scientists writing about a cure for cancer to book reviews.
Several of the books on their “10 must read books for Geeks” sound very interesting so I thought I would also share them with my readers. So here we go:
iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
Authors: Steve Wozniak, Gina Smith
Publisher: W. W. Norton
288 pages
Book homepage ($2.99)
This book helps explain how the Apple fairy tale began in the 1970s
and is written by Steve Wozniak the man supposed to have put together
by hand the first personal computer. It details how Wozniak met Steve
Jobs and how the Apple empire began.
The Ultimate History of Video Games
Author: Steven L. Kent
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
624 pages
Book homepage
If you want to understand the genesis of gaming this is a must read.
The book reveals that early Atari had the corporate climate of a
dot-com startup, with rampant drug use and meetings staged in outdoor
hot tubs. Did you know that Japan suffered a coin shortage during 1978
the height of Space Invadors? How about the original name for Pac Man
was Puck Man-but do to vandal concerns that might replace the P with an
F-it became Pac Man.
The Google Story
Authors: David Vise, Mark Malseed
Publisher: Delta
336 pages
Book homepage
Before 1998 there was no such thing as a Page Rank algorithm. Google
was created by 2 students at Standford University. This book will
outline how Page and Sergey Brin reinvented advertising and created one
of the most successful and influential organizations of all time.
Does IT Matter?
Author: Nicholas G. Carr
Publisher: Harvard Business School Press
208 pages
Book homepage
I am sure you have all heard the expression doctors have a “God Complex” so it seems do many IT managers. This book takes the position that just as many other industries such as railroads and telegraphs evolved to the point where humans become less necessary-the same thing will happen in IT. Does IT Matter-suggests that IT needs to change its mission to providing solutions for business.