Author Archives: Murray Todd Williams

About Murray Todd Williams

I'm a computer consultant in the New York area, a bit of a hacker, with a particular interest in IT management.

Dow Jones: Apocalyptic or Not?

I have one other perspective that I would like to share: that of a mathematician. And using my mathematician’s careful eye I see a way in which this is both deeply troubling and surprisingly calming. For the sake of dramatic tension, let’s start with the bad news. Continue reading

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Things Are Looking Up in ’08

My life right now is so dramatically different than it had been both one and two years ago. Two years ago I was screwing up the courage to pack it all in with regard to my life in Los Angeles and to make back to New York City. My career path [as a computer freelance consultant] was completely stalled, my love-life was nonexistent, and I was generally not a happy person. Continue reading

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Apple Leopard and the iPhone… Random Thoughts

OS X Leopard has introduced Core Animation, and it may very well be the feature (or the software development theme) that revolutionizes the “embedded” market. The iPhone demonstrates what Windows CE should have been Continue reading

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Facelift

As you may have noticed, this site has gotten a much-needed (interim) face-lift. The old Wulan theme was nice in its simplicity, but it was ultimately broken. I spend a couple hours this morning browsing through the big ol’ WordPress … Continue reading

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Sunday Afternoon Hacking

As a bit of a diversion, I wrote my first formal WordPress plugin to add Word Count functionality. Continue reading

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