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Low End Mac has a short interview with Dan Bricklin, who co-developed the Apple II program VisiCalc, the world’s first electronic spreadsheet. Read about his history and what he’s been up to these days, like his latest project, wikiCalc.

According to news Web site digg.com, Steve Wozniak is scheduled to be a guest on Comedy Central’s Colbert Report this Thursday, September 28th, at 11:30 PM (10:30 PM Central). Check your local listings! Update: the clip from this episode is now available online. Here it is:

Amazon has changed their ship date for “iWoz: From Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It”, a new hardcover book by Steve Wozniak and Gina Smith, from November 1st to September 25th. Pre-orders are still being accepted. Update: iWoz is now shipping.

Steve Wozniak has joined the judge’s panel of My Dream App, a competition that is a cross between American Idol and HackFest, wherein Mac users have five weeks to develop a killer app. Other judges include David Pogue and Guy Kawasaki.

Marcus Heuser posted a link to the video documentary The Secret History of Hacking on comp.sys.apple2. It features Steve Wozniak, Kevin Mitnik and John “Captain Crunch” Draper discussing the hacking and phreaking counter-cultures. Break out your Applecats!

Liam Busey posted a link on comp.sys.apple2 to this Founders At Work interview with Steve Wozniak.

MSN and CNet pan Wozniak and declare Segway Polo as being one of the worst technologies of 2006 (so far).