About Kirstein's enduring personal appeal, despite the inroads of the illness, Duberman leaves us in no doubt, citing "Lincoln's generosity of spirit and his muted self-display; his range of interests and breadth of knowledge; his piercing intelligence, self-awareness, animal energy, and — though he liked to disguise it — his talent for intimacy".
If you are right-leaning, this can be viewed as yet another example of the nanny state making new inroads into our personal lives.
Although the Linux operating system for file-sharing server computers has proved a viable alternative to Microsoft and other vendors in the price-conscious part of corporate computing, Linux has not yet made significant inroads among nontechnical personal computer users.
(Tip: Take another step to protect your identity by learning how to create strong passwords. With multiple accounts and policies in place, chances are there are quite a few digital inroads to your personal information for a motivated hacker).
But Wall says that lately, generic personal computers have made another inroad into professional filmmaking: color correction.
Several big PC makers, including Compaq Computer, sell PocketPC-based personal digital assistants (PDA) and have made inroads into Palm's market.
Localytics suggested that while the iPhone is making professional inroads, it continues to be predominantly a personal device, contrary to RIM's Blackberry phones.
As her personal fortunes rose, she turned her attention to making serious inroads into British high society, befriending Winston Churchill and the Prince of Wales and becoming, most notably, the mistress of the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Richard Arthur Grosvenor (known as Bendor), reputedly the wealthiest man in England.
The return of AutoCAD to the Mac could help Apple sustain its momentum in the competitive market for personal computers, especially with business customers, where Apple has made significant inroads recently.
It has made inroads in the server market, but it is also starting to show up installed on personal computers from major computer makers like I.B.M. and Dell as an alternative to Windows.
