Jan
26

DCT Giveaway: idoo USB Encryption *30 licenses*

idoo-usb-encryption-box

***DCT Exclusive***

Thanks to the generosity of idoo Software we have 30 licenses for the excellent idoo USB Encryption to give away to our readers. idoo USB Encryption would normally sell for $30.00usd but DCT subscribers now have the chance to win a free license simply by submitting a reply to this …

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Jan
28

Geek Fact for January 28th

challenger

In 1986, the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded 73 seconds after liftoff, killing all seven crew members.

The crew of Space Shuttle Challenger consisted of Mission Commander Francis R. Scobee; Pilot Michael J. Smith; Payload Specialists Gregory B. Jarvis and Christa McAuliffe; Mission Specialists Judith A. Resnik, Ellison S. Onizuka and Ronald E. McNair.

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Jan
27

Mac SuperBundle – Wow!

I’ve always been curious about running Windows-based applications on my Mac but was never willing to pay $80 or so to find out about it. So when Jim Hillier sent me an email about this Mac bundle (http://www.macsuperbundle.com/) offered by Nova Development, I couldn’t resist. Ten applications, valued at $471.76, for $49.00 with a 30-day …

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Jan
27

Geek Fact for January 27th

apollo 1

In 1967, the Apollo 1 fire killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee.

In one of the worst tragedies in the history of spaceflight, the crew members were killed in a fire in the Apollo Command Module during a preflight test at Cape Canaveral.

Learn more at http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo1info.html

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Jan
26

Are You an IT Cave Man? – Part 1: Computer Servers

Are You an IT Cave Man? – Part 1: Computer Servers

What’s Ancient, Tired and Wired in IT

If you’ve been in a cave for the last five years you’ve missed some amazing advances in Information Technology.  Yes, you are now an IT Cave Man!

Most IT people know about Moore’s Law (approximately every 18 …

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Jan
26

Geek Fact for January 26th

pentium II

In 1998, Intel launched the 333 MHz Pentium II chip.

It was codenamed Deschutes. It didn’t offer much of a performance boost over its predecessor, a 300 MHZ chip. However, using a new fabrication process allowed for a smaller die size and less power consumption.

Read more about Pentium II chips at http://www.pcguide.com/ref/cpu/fam/g6PII-c.htm

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Jan
25

Apple’s Juggernaut Earnings

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After so-called disappointing earnings and revenue last quarter, Apple has pretty much blown the numbers out of the water for Tim Cook’s first quarter as CEO.

Its growth is rather staggering, especially given the competition from Android devices on both the smartphone and tablet fronts.

According to Apple’s earnings report, Apple saw the highest …

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Jan
25

Three alternatives to CCleaner: Part 2

Toolwiz Care interface

This is part 2 of a 4 part series evaluating and comparing 3 alternative cleaning suites. The three products are SlimCleaner, Toolwiz Care and Wise Disk Cleaner. Part 1, covering SlimCleaner, was published on January 13th and can be viewed HERE.

In Part 2 we are going to take an in depth look at Toolwiz …

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Jan
25

Geek Fact for January 25th

boyle

In 1627, chemist Robert Boyle was born in Ireland.

He is best known for Boyle’s Law aka the Ideal Gas Law. We all remember it from our high school chemistry class. The law states for a gas of constant temperature, changes in pressure are inversely proportional to changes in volume.

Learn more at http://chemistry.about.com/od/famouschemists/p/boylebio.htm

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Jan
25

Amazing deer rescue – at sea!!

deer rescue 1

This story is not at all amusing but it is incredible – I couldn’t find a more suitable category so posted it here. Apparently the story has been around a while, this actually happened quite some time back. But I hadn’t heard about it before (I know, I got to get out more). I figured …

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Jan
24

How To: Resize photos using FastStone Image Viewer – Part 2

FastStone resize 1

I have previously shown you how to reduce the physical size of photos/images using FastStone Image viewer, in order to make them more email/share friendly – you can view that previous article HERE. In this guide I’m going to show you how to reduce an image’s file size while leaving the actual physical size intact.

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Jan
24

Android set to take a bite out of Apple’s title of “most developers for a mobile platform”

android-eating-apple

There are many ways to skin a cat, and probably even more ways to measure mobile platform dominance. Not long after Motorola’s first Droid smartphone reached 1 million copies sold, Google, Apple, the media, and fanboys everywhere have all used different tactics and statistics for measuring the relative success of either platform. Over the …

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Jan
24

Geek Fact for January 24th

macintosh

In 1984, following up the ‘1984’ commercial that aired two days earlier, Apple Computer unveiled its Macintosh personal computer.

Apple was so adamant that you use the mouse that the original Macintosh keyboard had no arrow keys.

Learn more at http://lowendmac.com/history/1984dk.shtml

 

In 1986, Voyager 2 made 1st fly-by of Uranus and found new …

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Jan
23

Get additional fonts – free from a safe source

Google fonts 1

I have a mate (yes, I do have some mates) in Melbourne, Victoria who delights in utilizing unusual/non-standard fonts in her emails. The emails will more often than not elicit responses such as ‘hey, what font is that you are using?’ and ‘where did you get that font from?’ – I guess she enjoys the …

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Jan
23

Geek Fact for January 23rd

microchip

In 1959, Robert Noyce conceived of the idea of an integrated circuit, aka microchip.

It was at Fairchild Semiconductor, where he was the General Manager, that Robert Noyce invented the microchip for which he received patent #2,981,877. In 1968, Noyce founded Intel with Gordon Moore and Andy Grove.

Learn more at http://inventors.about.com/od/nstartinventors/p/Robert_Noyce.htm

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