Feb 29
Today marks a turning point in Microsoft’s history. A new operating system. A new interface. A new direction, so to speak.
Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system has just been released for you to try as what is called a “Consumer Preview”. It is a chance for you to install the operating system in a dual …
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Feb 29
A neutron star is made up of a very compact core, which is left when massive stars explode. Pulsars are the beams of radiation that emit from a neutron star as it spins and sweeps across the sky.
Learn more …
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Feb 28
Now through March 23, box (the other cloud storage solution) will be allocating 50 gigabytes of cloud storage space to anyone who downloads and installs the app from the Android Marketplace (sorry iOS users, it appears box has already offered this deal to you before, so no love this time). …
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Feb 28
Jay Forrester invented core memory in 1949. It became the dominant form of computer memory in the 1950s, and remained in use until the late 1970s.
Learn more at http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blforrester.htm
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Feb 27
Whenever you open multiple instances of the same application in Windows 7 it will stack the Taskbar icons one behind the other with no textual indication. So, in order to switch between instances, you need to hover the mouse cursor over the icon to reveal the various thumbnail previews and then select the one you …
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Feb 27
Seems to be my time for new devices. I recently wrote about my experiences purchasing an eReader for the bride and now it’s the turn of the iPad. My eldest son got a brand new iPad 2 from Santa so he has given me his older iPad to play with – bless him.
First thing …
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Feb 27
The MessagePad was the first in a series of Newton devices. A collaborative effort by Apple and Sharp, it weighed 1.4 lbs, had 640 KB of RAM and a monochrome LCD touch screen. It was …
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Feb 26
Jim tipped me off to this great promotion, so we should all be thanking him. He has a gift when it comes to finding free stuff! In celebration of adding its 100,000th user Cerberus is giving away its anti-theft program until March 1st.
As our smartphones and tablets become better, more expensive, …
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Feb 26
The demonstration was for the British Air Ministry. RADAR played an important role in saving Great Britain from defeat in World War II.
Learn more at http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/02/dayintech_0226
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Feb 25
Thomas Davenport designed a motor that was strong enough to run a small printing press in 1834. He later patented the motor in 1837.
Read more about early applications of electricity at http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Early_Applications_of_Electricity
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Feb 24
Certainly in my lifetime, no one person has revolutionized so many different industries as Steve Jobs. Read more at http://www.davescomputertips.com/2012/02/steve-jobs-a-revolutionary-man/
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Feb 24
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You will each receive an email very shortly. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone who entered.
DCT is proud to announce that, courtesy of BillP Studios, we have 5 LIFETIME licenses for the …
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Feb 24
Today would have been Steve Jobs’ 57th birthday. Certainly in my lifetime, no one person has revolutionized so many different industries as Steve Jobs. The personal computer, music, retail, movie, mobile phone, app and tablet industries were redefined by his insight, efforts and marketing skills. Who even knew what an App Store or a tablet …
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Feb 24
Market share percentages for the first month of 2012 reveal some interesting statistics, not the least of which is concerning major browsers. Google Chrome shows a decrease in market share for the first time since its inception 3 years ago. During that time Chrome has steadily increased its user base, month by month, until that …
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Feb 23
Because of its relative proximity to Earth, Supernova 1987A is by far the best-studied supernova of all time.
Learn more at http://heritage.stsci.edu/1999/04/sn1987anino.html
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