Mar 21
In 1931, Birkhoff’s discovered what is now called the ergodic theorem. Ergodic theory is a branch of mathematics that studies dynamical systems with an invariant measure and related problems.
Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ergodic_theory
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Mar 20
DNSChanger is Trojan horse malware which effectively modifies DNS settings to those of rogue servers which then redirect legitimate searches and URLs to malicious sites in order to steal personal information and generate illicit ad revenue.
The DNSChanger malware was first discovered around 2007, it has since been widely distributed in a variety of forms …
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Mar 20
We’ve had Antennagate and Batterygate with some of the iPhone launches. Even a little Locationgate and AddressBookgate along the way. With numerous anecdotal reports of hot iPads (and I don’t mean stolen), is it time for Heatgate?
Probably not. With more than 3 …
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Mar 20
I often read articles about Macs and wonder if they are talking about my MacBook Pro. With an iMac, three MacBook Pros and two MacBook Airs in the house, there’s a good chance what I am reading relates to at least one of our computers. Finding out what Mac you have is easy enough. Under …
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Mar 20
It was part of the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company and became an IBM division in 1933. The Dayton Scale Division was eventually sold to the Hobart Manufacturing Company.
Learn more at http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/exhibits/attic2/attic2_057.html
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Mar 19
This is Part 2 of a 3 part series. If you missed part 1 you should check it out at Online Credit Card Security – Part 1.
OK . . . you’ve decided that you want to make your purchase from AcmeExplosives.com (after all, Wiley Coyote gets his dynamite from there, so he trusts it).
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Mar 19
We recently published an article on how to manually create system restore points in Windows 7, HERE. One of our subscribers (Dan) subsequently posed a very good question via the comments… “how can I set it to do it once a week automatically?”
First off I’m going to re-iterate under what circumstances Window 7 does …
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Mar 19
The PCjr had been expected to dominate the home computer market but, in the 16 months that it was on the market, only 240,000 units were sold.
Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PCjr
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Mar 18
In 1981, Adam Osborne introduced the first portable computer, the Osborne 1. The computer weighed 23.5 pounds and cost $1,795.
Learn more at http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/famousentrepreneurs/p/adamosborne.htm
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Mar 17
The Bernoulli Principle states that the pressure of a fluid, liquid or gas decreases as its speed increases.
Learn more at http://plus.maths.org/content/daniel-bernoulli-and-making-fluid-equation
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Mar 16
For the uninitiated; Audacity is arguably the most powerful, feature rich audio editing/recorder software on the planet. Audacity is free (open source) and cross platform – supporting Windows, Linux and Mac OS X.
Audacity is the complete audio editor, including features such as; record live audio, convert tapes/records to digital, cut and splice, adjust volume …
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Mar 16
Disclaimer: Longer-than-necessary explanation of my love-affair with Lenovo proceeds actual relevant information
I’ll be the first to admit that I was more than pleasantly surprised by Lenovo this summer. After graduating from college and getting a job, I figured one of my first major purchases would be a Macbook …
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Mar 16
Georg Ohm was able to define the fundamental relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. Ohm’s Law states that the amount of steady current (I) through a material is directly proportional to the voltage (V) across the material divided by the electrical resistance (R) of the material, …
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Mar 15
There are heaps of games available to access and play online – some good, some not so good. Hunting them down individually can prove tiresome, now friv.com has assembled more than 250 free online games all easily accessible from within just one page:
Hover the mouse cursor over the game icons to reveal the …
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Mar 15
I promise that this is the last password succession hint for a bit. I just think this information needs to be out there for everyone to access. It doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 95, if you have any accounts that your loved ones need access to in the event of your untimely (or even …
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