May 14
Here is a great set of technical eBooks free from Microsoft Press. All ten are full books downloadable in PDF format (some also available in Mobi and epub) and… did I mention… they are free!
Download as many as you like: Go to THIS PAGE, click on a book cover and follow the links.
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May 14
Crews visited Skylab and returned to Earth in Apollo spacecraft. Three 3-man crews occupied the Skylab workshop for a total of 171 days and 13 hours.
Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/skylab/.
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May 13
“The Cloud” is becoming the place to be for backup and data storage. Microsoft offers its SkyDrive; Apple has iCloud; there’s Mozy, Acronis, JustCloud, Carbonite, Dropbox, etc. There are so many, it’s impossible to list them all. This Geek uses SkyDrive, iCloud, DropBox and, for clients, Carbonite. They all have their advantages, similarities and differences. …
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May 13
System 7 was too large to work comfortably from a floppy disk so it was the first version of the Macintosh operating system to require a hard drive. It was also the first Apple operating system to be available on CD although it shipped on floppy disks …
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May 12
Konrad Zuse also developed the Z4, the first programmable modern computer, making him the father of the computer. He also wrote the first algorithmic programming language called ‘Plankalkül’.
Learn more at Konrad Zuse at http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm.
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May 11
Until then, large glass electrostatic tubes were used. They were very unreliable, failing every twenty to sixty minutes. Forrester began a search for reliable memory capability. This would lead him to make one of the most important discoveries in computer history: …
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May 10
To celebrate its second anniversary, MacXDVD Software is offering their award-winning product MacX DVD Ripper Pro for free from May 9th to May 23rd. The regular price is $49.95. You can also win a free copy of MacX Video Converter by participating in their game. This is available to both Mac and Windows users.
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May 10
PearlMountain has most generously donated 20 licenses for its versatile Image Converter software for us to use in a Mothers Day giveaway for our subscribers…Thank you Pearl Mountain! PearlMountain Image Converter would normally sell for $39.90usd but you now have the chance to win a free license simply by submitting a reply to …
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May 10
A reader recently wrote to me asking where he could the Table Tools tab in MS Word 2010. Apparently I had referenced the Table Tools tab in an article and he could not find it.
My response:
It is there although not readily intuitive for everyone. Follow the steps below to enable the Table Tools …
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May 10
The acquisition was completed in October of last year. It was considered by many to be Microsoft’s boldest move yet. There are 170 million active Skype users worldwide, and, in 2010, users made 207 billion minutes worth of video and voice calls …
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May 09
At work, I typically work at one of three sites. It always seems that I never have the right papers, notes, or notebook with me. What I need is always somewhere else.
I have thought about ‘going paperless’ in the past but never really put forth the effort to really try it. I recently …
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May 09
Apple released iOS 5.1.1 this week. According to Apple’s release notes, the following issues were addressed with this release: — Improved reliability of using HDR option for photos taken using the Lock Screen shortcut. — Bug fixes for issues that could prevent the new iPad from switching between 2G and 3G networks. — Bug fixes …
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May 09
Digiarty is currently running a ‘Summer Giveaway’ promotion. The first giveaway, WinX DVD Ripper Platinum, is available for free from 10th May through to 20th May.
Even if you already have the software installed, this would be a good opportunity to upgrade. If you don’t already have WinXDVD Ripper Platinum, grab it now for free… …
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May 09
When it comes to productivity software/office suites we are all familiar with names such as Microsoft Office, OpenOffice, LibreOffice, etc, but there is a lesser known alternative which is definitely worth checking out. The SSuite Office project is primarily a labor of love, there are no mega-dollars or big corporations involved here – “The software …
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May 09
In 1954, Eigen began using a technique to study extremely fast chemical reactions. These reactions lasted only one-thousandth to one-billionth of a second. This technique was called the relaxation technique in reference to the time it takes to bring the system back to equilibrium. Before Eigen’s …
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