In 1985, the Xerox 914 copier took its place at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History. The culmination of inventor Chester Carlson’s work on the xerographic process, the Xerox 914 copier was introduced in 1959. It was one of Xerox’s most successful products […]
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As initially reported late last week, pod2g identified an issue with SMS messages, aka text messages, in iOS. The SMS flaw allows the sender of the message to enter an address on its reply line that is different from the address that appears on its “from” line. This
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In 2002, Sony released the Clie PEG-SJ20 handheld computer. Priced at $199, the SJ20 featured 16MB RAM, a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, a backlit monochrome 320×320 pixel screen, Palm OS 4.1, and a memory stick slot. Learn more at http://reviews.cnet.com/tablets/sony-cli-peg-sj20/4505-3126_7-20300828.html. In 1996, Netscape Communications released version
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Since 1971, Moore’s Law (adapted) suggested that the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every 18 months to 2 years. Many observers paraphrased this as the computer speed doubling, though this is not quite accurate. Right around the turn of the century, Chipmakers
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In 1985, Microsoft released the first version of QuickBASIC (QB). It was released on a single 5.25″ 360KB floppy disk. QuickBASIC versions 2.0 and later contained an Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Learn more at http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/QuickBASIC.htm. In 1993, Version 2.00 of the MS-DOS bulletin board system
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Picture Collage Maker from Pearl Mountain software is currently being offered free via a ‘Back to school’ giveaway – available for both Windows and Mac… Giveaway expires 27th August. Picture Collage Maker for Windows HOME PAGE Picture Collage Maker, a simple-to-use photo
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In 1877, Asaph Hall discovered Mars’ moon, Phobos. Phobos is named after the Greek god, Phobos, whose name means fear. Learn more at http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mar_Phobos.
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The news that Google is set to act on sites which include pirated material by relegating them down the search rankings took me somewhat by surprise. My immediate reaction was… how is Google going to ascertain what is pirated content and what is not. And
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In 1988, IBM introduced software for artificial intelligence. Artificial Intelligence is the study of man-made computational devices and systems which can be made to act in a manner which would be considered to be intelligent. Learn more at http://www.ucs.louisiana.edu/~isb9112/dept/phil341/wisai/WhatisAI.html.
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Every so often we are treated to a freeware product which is so good it’s difficult to believe it is actually free. The list is very short indeed but, in my humble opinion, it just grew by one… Auslogics BitReplica. If you are a regular
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In 1977, the “Wow! Signal” event occurred when a radio signal was received from deep space. The “Wow! Signal” event occurred at Ohio State University where its radio telescope, The Big Ear, received the signal. The event got its name from the notation made by
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I have just published a guide on using the native Windows screen magnifier tool, including a full rundown of keyboard shortcuts, here… How To: Access and Use Windows Magnifier. However, I rarely use the Windows Magnifier tool myself and when I have done, I’ve found
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Are you aware there is a tool included in Windows which allows you to magnify all or part of whatever is displayed on the screen? Even though Microsoft has included a screen magnifier with every OS since Windows 98, it’s surprisingly not all that well
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In 1984, IBM released PC DOS version 3.0. This was in conjunction with the release of the IBM PC-AT, for which PC DOS 3.0 provided support the AT’s new 1.2MB floppy disks. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_PC_DOS#PC_DOS_3.x.
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