In 1879, Thomas Alva Edison succeeded in producing a working prototype of the electric incandescent lamp. While, contrary to popular belief, Edison did not invent the light bulb, he developed the first one that was remotely practical for home use. He eventually invented an electric […]
In 1906, Dr. Lee DeForest announced his three-element electrical vacuum tube. Later known as the triode, it ushered in a new age of electronics through its use in the amplification of electrical signals. Learn more at http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lee_De_Forest.
In 1941, the Smith-Putnam Wind Turbine became the first wind turbine to feed AC power to the electric grid. In a 25 mph wind, the wind turbine fed electricity into the grid of the Central Vermont Public Service Corporation. In 1943, a main bearing failure
The official release of Windows 8 is now just around the corner, and the first of Microsoft’s new tablets, known as Surface, will also become available at the same time… from October 26th. In fact, the Microsoft store has already been set up to accept
Once you have created a table in your document, you may want to spiff it up a bit by changing the borders. Luckily it is not all that difficult to do in Word and there are several methods you can use to accomplish this: Select
In 1931, U.S. inventor Thomas Edison died. The most prolific inventor in U.S. history, he registered 1,093 U.S. patents over the course of his lifetime. Learn more at http://www.thomasedison.com/biography.html. In 1954, Texas Instruments (TI) announced the first transistor radio, the Regency
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Microsoft put quite a bit of design effort into the new Start Screen. It is simplistic, yet beautiful and functional. I was somewhat dismayed that Microsoft did not continue that design theme, or at least some elements such as the desktop background, in the Windows
As reported by Ars Technica, Apple has scheduled a media event for October 23rd. Sent to only select members of the tech media, the invitation to the event has the tag line “We’ve got a little more to show you”, fueling speculation that the iPad
In 1985, Intel introduced the 32-bit 80386 microcomputer chip. The 80386 microcomputer chip the was first Intel/*86 chip to handle 32-bit data sets and was backwards compatible with previous generations of 80×86 CPUs. Learn more at http://www.cpu-world.com/CPUs/80386/index.html.
Windows 8 may come in in fewer flavors than its predecessors but it seems pricing policy is set to be as confusing as ever, if not more so. One thing appears certain; anyone wishing to purchase the new operating system, whether it be via upgrade,
One of the things that I find useful when setting up my email account notifications in iOS 6 is the ability to create custom vibrations. It’s pretty easy to do and I like the ability to customize a vibration pattern for each email account. Here’s
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In 1959, Control Data Corporation (CDC) released the model 1604 computer. Designed by electrical engineer Seymour Cray, the model 1604 computer was the most powerful computer on the market. It became the world’s first commercially successful transistorized computer. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CDC_1604.
What is CrossfireX? CrossfireX is a technology developed by Advanced Micro Devices (AMD). It allows a computer user to connect 2 graphics accelerators in order to combine their resources. In effect, both graphics cards act as one unified device. Usually, and the best practice, is
Just over a week ago I published an article on how to Increase your browsing security easily and effectively. Co-incidentally, I just came across a very simple yet useful add-on for the Firefox browser which also helps in this regard. I am guessing Flagfox is
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