In 1908 , Albert Einstein presented his quantum theory of light. Einstein developed a theory that light carries energy in quanta, known as photons, and showed that light consists of particles. Learn more at http://www.ehow.com/facts_5731774_albert-einstein_s-quantum-theory-light.html.
Weak passwords present one of the most significant security risks for computer users worldwide yet the trend appears to go on unabated. SplashData, a U.S. based password management company, has recently released its list of the worst passwords for 2012. The list was compiled from
Easily Find Duplicate Images Do you have tons of images stashed away on your computer? How many are duplicate images or very similar to each other? Here’s a very simple way to find out, and relieve yourself and your computer of some of that clutter
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Yes, that’s right, McAfee Anti-virus founder John McAfee is on the run from police in Belize. The police want him for questioning in the murder of McAfee’s neighbor. Wired Magazine contributing editor, Joshua Davis, was looking into ‘friction’ between McAfee and the Belize
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In 1980, U.S. spacecraft Voyager I sent back the first close-up pictures of Saturn. Voyager 1 found that about seven percent of the volume of Saturn’s upper atmosphere is helium while almost all the rest is hydrogen. Learn more at http://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/science/saturn.html.
In 1981, for the first time, a spacecraft was launched twice. The second Space Shuttle mission was STS-2. Its mission objectives included safe re-launch and return of the crew as well as verification of the performance of the Space Shuttle vehicle. Learn more at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-2.html.
Just wanted to share a find from my travels on the interwebs. This video posted by Youtube user OS2Memories. Enjoy. [youtube]http://youtu.be/Ohidv69WfNQ[/youtube]
I tend to be a list-making person so I am always on the look out for a good To Do app. I have used Appigo’s ToDo for several years now and am a big fan. But, sometimes, I just want to make a quick list
In 1851, the telescope was patented by Alvan Clark of Cambridge, Massachusetts. Alvan Clark and his two sons had almost no formal training but learned how to build the finest refracting telescopes in the world at that time. Learn more at http://www.oneminuteastronomer.com/66/alvan-clark-master-telescope-maker/.
In 1951, the first long distance telephone call without operator assistance was made. The mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, M. Leslie Downing dialed 10 digits and, eighteen seconds later, reached the mayor of Alameda, California, Frank Osborne. Learn more at http://www.corp.att.com/attlabs/reputation/timeline/51trans.html.
Apparently you guys in America had to endure a serious commercial put out by Microsoft promoting the virtues of Internet Explorer 9. Thankfully, we never got to see the original here in Oz. Here is a clever parody of that infamous commercial… some might rather
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One of the most utilized items from the [now missing] traditional Windows Start menu has always been the Shutdown menu. For years, shutting down Windows has been a simple matter of clicking Start and then Shut Down (or Restart). In Windows 8, this function is now
In 1934, astronomer Carl Sagan was born. Carl Sagan was a consultant and adviser to NASA since the 1950s. He briefed the Apollo astronauts before their flights to the Moon, and was an experimenter on the numerous expeditions to the planets. He hosted the
Pretty Photo is the latest offering from the Toolwiz team of developers and represents their initial foray into image editing software. With flagship products Toolwiz Care and Time Freeze enjoying wide popularity and universally favorable reviews,Toolwiz has quickly established a reputation for producing very good
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