Each day last year, I posted a Geek Fact for that day. A Geek Fact is something geeky that happened on that day in history. I have to say that it was a pretty interesting exercise. I learned many things that I ordinarily wouldn’t have. […]
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This is the last in a series of articles about how to take advantage of some of the new features in iTunes 11. Search results in iTunes 11 are better since iTunes now searches across all media types — songs, podcasts, movies, TV shows, books
On October 26th, I got up at 3:00 AM EST (12:00 AM PST) to order two iPad minis. One was black (my husband’s) and the other was white (mine). Other than that, the configuration was the same — 64GB of storage and Wifi + Cellular
Like some of you, I got a new cell phone for Christmas. Mine is a white 64GB iPhone 5. I knew I wanted insurance but I wasn’t sure from whom. I had always gone with Verizon’s insurer, Asurion. But with a $199 deductible for my
In 1974, Popular Electronics released its January issue, featuring the Altair 8800 computer on its cover. Two years later, Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems (MITS) announced that it had shipped over ten thousand Altair 8800 kits worldwide thus far. Learn more at http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?c=62&st=1.
In 1924, astronomer Edwin Hubble announced that Andromeda was another galactic system outside the Milky Way. Originally thought to be a nebulae, Edwin Hubble was able to resolve images that showed individual stars. Learn more at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dp24ga.html.
In 1987, Cosmonaut Yuri Romanenko ended his record 326 day mission orbiting the Earth in the Mir space station. Yuri Romanenko’s stay in space broke the previous Soviet record of 237 days and the U.S. space endurance record of 87 days. He held the record
In 1969, Linus Torvalds was born. Linus Torvalds created the Linux operating system. Learn more at http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/11/linus-torvalds-isoc/.
In 1773, Sir George Cayley was born. Sir George Cayley is considered to be the “father of aerodynamics”. In 1849, he designed and built a gliding machine. With a ten year old boy aboard, it was the first manned glider flight. Cayley died on December
In 1982, Time Magazine awarded its annual “Man of the Year” to the personal computer, The first non-human to receive the honor, the magazine described the choice as 1982′s “greatest influence for good or evil.” Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Magazine_Person_of_the_Year.
In 1741, astronomer Anders Celsius introduced the Centigrade temperature scale. Anders Celsius originally used 0 for the boiling point of water and 100 for the freezing point. After his death in 1744, the scale was reversed to its present form. Learn more at http://www.newsfinder.org/site/more/anders_celsius/.
In 1893, Henry Ford completed the construction of his first usable gas motor. At the time, Henry Ford was the chief steam engineer for the Edison Illuminating Company. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford.
In 2008, Distribution Video Audio, Inc. shipped its final truckload of VHS tapes, marking the end of the VHS format. In the era of the VCR, JVC’s VHS format was much more popular than rival Sony’s Betamax format. Learn more at http://mroche.umwblogs.org/history-of-the-vhs/.
In 1882 , the first string of Christmas tree lights was created by Edward H. Johnson. Edward H. Johnson was an associate of Thomas Edison. By 1900, department stores started to use Christmas tree lights for their Christmas displays. Learn more at http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Xmas_Lights.htm.
