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Microsoft is working on a technology to convert non-editable PDFs into editable documents while preserving all original features. As you might have guessed, the technology involves AI. There are literally dozens of existing methods that claim to convert PDFs to an editable format, both via […]
This prophetic article was first published back in 2016. Was Jim’s prediction accurate? Several readers at the time disagreed. What do you think? My wife and I were driving in downtown Bundaberg the other day when we passed a large DVD rental store and she
CDs, DVDs & Optical Drives Heading for Extinction? Read More »
Overview In a recent podcast with the Lex Fridman, Roman Yampolskiy, a computer science lecturer at the University of Louisville and a respected figure in artificial intelligence (AI) research, estimated that there is a 99.9% percent probability that AI could lead to human extinction within
What is Microsoft Copilot? A lot of folks have been asking! I really am not that well versed in the subject, nor have I used it. Having said that, I will do my level best to share the meager information that I have gleaned thus
I was having problems fixing my HP Deskjet D1341 – the power light was blinking and the printer was unusable. I didn’t find a fix at that time but I did find a way to keep using the printer but not to full capacity. My
The video game industry is going through a very rough time at the moment. Many blame the problems on the pandemic boom when we were all unlawfully trapped in our houses, buying video games like crazy cave-dwelling orcs, but many others look to industry greed.
We just had an Internet/Phone/Cable blackout that started yesterday from around 6:30 PM to 9:30 AM this morning. Everything eventually came back online except the internet on my main computer. I tried connecting using different browsers but nothing. It was working on my other computers
Not too long ago I bought hearing aids. It was clear that I was beginning to need them in both ears. Now I can’t imagine NOT wearing them each day. This article describes the simple way I connected my hearing aids to the TV audio
Lake voters turned out 3:1 (the mail-in votes heavily favored Hobbs). 60% of the voting machines failed on election day, causing four-hour-long lines and mass voter disenfranchisement. Many voters left without voting or avoided going to the polls altogether. Those voters who made it into
Update: Per The US Supreme Court Docket, this Friday 4/19/2024, the case is “DISTRIBUTED for Conference”, i.e., the Court’s Justices will decide whether they should grant the petition for review (they accept and will hear the case). Halderman Report And Court Demonstration The Federal District
(Ed note: DCT is not a politically motivated website. Normally, we would separate ourselves from this type of discussion. However, there is nothing political in this article, it is about election security and vulnerability. Our site is all about computers and related technology, hence, this
How should you recharge your batteries in your laptop? The most popular information online always suggests 100% until it drops to about 20%. This article suggests otherwise. Why Charging Your Gadgets Over 80 Is Such A Bad Idea Also: How To Make Android Battery Last Much
What Should You Upgrade RAM vs Storage Remember when your computer felt fast? Boot times while not fantastic, were acceptable? Even logging into your favorite websites was not a problem. Now you’re wondering if you should spring for a new one or upgrade. Before you
RAM vs Storage (A supplement for “Upgrading Your Computer) Random Access Memory (RAM) is the physical memory of your system. It is super-fast and helps your PC run smoothly. To give you an example of its speed, NVMe SSDs can achieve up to 7,000 MB/s
