articles about new and upcoming technology
Are you the local go-to person for family and friends whenever they are experiencing problems with their computer? It may well be that you are not actually a computer whiz at all, the burden of being even a little bit tech-savvy is that you are […]
A Layman’s Guide to Fixing Computer Problems for Family & Friends Read More »
The iPad turned three years old on April 3rd. More than 300,000 Wi-Fi only iPads sold on its first day. On the same day that the 3G-enabled iPad went on sale (April 30th), Apple sold its millionth iPad after only 28 days on the market. The
Get out the balloons and cut the cake, it’s the mobile phone’s 40th birthday today!! Startling though it may now seem, the very first call on a handheld mobile phone was made on 3rd April way back in 1973. Motorola Chief Researcher Martin Cooper was
Mobile Phone turns 40 today – Happy Birthday!! Read More »
An electronic engineer and inventor in Dublin, Ireland has produced what is claimed to be the smallest PC in the world. Measuring just 2.5″ x 2″ (smaller than a cigarette packet) the ultra-mini PC is powered by an Intel Atom CPU with 1GB RAM. Storage
World’s tiniest computer!! Read More »
While most major manufacturer’s have been largely concentrating on SSD (Solid State Drive) technology over the past few years, Seagate has pursued a rather different strategy. Instead of releasing stand-alone SSDs, the company has been focused on producing a range of hybrid hard drives which
Seagate SSHD Hybrid Drives combine speed + large capacity + affordability Read More »
Since the release of the Sandy Bridge line of processors, Intel has shown no signs of loosening its grip on the control over the high-end CPU market. And, their strength in the most important market in the computer industry (processors) will strengthen even more with
Haswell CPUs – The Next Line of Intel Processor Architecture Read More »
This is the ninth, and last, in a series of articles looking back over ‘Geek Facts’. Today’s topic is ‘Geek Firsts’. Each day last year, I posted a Geek Fact for that day. A Geek Fact is something geeky that happened on that day in
Geek Facts Retrospective – Geek Firsts Read More »
Apple is coming for your wrists, but not this year Apple got where it is today by climbing the industry ladder with great technology. In the early 2000’s, the company had a knack for entering an emerging device market and creating a near-ubiquitous “need” for
The iWatch makes a lot of sense for Apple, likely won’t see 2013 Read More »
This is the eighth in a series of articles looking back over ‘Geek Facts’. Today’s topic is the ‘Geekiest Person’. 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.
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This is the seventh in a series of articles looking back over ‘Geek Facts’. Today’s topic is the ‘Geekiest Decade’. 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.
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This is the sixth in a series of articles looking back over ‘Geek Facts’. Today’s topic is the Geekiest Year. 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.
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Have you been at work or out of town and wondered what the weather was doing at home? Netatmo’s Personal Weather Station might be just what you need to find out. The concept behind it is that there are sensors that you place in
So How’s the Weather at Home? Read More »
This is the fifth in a series about Geek Facts. Today’s topic is the Geekiest Month. 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
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This is the fourth in a series about Geek Facts. Today’s topic is the Geekiest Week. 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
Geek Facts Retrospective – The Geekiest Week Read More »
