In 2001, the iPod was introduced. The iPod was a huge leap forward for MP3s with the ability to have “1,000 songs in your pocket” and, with iTunes, would later revolutionize the music industry. Learn more at http://lowendmac.com/orchard/05/origin-of-the-ipod.html.
Steve Gibson, in Episode 366 of Security Now!, “Password Cracking Update: The Death of Clever,” presents the case for longer, random passwords saying that hackers know all the tricks humans use to create them. We all probably have suspected this, but it’s likely few of
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A client recently sent me a query, wanting to know if she could somehow omit the hyphenated words when performing a word count in her document. I am sure she is referencing compound words in her document (i.e., son-in-law, built-in). Actually there is no built-in way
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In 1959, IBM released the IBM 1620 data processing system. The IBM 1620 was a small, transistorized inexpensive scientific computer that could perform more than 100,000 calculations a minute. In the eleven years that it was on the market, approximately two thousand units were sold.
NetFlix Hotkeys List I don’t know about you but I don’t like switching between the keyboard and mouse all the time. If I’m working with the keyboard, I want to stay there. That’s where HotKeys come in. HotKeys are Key Combinations that will provide the
In your list of inboxes in the Mail app is this thing called ‘VIP’. You can identify who your VIPs are and any email from them will be put into the VIP inbox in addition to the appropriate inbox for the receiving email account. The
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
