In 1932, Robert Dennard, the inventor of Dynamic Random Access Memory, was born. in the mid-1960s, Random Access Memory (RAM) required an elaborate system of wires and magnets that was bulky and power hungry. Dennard’s revolutionary achievement was to reduce RAM to a memory cell […]
No doubting that Microsoft added more versatility to the taskbar in Windows 7, but options built-in for pinning items to the taskbar for quick access are very limited in their range, generally restricted to applications. There are workarounds available which allow users to pin personal
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In 1882, Edison Illuminating Company’s first electric power station began operating. At 3 p.m. on that day, the Pearl Street electric power station successfully turned on the lights in a one square mile area of New York City. It was now possible for homes and
32 Bit vs 64 Bit Browsers – What’s the Difference 64-bit hardware has been around for a long time now. I’ve had a 64-bit computer and Windows Operating System for several years. The problem, and disappointment, is that the 64-bit software is lagging far behind.
In 1991 , Integral Peripherals introduced the first 1.8-inch hard disk drive. The drive was about the size of a deck of cards and was available in capacities of 20 MB and 40 MB. It was later used for PC-card disk drives. Learn more about disk
I’ve always been fascinated by various Forces of Nature. From Hurricanes and Tornados, to Earthquakes and Volcanos, Nature has many options at its disposal to unleash on the planet in always impressive, and usually destructive ways. As a Tech, it was natural for me
An Apple-1 personal computer is expected to sell for anywhere between $79,000 to $126,500 at a Christie’s auction on October 9th. It is one of only 200 Apple-1s that were ever made and sold for $666.66 in 1976. The Apple-1 was the first
In 1969 , at UCLA Network Measurement Center, the first Interface Message Processor (IMP) was connected to its SDS Sigma-7 mainframe. This established the first node of what became the ARPANET, the first wide-area packet switching network. Acoustics consulting firm Bolt, Beranek and Newman (BBN) designed
In 1977, the first TRS-80 Model I computer was sold. Much to Tandy’s surprise, the TRS-80 sold 10,000 units in the first month alone. The TRS-80 Model 1 had no numeric keypad and Level I BASIC with 4K RAM. Learn more at http://oldcomputers.net/trs80i.html. In 1979 ,
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On August 15th, Windows 8 was made available to both TechNet and MSDN members and as I said in a previous article, “I, for one, look forward to new Operating Systems like a child looks forward to an amusement park visit, but I approach Windows
If you work with PDF documents at all you will no doubt be aware of the sterling reputation Tracker Software has achieved through its excellent range of PDF related applications. Tracker Software is currently offering the latest version of PDF-XChange Lite free to everyone for
In 1897 , Thomas Edison received a patent for the Kinetoscope, a device for producing moving pictures. The kinetoscope could only be viewed by one person at a time. It was soon replaced by screen projectors, which showed the movie to a whole room of people
Of all the programs installed on all the computers across the world, I’d hazard a guess that the humble word processor would likely be among the most common and most often utilized applications. A word processor is, of course, an integral part of any full
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In 1983, NASA Astronaut Guion S. Bluford Jr. became the first African American to go into space. Bluford’s first mission was as a Mission Specialist on STS-8. This was the first mission with a night launch and night landing. Bluford flew on four Shuttle missions
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