In 1972, Apollo 16, the 5th manned lunar landing, launched. The crew consisted of Captain John W. Young, commander; Lt. Commander Thomas K. Mattingly II, Command Module pilot; and Lt. Colonel Charles M. Duke Jr., Lunar Module pilot. Young and Duke were on for lunar […]
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The Resource Monitor in Windows 7 is a very good and easy way to help analyze performance and diagnose possible bottlenecks. With access to sections displaying process specific statistics for CPU, Memory, Disk or Network; Resource Monitor will immediately help identify which processes are hogging
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In 1982, Apollo Computer announced the DN400, DN420 and landscape display. Apollo Computer, Inc. was founded 1980 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts by William Poduska. Along with Symbolics and Sun Microsystems, Apollo was one of the first vendors of graphical workstations in the 1980s. From 1980 to
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I posted an article earlier this week about the Flashback malware that has been causing problems in the Mac world. Since then, Apple issued a Java security update for this issue. Yesterday, Apple released an update for Macs that do not have Java installed. As with
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In 1956, Ampex Corporation demonstrated the first commercial magnetic tape recorder for sound and picture. The VR-1000 was the first practical broadcast-quality recorder. It recorded a black and white picture with a mono audio channel on a 2″ wide video tape. Learn more at http://www.vtoldboys.com/editingmuseum/index.htm
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A California neighborhood has been living with a cat burglar in its midst , but nobody is really worried about losing any items for good – they know where Dusty, the Klepto Kitty, lives. Dusty has taken at least 600 items over the past three
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I posted an item earlier this week about the Flashback malware that has been causing problems in the Mac world. Since then, Apple has issued a Java update for this issue. The Java security update removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware. It
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In 1869, George Westinghouse patented the steam power brake. The new braking system was to replace the standard manual braking system, which was often faulty. He incorporated the Westinghouse Air Brake Company that same year. The 1893 Railroad Safety Appliance Act made air brakes compulsory
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Microsoft has a tough challenge ahead, as do most tech companies. Mobile technologies are growing at an alarming rate as people learn they can do more while on the go. No longer are we tied to a computer to accomplish basic tasks such as email,
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In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth. Yuri Gagarin made a 108-minute orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft. Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American in space less than a month later. The Space Race was in
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Apple’s operating system, Mac OS X, has long had the reputation of being invulnerable to viruses or any other malicious attacks. Then along came the Flashback attack that affected over a half million Macs. According to an Apple press release, Apple released a Java update
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I’ve been testing and reviewing freeware for a long time now, so much so that it has become a large part of my life. From way back when Clif Sipe and Ian (Gizmo) Richards were producing the most respected and anticipated freeware newsletters on the
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In 1984, Challenger astronauts completed the first in-space satellite repair. Shuttle astronauts George Nelson and James van Hoften used the Remote Manipulator System robot arm to retrieve the malfunctioning Solar Max astronomy satellite, fix it and send it back into orbit. The Solar Maximum Mission
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