In 2003, Adam Osborne, founder of Osborne Computer Corporation, died. In 1981, Adam Osborne introduced the first portable computer, the Osborne 1. The computer weighed 23.5 pounds and cost $1,795. Learn more at http://entrepreneurs.about.com/od/famousentrepreneurs/p/adamosborne.htm
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In 1782, Dutch mathematician Daniel Bernoulli died. The Bernoulli Principle states that the pressure of a fluid, liquid or gas decreases as its speed increases. Learn more at http://plus.maths.org/content/daniel-bernoulli-and-making-fluid-equation
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For the uninitiated; Audacity is arguably the most powerful, feature rich audio editing/recorder software on the planet. Audacity is free (open source) and cross platform – supporting Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. Audacity is the complete audio editor, including features such as; record live
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Disclaimer: Longer-than-necessary explanation of my love-affair with Lenovo proceeds actual relevant information I’ll be the first to admit that I was more than pleasantly surprised by Lenovo this summer. After graduating from college and getting a job, I figured one of my first
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In 1787, physicist Georg Simon Ohm was born. Georg Ohm was able to define the fundamental relationship between voltage, current, and resistance. Ohm’s Law states that the amount of steady current (I) through a material is directly proportional to the voltage (V) across the material
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There are heaps of games available to access and play online – some good, some not so good. Hunting them down individually can prove tiresome, now friv.com has assembled more than 250 free online games all easily accessible from within just one page: Hover the
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I promise that this is the last password succession hint for a bit. I just think this information needs to be out there for everyone to access. It doesn’t matter if you’re 16 or 95, if you have any accounts that your loved ones need
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In 1750, astronomer Caroline Herschel was born. She was the first woman to discover a comet. The comet, discovered on August 1st, 1786, was named “Herschel” and is also known as “first lady’s comet”. Learn more at https://thescienceclassroom.wikispaces.com/Caroline+Herschel
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My previous two posts have dealt with the concern of what happens if you pass away without your loved ones having access to your various account passwords. What will happen if they can’t access online banking information, credit card accounts, email accounts and other critical
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Happy Pi Day (3/14) everyone! In celebration, I thought you might like to hear some very nerdy musicians applying note theory to the numbers of Pi. There’s a pretty good description at the beginning of the video, but essentially, the artist assigns a number to
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In 1995, for the first time, thirteen people were in space. It was a joint US – Russia effort consisting of eight American and five Russian astronauts. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_spaceflight_records
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I know this is slightly off topic but I’ve been struggling to find any new and interesting freeware items of late, plus articles covering Windows 8 and browsers have been done to death and are beginning to wear a tad thin. Besides, I’ve just bought
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In 1970, Digital Equipment Corporation introduced the PDP-11 minicomputer. The PDP-11 was a series of 16-bit minicomputers sold by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from 1970 into the 1990s and was one of a succession of products in the PDP series. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-11
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This is the first of a three part series. Using our credit cards online is a security risk, but one most of us deal with. Actually, credit card payment for goods on line is relatively safe from fraudulent charges because credit card companies are required
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