Revo Uninstaller has been top dog in its genre for quite some time now, mention free uninstaller software and Revo will get the nod more often than not. Just lately I’ve been coming across more and more favorable comments regarding a relatively new contender on […]
2010 will be remembered by some as the year of the Great Patent Wars. After it became clear that Android had really taken off and was making serious money for companies like Google, Motorola, Samsung, and HTC, Apple chose to fight back. Litigiously. From
In 1951, the first commercial computer, UNIVAC 1, entered service at the Census Bureau. The UNIVAC I used 5,200 vacuum tubes, weighed 29,000 pounds, consumed 125 kilowatts and could perform about 1,905 operations per second. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNIVAC_I#Major_physical_features
In 1983, Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object to leave our Solar System. Launched on March 2nd, 1972, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the Asteroid belt and the first spacecraft to make direct observations and obtain close-up images of Jupiter.
Today, Verizon Wireless announced their much anticipated shared data plans. Share Everything Plans include unlimited voice minutes, unlimited text, video and picture messaging and a single data allowance for up to ten Verizon Wireless devices. In addition, the Mobile Hotspot service on all the devices
In 2009, full power television stations had to convert from analog to digital broadcasting by midnight. An important benefit of the switch to all-digital broadcasting is that it freed up parts of the broadcast spectrum for public safety communications, the need for which became readily
[important]I wanted to share this article from our good friends over at PCPitStop. They have just posted an interesting article about drive fragmentation and Windows 7’s handling of the condition with SSD drives. Rob Cheng, CEO of PCPitStop, takes a deep look at Windows 7’s
Around 3 or 4 months ago, following its initial release, a new security freeware called TinyWall created quite a flurry of interest. I was just one of many who were drawn by TinyWall’s concept of delivering simple yet effective firewall controls. However, after installing and
Today’s WWDC keynote address was packed full of new and improved products from Apple. Topics included updated MacBook Airs and MacBook Pros along with a new MacBook Pro with Retina display. There were also updates on Mountain Lion and iOS 6. Apple’s CEO Tim Cook
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In 1991, Microsoft released MS-DOS 5.0. MS-DOS 5.0 was a major upgrade. It allowed parts of DOS to load itself in the high memory area. It also added support for IBM’s new 2.88 MB floppy disks. Learn more at http://www.oldcomputermuseum.com/os/msdos_5.0.html
If you’re a gamer who is into retro type games in particular then you might be interested in JogoBox. This new free application provides a way for you to download classic games at no cost. JogoBox’s massive library encompasses thousands of games, including titles such
So you decided to get an iPad. Now what? Here are my top ten iPad apps to get you started. Netflix – While the ‘instant queue’ (aka streaming) content can be a little lacking, I can always find something worth watching. The TV series content
In 1996, Intel introduced and began volume shipments of the 200 MHz Pentium processor. The new chip incorporated 3.3 million transistors with a 66 MHz system bus. Its price was $599 in quantities of 1000. Learn more at http://processortimeline.info/proc1996.htm
In 1996, Linux v2.0 was released. Linux 2.0 was a significant improvement over earlier versions of the operating system. New to this version was support for multiple processors, IP masquerading, and Java. Learn more at http://oreilly.com/openbook/debian/book/ch01_02.html
