In 1988, Microsoft released MS-DOS 4.0. MS-DOS 4.0 provided XMS support, support for partitions on hard disks up to 2 GB and a graphical shell. Compatability issues and bugs were addressed in MS-DOS 4.01 later that year. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS
In 1911, Computing Tabulating Recording (CTR) Corporation, the precursor to IBM, was incorporated. It was a merger of three companies: the Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company and the Computing Scale Corporation. CTR became IBM in 1924. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_IBM
If you are having an issue with your Mac, you need to know if your AppleCare coverage is still in effect. Due to a battery issue, I will be taking my MacBook Pro to the Genius Bar. I needed to find out if my AppleCare
You should occasionally check the battery on your MacBook. You can do so by clicking on the Battery icon. I did this on my MacBook Pro yesterday and I was a little surprised and concerned to see the words ‘Service Battery’. I clicked
In 2000, Microsoft released the Windows CE 3.0 operating system. Windows CE 3.0 was the base OS for the Pocket PC 2000, Handheld PC 2000, Pocket PC 2002 and Smartphone 2002 platforms. Some of the Windows CE 3.0 enhancements included better real-time and multimedia capabilities
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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