In 1990, Microsoft released Windows 3.0. Windows 3.0, a graphical environment, was the third major release of Microsoft Windows. It became the first widely successful version of Windows. Learn more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_3.0.
Just a reminder that the second round of Digiarty’s ‘Summer Deals’ giveaway in now under way. This time you can get the WinX Blu-ray Decypter software for free (would normally sell for $49.95usd)…. offer ends 25th May. “WinX Blu-ray Decrypter is a professional Blu-ray decrypting and
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As reported by the Mac Observer, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers, Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. Book publishers, in general, continue to struggle in making the transition from an exclusively printed format to the business model that includes a significant market for eBooks. Textbook
Some time back I wrote about the frustration experienced when going through the process of setting up an iPad, HERE. I’m happy to report that the iPad has now found a new and welcoming home… in the hands of my lovely wife! Now, my wife
In 1970, Elographics filed for a patent for the electronic sensor of plane coordinates on a screen. In 1977, Siemens Corporation financed an effort by Elographics to produce the first curved glass touch sensor interface, which became the first device to have the name “touch
Two weeks and counting, I’m still paperless at work. I have to say that I think it’s getting easier. Taking my iPad to meetings or using it to record information is starting to become second-nature. I am still using Evernote to capture thoughts, meeting notes,
In 1830 – D. Hyde of Reading, Pennsylvania patented the fountain pen. In 1884, Lewis Waterman patented what most consider to be the first practical fountain pen. Learn more at http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa100897.htm
MP3 tools… the kind that rip, convert, merge and split… are plentiful as stand-alone applications but it’s rare to come across them all integrated into a full suite – and especially for free. That’s exactly what ‘MP3 Toolkit’ offers; a complete set of free powerful
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In 1980, the Apple III was announced at the National Computer Conference. The Apple III ran twice as fast as the Apple II and had 128K of RAM, twice as much as the Apple II. It was also the first Apple computer to have a
In 1953, Jacqueline Cochrane became the first woman to break the sound barrier. Jacqueline Cochrane had several other aviation “firsts” — the first woman to take off from an aircraft carrier, the first woman to reach Mach 2, the first pilot to make a blind
uRexSoft is currently giving away its DVD Ripper Platinum software. uRex DVD Ripper Platinum would normally sell for $39.95usd – giveaway expires on 30th May. “Rip your DVD Movie to popular video file With fast speed and high quality. uRex DVD Ripper Platinum is a
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The music industry loves to tell us all how piracy has destroyed their business. They often equate downloading a song to stealing a car, or other absurdly exaggerated metaphors. While it may be true that physical cd sales have gone down significantly over the last
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1993, Intel’s Pentium processor was announced. “Pentium” comes from the Greek root word “pentas” meaning “five.” The Pentium was the Intel 80586 chip. The Pentium chip was estimated to be two times faster than the 486DX2 (66MHz) chip. Learn more at http://www.computermuseum.li/Testpage/Chip-Pentium-1993.htm
News of more changes to Windows 8 is filtering through, this time it is all about components which will no longer be included. Seems Microsoft has decided to drop Windows Media Center as an automatic free inclusion, Media Center will still be available but only
