In 1997, the Telstar 401 satellite failed due to an electric discharge during a geomagnetic storm. Telstar 401 was the first of AT&T’s next generation of video- and data-communications satellites. Learn more at http://sirius-c.ncat.edu/space/Space-Weather/poetry/storm1/t401lau2.html
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To date, Google has enjoyed a monopoly for porting popular mobile game apps to its Chrome browser, most notably the Angry Birds game. It now seems Microsoft are ready to join the fray, no doubt mostly in anticipation of the impending release of Windows 8
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A Colorado District Court judge is currently deliberating whether or not an order should be issued to compel a defendant into revealing her password so encrypted data on her laptop can be accessed and investigated. The defendant is accused of committing financial fraud and access
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January 10th proved to be monumental date for the companies America Online, Time, Inc. and Warner Communications. On this date in 1990, Time Inc. acquired Warner Communications for $14.1 billion. Thus began Time Warner, one of the world’s largest media and entertainment conglomerates. Also on
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Do you recall how many times you have granted permission for an app, something or someone to access your personal information on social sites? Do you know how to easily access your permissions page in order to find out and revoke unwanted permissions? If your
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Here’s a quick list of the top 11 ways I’ve found that Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) misuse their Information Technology and waste their money: Put your “server room” in the women’s restroom. (Yes… I saw this at one small business!) Wait until your new
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In 2007, Steve Jobs announced Apple’s iPhone at the Macworld keynote address. Arguably, the iPhone revolutionized the cell phone industry. While there were ‘smartphones’ available prior to the iPhone (BlackBerry, Palm), they couldn’t compare to the aesthetics, features and easy of use of the iPhone.
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On January 9th, 2007, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone at the Macworld keynote address. At the time, it was arguably a truly revolutionary product. While BlackBerry and Palm offered their own ‘smartphones’, nothing could compare to the aesthetics, features and ease of use of the
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You will no doubt be familiar with the ‘Restore to Factory Settings’ option which has been available on some brand PCs. Well it appears Microsoft is planning to include a very similar feature as standard in Windows 8. The new feature, known as ‘Refresh’, fulfills Microsoft’s
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In 1889, Dr. Herman Hollerith received the first U.S. patent for a tabulating machine. Herman Hollerith is widely regarded as the father of modern automatic computation. He founded the company that was to become IBM. Learn more at http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/hollerith.html In 1923, Joseph Wiezenbaum, artificial intelligence
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In 1904, the Marconi Company established “CQD” as the first International radio distress signal. Although generally accepted to mean, “Come Quick Danger,” it is a general call, “CQ,” followed by “D,” meaning distress. Read more about CQD at http://www.telegraph-office.com/pages/arc2-2.html In 1992, AT&T released the first
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Okay, so I was dinking around in my study last night when my wife came in and asked what I was doing. I told her, “The same thing I do every night, Pinky – trying to take over the world!” She just laughed and left
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In 1838, Samuel Morse made the first public demonstration of the telegraph. The demonstration occurred the Speedwell Iron Works in Morristown, New Jersey. It was another six years before sent his famous “What hath God wrought!” telegraph. Read more about Samuel Morse at http://www.notablebiographies.com/Mo-Ni/Morse-Samuel-F-B.html#b In
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This WAV to MP3 audio converter would normally sell for $29.95usd but is currently available free for everyone. It’s important to note that this software also includes a WAV to FLAC conversion feature: – giveaway expires on February 5th WAV To MP3 is a Windows
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