In 1931, the first photoelectric cell commercial installation occurred. The swinging doors between the kitchen and dining room of Wilcox’s Pier Restaurant in West Haven, Connecticut were operated by a photoelectric cell. Learn more at http://www.explainthatstuff.com/how-photoelectric-cells-work.html In 1963, Russian cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman […]
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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
[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
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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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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
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PictureCollageSoftware is currently running a Father’s Day giveaway for its professional Picture Collage Maker software. This software would normally sell for $29.90usd but is available free for both Windows and Mac until 17th June. Picture Collage Maker, a simple-to-use photo collage generator that turns ordinary
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In 2010, Falcon 9 Flight 1, the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40. The first flight launched a stripped-down version of the Dragon capsule. It was not designed to survive re-entry,
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[message type=”info”] THIS GIVEAWAY HAS NOW EXPIRED – And the winners are (drumroll) … David L. Smith MD Pat Skip Larkin jonn l Rajesh Ghadye The winners will be contacted shortly by Aimersoft, so be on the lookout for the email. A BIG Thank You
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I wanted to give you guys an update on the wonderful looking desktops and laptops that Vizio announced at CES this year. I read today on Gizmodo that Vizio had confirmed a June launch for the vizio computers. The biggest vizio Laptop should be available
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Social networking has a lot of risks–we’ve been through this—but if you take some care to know what you’re getting yourself into you can avoid many of the pitfalls associated with sharing your self/work/life/etc. online. Maybe you’re about to setup your first Facebook account. Maybe
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