In 1951, the first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled.
The first UNIVAC was delivered to the United States Census Bureau on March 31, 1951 and was dedicated on June 14th that year.[1] The fifth machine (built for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission) was used by CBS to predict the result of the 1952 presidential [...]
Google Trends has been a very helpful tool since it was released. And now the new Hot Trends is probably even more helpful.
With Hot Trends you can see the what is Hot Today at (close to) real time from Google searches being performed.
The real benefit is that you can see results from News, Google and [...]
There’s an interesting article from Media Center PC World, quoting a study by the Consumer Electronics Association. It says the average U.S. household owns 25 consumer electronics and the average adult spends $1,200 a year on these products. Gee, I spend that much on my cell phone alone!
The article continues with [...]
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 11:29PMTo: AllFrom: MikeSubject: Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home (Knopf)
USA Today has a great article about David Shipley and Will Schwalbe, authors of the new book Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home (Knopf.)
The two longtime friends, both professional editors, came [...]
PC World has an interesting article on the 50 best tech products of all time. Some of these names sure bring back memories. Plus it shows just how fast technology is moving along. Let’s take a look at their Top 10…
#1 Netscape Navigator, first introduced in 1994, popularized the world wide web [...]
CyberStalking seems to have jumped to the forefront of the blogosphere lately. The Kathy Sierra incident was certainly an eye opener for most bloggers over the past week. Some bloggers in support of Kathy responded by taking time off, such as Robert Scoble, others like Blog Bloke posted their ideas on how to help [...]
I needed some extra storage for my computer. It took me a couple of years, but I finally filled up the original hard drive with dozens of programs, applications, photos, images, mp3’s and videos. So I shopped around some, because you always get a better bargain, even if you just shop two or [...]
I laughed out loud when I saw this. A Dell contest to win an XPS M1210 notebook autographed by Justin Timberlake? Why would anyone care if this laptop was signed? It’s their ultra-portable four pounder with a built-in webcam, next generation wi-fi and WXGA display, powered by the Intel Core 2 [...]
The winners of the 10th Annual Web Awards have been announced from Austin’s South By SouthWest Interactive Conference. Adobe Systems, (Photoshop, InDesign, Flash, Dreamweaver) presents the awards to who’s considered to be the best new websites, developing on tomorrow’s online trends.
Read more @ 2007.sxsw.com
Smithsonian Photography InitiativeTwitterResn 2B2OwnYourCThe Horizontal WayComputerloveSquidooVitaminThe Fallen Alternate Reality GameTime [...]
I just read a fascinating article about something called “Lifelogging,” which is a continuous recorded diary, either on video or audio. Basically it’s your life, on the record, recorded 24 hours a day, everyday. A little unsettling, knowing your every word, movement and interaction is recorded. And what are the social, moral [...]
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