Amazingly enough, Paul Thurrott’s supersite for Windows, actually has a positive piece about Apple… I’ve harped on this a lot in the past, but in a bid to maximize profits, Microsoft has littered the market with far too many Windows product versions, or what the company calls SKUs (for “stock keeping unit,” retailing term). And […]
It goes without saying that just as in real life our time spent on the Web will involve dealing with some pretty scummy people who will try to con you out of your information or personal information whIch they then will use for all kinds of things – none of… via The Top Internet Scams […]
Mattress Sizes Twin–39 x 75 inches (or 99 x 190 cm) X-Long Twin–39 x 80 inches (99 x 203 cm) Full–54 x 75 inches (137 x 190 cm) Queen–60 x 80 inches (or 153 x 203 cm) King–76 x 80 inches (or 198 x 203 cm) California King–72 x 84 inches (or 182 x 213 […]
Recently a motion came up to the Apple Shareholders & the Apple Board on changing the way the Board Members were elected. Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc. investors, gathered today at the company’s annual shareholder meeting, passed a measure that would elect board members with a majority vote, rather than a plurality. So previously […]
When current is sent down an electrical wire, it causes a weak signal to be formed. Often this is harmless, but it can cause interference with the signal itself. A Ferrite bead, is an electronic choke, to surpress this feedback / interference. Ferrite Beads may also be called blocks, ferrite cores, ferrite rings, ferrite EMI […]
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5DwUugmyWIM4mZGGUZWzI ] Lesson Six Most of us are unaware of how much we depend on quantum mechanics on a day-to-day basis. Using illustrations and examples from science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics explains the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics that underlie the world we live in.
At a small United States Air Force installation in eastern Wyoming, I’m sitting at an electronic console, ready to unleash nuclear hell. In front of me is a strange amalgamation of ’60s-era flip switches and modern digital display screens. It’s the control console for launching an intercontinental ballistic missile or ICBM. On an archaic display […]
Z-Type is a fun typing game…falling enemies each have a word associated with them and you type it to blow them up. More fun than it sounds.