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Entrepreneurs Can Change the World
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6MhAwQ64c0
‘LO’ Message Sent 40 Years Ago Today
Internet messages started with a crash 40 years ago today , and life hasn't been the same since. “We transmitted the ‘L’ … and the ‘O’ — and then the other computer crashed,” says UCLA's Leonard Kleinrock, who helped send that first message on...
Happy Birthday to William “Bill” Henry Gates III
William Henry Gates III was born at Seattle Washington on this day in 1955. He attended the exclusive Lakeside School, where the Mothers Club used rummage sale proceeds to create one of the first computer labs ever installed in a high school. Because...
Pizza Delivery in 2010
Received this from my brother today, it’s hilarious!
Posted: 08-12-2009 11:53 by jim® | with 2 comment(s)
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Traffic, Traffic Lights, Waiting in Traffic, et. al.
On this day in 1914 the first official Traffic Light went into operation on East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio.  Although there had been previous attempts, like the one that killed a policeman in London in 1869.  This one...
Happy SysAdmin’s Day!
Since Ted Kekatos, a SysAdmin in the Chicago area suggested the day, to the first celebration on July 28, 2000. System Administrator Appreciation Day has become the one day a year set aside to show your appreciation for those people who keep all your...
PC Woes
The next time you have a computer problem, trust me, don't do what this guy does. You might just regret it
Posted: 07-29-2009 21:17 by jim® | with 5 comment(s)
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Microsoft Announces the release of Windows 7
REDMOND, Wash. — July 22, 2009 — Microsoft Corp. today announced the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2, the next versions of its flagship desktop and server operating systems. With the completion of this...
Posted: 07-22-2009 22:17 by jim® | with 5 comment(s)
That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.
It was on this day in 1969 that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped down from Apollo 11's Lunar Lander, the Eagle, and onto the fine dust in the Sea of Tranquility on the moon, the first time earthlings made that trip. We all cheered. I'm often...
Microsoft releases Windows 7 Pricing
Heading toward general availability on October 22, Microsoft today revealed some great news in the pricing for Windows 7; the most popular retail product, the Home Premium Upgrade, will be reduced by approximately 10% (depending on the market), compared...
Posted: 06-26-2009 17:37 by jim® | with 7 comment(s)
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