Xerox Star computer system circa 1982. A predecessor of modern computer systems.
Xerox Star computer system. This was an amazing machine.
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Good quality gaming accessories for the dedicated gamer in your family.
Quality gaming accessories for the discerning gamer.
Read MoreComputer networks are a lot of fun. But be careful.
How to best secure a computer network and ensure a data breach never happens.
Read MoreThe best Australian computer shops. Upgrade to new tech today.
Buy new computer hardware today, nice new hardware to run the latest games.
Read MoreNew RISC-V DevTerm is a retro-looking computer that would be great for programming and development work.
The new RISC-V DevTerm is a minicomputer that would be great for programming on the move. Does this machine have an open-source, RISC-V CPU in a regular computer? Yes, it does. This is a machine using the RISC instruction set and not Intel x86. This looks very retro and awesome…
Read MoreVery nice old computer magazine I found. This is an old copy of Byte magazine from 1996.
A nice old copy of Byte magazine from 1996 This is a very old computer magazine I found on the Internet. This has computer advertisements from 1996. It is amazing that back then you only needed a 166 MHZ CPU and 16 Megabytes of RAM to run office applications and…
Read MoreThe best PC hardware to upgrade a gaming PC for the holiday season.
Gift suggestions for buying PC hardware in America There are many excuses to upgrade a machine of yours for this holiday season. Gaming is one very good reason. The gift of powerful PC hardware would be much appreciated when games are becoming more and more demanding of PC specifications. Especially…
Read MoreIT fails are quite funny these days.
IT fails are very funny these days. In the attached photo you can see a check-in kiosk, this is a tablet in a casing I believe, it has frozen. This is quite the fail is it not? IT staff these days cannot even keep a simple tablet working properly. This…
Read MoreCalifornia banning powerful computers?
California is banning the use of power-hungry computer hardware. This is interesting, does this mean mining for Bitcoin is illegal now? Since that uses a lot of power, you would think that it would be illegal. Considering the miners sometimes use a lot of cards in an array and run…
Read MoreLovely new Intel based mini computer. A perfect gift for the Linux user in your household.
Intel Nuc mini-computer This amazing new mini-computer is the perfect little machine for running a Linux server and hosting a website. Or just experimenting with Linux in general. This is available on Amazon for $682.00. I think it would be fine for a server, as it has no fans and…
Read MoreGui and mouse as well as videoconferencing demonstrated in 1968.
In 1968, December 9, Douglas C. Englebart and the group of 17 researchers working with him demonstrated a system they named NLS, something they had worked on since 1962. The public presentation demonstrated the computer mouse for the first time, but the day also revealed hypertext, object addressing and dynamic…
Read MoreComputer repair shops in India. Good places to get help with computing issues.
Computer repair shops in India Some very friendly and prompt computer repair shops in India for anyone in India with computer or mobile phone/tablet issues. DigiMAN India. Address: 312, Aggarwal Arcade, C Block,, Pitampura, Delhi, 110088, India. Phone: +91 1800 103 4551 Nestech India. Address: D-139, Sector 20, Noida, Uttar…
Read More10 Cool Hacking Tricks.
Hacking is something that a lot of us think in a negative way, but the truth of the matter is, there are a lot of positives that can come out of it as well. In this article, we’re going to take a look at 10 cool tricks that you can…
Read MoreVoCore. A Linux based computer that is only one inch wide.
The VoCore is a tiny Linux computer that is only one inch in size. This runs the Linux based OpenWRT operating system and would be an interesting project for a hobbyist that is intending to build a small project using a compact board. This is even smaller than a Rasberry…
Read MoreHow the design of the user interface has changed from the olden days of the computer.
The computer user interface has come a long way since the early days of the computer. This has not always been for the best. The iMac screen below shows a good example of UI design. This is a very usable and fast interface. The Finder allows you to find applications…
Read MoreWatch computer booting sequence in your web browser. This is a very cool web site I found.
http://www.therestartpage.com/#. This is a website that has shutdown dialogs for a host of operating systems. Click restart on one of them and you can watch the restart animation and/or POST for that OS. This is one very cool website. The ability to see what the boot animation for Windows `95…
Read MoreEpic failure computer “presentation.” This shows how someone with no computer knowledge can embarrass themselves.
Epic failure computer consultant. Put the captions on as this video is in Hebrew.
Read MoreKeeping your computer and workspace clean is very important; this is why.
Keeping your computer desktop clean as well as cleaning out the actual machine is very important. The picture to the left shows an extreme example. But if the internals of the computer are dirty then the performance of the computer may be affected as well as shortening the life of…
Read MoreHow to increase the size of a Virtualbox VDI disk image on a Macintosh computer. And other useful tips.
How to expand a VDI disk image on a Macintosh computer: http://mithunme.wordpress.com/2013/07/08/how-to-increase-the-disk-size-of-a-ubuntu-vdi-on-mac/. This would also be applicable to a Linux machine. A very useful tip. How to add a standard user to the /etc/sudoers file on a Macintosh computer: http://mithunme.wordpress.com/2013/02/10/adding-a-standard-user-to-etcsudoers-in-mac-os-x/. This is also applicable to a Linux machine. How to…
Read MoreNew quantum supercomputer unveiled and is the entire universe a simulation?
The supercomputing world is due to be turned on its head with the unveiling of the D-Wave quantum supercomputer that has massive computing power in one single chip. This will take the computing world in new directions. The ability to calculate many numbers simultaneously instead of one after the other…
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