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Today in Tech History – July 30, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 30th, 2017

1889 – Vladimir Zworykin was born in Russia. He would go on to earn the title “Father of Television” (one of several called that) for his work on the iconoscope and the kinescope. He worked on television for RCA.

http://www.computerhistory.org/tdih/July/30/

1898 – The Winton Motor Carriage Company placed a magazine advertisement in Scientific American calling on readers to “dispense with a horse.” It’s the earliest known automobile ad.

http://www.thehenryford.org/exhibits/pic/2010/10_sept.asp

1971 – The Apollo 15 mission landed the first lunar rover onto the moon.

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/history/apollo/apollo15/index.html

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Today in Tech History – July 29, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 29th, 2017

1947 – ENIAC was switched on after being transferred to the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. It operated continuously until October 2 1955.

http://www.maximumpc.com/12-things-you-didnt-know-about-eniac/

1951 – A recording was made of Beethoven’s 9th by EMI that eventually became used to justify the diameter of the CD.

http://www.naxos.com/mainsite/blurbs_reviews.asp?item_code=8.111060&catNum=8111060&filetype=About+this+Recording&language=English

1958 – President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, creating the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/whyweexplore/Why_We_29.html

2015 – Microsoft launched Windows 10 as a free upgrade for users of Windows 7 and Windows 8.1.

http://www.itpro.co.uk/operating-systems/23119/windows-10-release-date-and-specs-76

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DTNS 3083 – AreYouReadyForSomeEsports.com

Daily Tech News Show / July 28th, 2017

BBC Three is streaming of Elite League Series One. Is this a sign that traditional broadcasters see the value in eSports? USB 3.2 is coming and its twice as fast. Amazon has new solution for delivering packages to Apartments. Join Roger, Len and Jenn Cutter as we discuss.

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 28, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / July 28th, 2017

Buzzfeed sells a hot plate, YouTube Red folding into itself and Self Driving car talk takes Washington.

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Today in Tech History – July 28, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 28th, 2017

1858 – The first use of fingerprints as identification took place in India. William James Herschel, magistrate of Nuddea, India requested local businessman Rajyadhar Konai make a handprint on the back of a contract. Herschel wanted to “frighten [Konai] out of all thought of repudiating his signature.”
http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/dcjs/html/nyidbur2.html

1997 – Dell announced its entry into the workstation market with the Dell Workstation 400.

http://sunsite.uakom.sk/sunworldonline/swol-07-1997/swol-07-eyeoncomp.html#0

2000 – Ted Kekatos celebrated the First System Administrator Appreciation Day. He had been inspired by an HP ad showing people bringing gifts to their System Administrator. The day is celebrated annually on the last Friday of July.

http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/149581-interview-with-the-founder-of-system-administrator-appreciation-day-ted-kekatos

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DTNS Special – Human-Machine Teaming

Daily Tech News Show / July 28th, 2017

Steve Grobman, Senior VP and CTO for McAfee talks about using AI for what it does best and humans for what they do best to improve security and more.

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DTNS 3082 – Amazon Prime-ary Physician

Daily Tech News Show / July 27th, 2017

What is Amazon’s secret Healthcare “Skunk Works” all about? And can AMD’s budget Ryzen chips compete with Intel’s? Justin Robert Young and Paul Spain discuss in today’s show!

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 27, 2017

Daily Tech News Show / July 27th, 2017

Record earnings for Samsung, good news for Facebook and mixed bag for Twitter.

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Today in Tech History – July 27, 2017

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 27th, 2017

1949 – The first jet-powered airliner, the de Havilland Comet, made its first flight. Previously jet engines had only been used to power small fighter aircraft.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-jet-makes-test-flight

1981 – Microsoft bought the rights for QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System) from Seattle Computer Products for $25,000.

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/91202-ms-dos-is-30-years-old-today

1993 – Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1, completing its attempt to build an advanced 32-bit operating system from scratch.
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/history?SignedIn=1

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DTNS 3081 – In The Year 2021!

Daily Tech News Show / July 26th, 2017

Google stops instant search, Apple partners for cochlear implants and why 2021 is predicted to be amazing.
With Rachel Metz, Scott Johnson and Tom Merritt

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