Today in Tech History – July 12, 2015

Today in Tech History / July 12th, 2015

20140404-073853.jpgIn 1854 – George Eastman was born to Maria Kilbourn and George Washington Eastman in Waterville, New York. He went on to found the Eastman Kodak Company and invented the roll of film.

In 1949 – At an IBM sales meeting, Thomas J. Watson Jr. predicted that within 10 years, electronics would replace moving parts in machines. His vision launched IBM into dominating the computer industry.

In 2004 – Apple announced the iTunes Music Store sold its 100,000,000th downloaded song. “Somersault (Dangermouse remix)” by Zero 7 was purchased by Kevin Britten of Hays, Kansas.

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Today in Tech History – July 11, 2015

Today in Tech History / July 11th, 2015

20140404-073853.jpgIn 1976 – K&E produced its last slide rule, which it presented to the Smithsonian Institution. While slide rules continue to be made, especially for marine and aviation uses, K&E had been the dominant manufacturer, and this signaled the end of an era, and the rise of the electronic calculator.

In 1979 – The US space station Skylab returned to Earth scattering debris over the Indian Ocean and Western Australia.

In 2008 – Apple’s second phone, the iPhone 3G went on sale, featuring 3G data connectivity.

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DTNS 2534 – This Display goes up to 11…K

Daily Tech News Show / July 10th, 2015

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comDarren Kitchen and Tom Merritt discuss the week’s portentious hacks and outages including The US OPM, New York Stock Exchange and United Airlines. IS this cybergeddon? Plus Len Peralta illustrates the show.

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Today in Tech History – July 10, 2015

Uncategorized / July 10th, 2015

20140404-073853.jpgIn 1856 – Nikola Tesla was born in Smiljan, Lika, Croatia, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father was a Serbian Orthodox Priest and his mother an inventor of household appliances.
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In 1962 – The world’s first communication satellite, Telstar, was launched into orbit from Cape Canaveral on a Delta rocket.

In 1990 – The Electronic Frontier Foundation was formally founded, immediately coming to the aid of Steve Jackson Games, who’s BBS had been seized by the Secret Service.

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DTNS 2533 – Honey I Shrunk the Chips

Daily Tech News Show / July 9th, 2015

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comJustin Young and Tom Merritt talk about the why new tweak to Facebook’s news feed needs you. The new trend in algorithms seems to be using humans to supplement them. MP3 Using a Screen Reader? Click here

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Today in Tech History – July 9, 2015

Today in Tech History / July 9th, 2015

20140404-073853.jpgIn 1971 – Marc Andreessen was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa. He would grow up to develop the Netscape browser, which powered the explosion of the Web in the late 1990s.

In 1979 – Voyager 2 made its closest approach to Jupiter, coming within 570,000 kilometers of the planet.

In 1982 – Disney released the movie Tron, which used the most extensive computer-generated graphics and special effects to that time.

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DTNS 2532 – Meerkat is on Life #2

Daily Tech News Show / July 8th, 2015

Logo by Mustafa Anabtawi thepolarcat.comScott Johnson and Tom Merritt talk about the good news and bad news from Microsoft. The good news, is Microsoft is focusing its business. The bad news is the town of Salo, Finland will be gutted by layoffs.

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