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Tech focus: Resident Evil
Capcom’s “Resident Evil/Biohazard” Pleases Fans of Franchise Japanese video game developer and publisher Capcom has pleased fans of the “Resident Evil” franchise with its latest title in the series. The simple title, “Resident Evil/Biohazard” appears to be a nod to […]
Profile America: Lotus 1-2-3
Thursday, January 26 — On this date 34 years ago, the infant personal computer was empowered to become something much greater than a glorified word processor with the release of the spreadsheet program Lotus 1-2-3. The popular program drew acclaim as […]
Profile America: First Transcontinental Phone Call
Wednesday, January 25 — On this date in 1915, east and west were linked by voice in the first transcontinental phone call. This event was a conference call involving Alexander Graham Bell in New York, his assistant Thomas Watson in San […]
Tech Focus: ‘Nintendo Switch’ Launches Worldwide March 3rd
By Rob Giuffre Last week Nintendo (NTDOY; $25.78) held their official launch presentation for their newest gaming machine: the Nintendo Switch Console. This newest offering from Nintendo is set to join Microsoft’s (MSFT; $62.74) Xbox One and Sony’s (SNEJF; $30) […]
Tech Focus: The Rise of the YouTube Star-Making Machine
by Rob Guiffre Never mind the internet bubble. Or the housing bubble. Two, three, four or five years ago was the time to get in early on YouTube. YouTube – the Google-owned video service – has exploded in growth […]
Tech Focus: Fake News
By Rob Giuffre We live in an age where technology has made the dissemination of information as seamless as the human thought process itself. People can literally connect their computers to the internet and broadcast their own personal stream of […]
Profile America: Garrett Morgan’s Traffic Light
The first traffic signal with indicators for “stop”, “go” and most notably “caution” was patented this month in 1923.
Profile America: DITY Direct-Dial Area Codes
Profile America — A key part of daily telecommunications is 65 years old this month, as direct-dial telephone area codes for transcontinental calling were introduced in 1951. The mayor of Englewood, New Jersey, made the first official call, picking up […]
Tech Focus: The Mini NES Classic Is A Hit
Nintendo Mini NES Classic Flying Off the Shelf The Mini NES Classic is sold out just about everywhere. The $60 device covered and reviewed last month, has quickly become the hot gift this holiday season. Some game reviewers are accusing Nintendo […]
Tech Focus: Break Away from the Two-Party Operating System
Break Away from the Two-Party System By Rob Giuffre No, we aren’t talking about the Democrats and Republicans. We are talking about consumer-level desktop computer operating systems (OS). For the past 30 years or so two companies have dominated the […]
Profile America: The Internet Is Born
Sunday, October 30 — A technological breakthrough that has led to remarkable changes in American and global society occurred 47 years ago today … or yesterday, depending on your point of reference. While Americans in the Eastern and Central time zones […]
Saturday Tech Focus: A Library Card and a Tech Dream
A Library Card and a Tech Dream Over the past week, I had the pleasure of having two separate extended conversations with tech professionals. One is a network administrator for the New York City Department of Education; the other, a […]
Profile America: Washing Machines
On this date in 1858, Hamilton Smith patented a rotary washing machine. The first electric washer came along in 1908.
Profile America: The First of Billions of Copies
Saturday, October 22 — . “10 – 22 – 38 Astoria.” That cryptic sequence indicating date and place was the very first photocopied image, created on this date in 1938 in Astoria, New York. A man named Chester Carlson developed a […]
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