Friday, October 21 — An invention was demonstrated on this date in 1879 that lit the way for a dramatic change in the rhythm of Americans’ daily lives. At his Menlo Park, New Jersey laboratory, Thomas Edison set up the first […]
Wednesday, October 19 —. Throughout the decades since the oil embargo of 1973, increasing research and development has gone into renewable sources of energy. Some of the results are seen atop windswept hills and plains across America — large electricity […]
Thursday, October 6 — October is a special month in the history of handling data. In Thursday, October 6th. October is a special month in the history of handling data. In a month that holds the anniversaries of the first […]
Sunday, October 2 — For many generations, weekday mornings have meant a routine of preparation, and then facing an ever-lengthening round-trip commute to work. However, a small but growing number of Americans are not in that situation — and that’s why […]
Consumers are better off upgrading an older computer than buying a brand new machine with bottom tier components.
LinkNYC’s has disabled web browser capabilities on their public tablets, after a request from Bronx Borough President asking for filters to be created to prevent people from hogging the public device or viewing lewd content. “We’ve heard a great deal […]
Obama Internet Transfer Challenged Frank V. Vernuccio, Jr., Esq. A key battle in this most significant free speech fight in decades will take place on September 14, as the Senate Subcommittee on “Oversight Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts” […]
Twitter to Share Ad Revenue on Videos by U.S. Users (Reuters) Grab a smartphone, make a video, and upload it to Twitter for a few bucks. Twitter is cashing in on America’s craze with mobile videos and sharing 70 percent of […]
Twitter to Share Ad Revenue on Videos by U.S. Users (Reuters) Grab a smartphone, make a video, and upload it to Twitter for a few bucks. Twitter is cashing in on America’s craze with mobile videos and sharing 70 percent of […]
Friday, September 9 — The first instance of debugging a computer was recorded on this date in 1947. The early Mark II computer being developed at Harvard University was balky, and a programming team — which included Navy Lieutenant Grace Hopper, a pioneer […]
On this date in 1955, William G. Cobb of the General Motors Corporation demonstrated the world’s first solar-powered car.
On this date in 1835, the adjustable or screw wrench was patented by Solymon Merrick of Springfield, Massachusetts.
On August 12, 1981, IBM introduced its model 5150 — which soon became known simply as the “PC.”
The first patent for a moving stairway was obtained on this date in 1859 by Nathan Ames.
One of the engines of business and personal life in the 21st century just turned 25 years old — the World Wide Web.
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