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It’s a hard disk drive back in 1956… with 5 MB of storage. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first ‘SUPER’ computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored a ‘whopping’ 5 MB of data.
Do you appreciate your 8 GB memory stick a little more now?
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I don’t know how many of you are soccer fans but I am a fanatic. I played a little in college and have grandchildren who are very good at it. I would rather watch a 0-0 soccer match like France vs. Uruguay on Friday than most other American sports except perhaps hockey because my wife is a fanatical Red Wing supporter and we have only one TV. Let there be peace on earth. ;-b
The point of all this rambling is that if you have an iPhone there is a free iPhone app from ESPN that will let you follow the scores at the World Cup in S. Africa and, for just $7.99 more, will give you a ton of streaming video and other extras. So you can imagine where my money went today! If you love soccer, the World Cup matches in South Africa are a month of heavenly competitions where the underdogs can often surprise the best teams (viz. China 1 vs. France in a “friendly” match just before the Cup began.) The whole world is watching…join in and cheer for the U.S. vs. England today and follow there progress on this iPhone app.
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This coming Saturday Gary Baker will miss the show for a very good reason. He and his family will celebrate the graduation from high school of his oldest child, Lauren, who just also happens to be our Teen Tech Advisor (we will have to search for a much more sophisticated title in the near future! LOL) Lauren has been a part of the Internet Advisor for most of he 13 years we have been on the air. She started when she was 5 showing off the website she and her dad had created and since then has helped older computer users with things like texting and all the shorthand that youngsters use to communicate online and now on phones! We who have known Lauren over these years share the pride that Gary and his family feel for the lovely young woman who Lauren has become through these years: an excellent student, an above average golfer and a beautiful young woman.
Congratulations Lauren and good luck at the U of M in the fall as follow in your father’s illustrious footsteps. …
Even Apple computer haters have to admit to intense curiosity when Steve Jobs trots out a new device or, as in this case, a rather remarkably updated version of an already popular Apple device. Monday, June 14, the president and guiding light behind Apple unveiled the newest version of the world’s arguably most popular smart phone: iPhone 4. Check out the full coverage (blow by blow) of the press conference at CNET or if you are looking for a shorter analysis try this MSNBC commentary.
You may also be sure that Erik Anderson will have his hands full trying to contain the commentary on The Mac Minute to 60 seconds, more or less LOL! …
A recent MacAfee Security update caused untold damage to Windows XP computers around the world. Hope yours wasn’t part of the mess. This goof wiped out entire business enterprises operations when it hit earlier this week. Full Story …
Apple haters will love this. The nation of Israel is prohibiting travels from bringing iPads into the Mideast nation claiming that they will interfere with too many other products. This is highly suspicious behavior from a country noted for producing some of the highest level technology devices and components in the world. Full Story …
The Icelandic volcano has paralyzed travel across much of Europe as the ash cloud slowly disperses. This has stranded many people including Norway’s prime minister. No problem, Jens Stoltenberg just whipped out his iPad and got down to the business of state from the airport! Full Story …
This week the Wall Street Journal reported that AT&T’s exclusive deal with the iPhone is over. Possibly by this summer, you could see iPhones showing up on the huge Verizon system and on Sprint. I will be interesting to see what they do with their red maps vs. blue maps of coverage battle! …
Chris Hughes, the Facebook co-founder, has a new enterprise called Jumo, which soft launches today. “Jumo”–a Yoruba (African) word meaning “together in concert”–is a non-profit that aims to help people find ways to help the world. “We’ll be matching people based on their skills and interests with organizations around the world that need their input. It’s a discovery process that first matches then helps people build relationships then lets people share their resources.” Full story …
On March 17th 2010, McAfee sent out the warning concerning a facebook, password stealing email. If you receive and email telling you to reset your Facebook password, ignore it. The bad guys want steal your passwords and empty your bank accounts. Remember, Facebook will not send you an email forcing you to change your password. If you click on the fake (spoofed) email link, your PC may/will become infected with a password stealing virus.
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