A Ball in Space
It was on October 4, 1957 that the Soviet Union took the first step in what has been called the US-USSR Space Race. It was on that date that they put Sputnik I into Earth’s orbit.
The first artificial satellite was 58 cm or 22.3 inches in diameter. This is just a little [...]
Kodak - Eastman Picks a Name
What’s in a name? For George Eastman the name is Kodak. It was on September 4, 1888 that he patented the name Kodak.
When applying to the British Patent Office his comments were; “This is not a foreign name or word; it was constructed by me to serve a definite purpose. It has [...]
The Apple II Computer
On June 5, 1977 the Apple II computer went on sale. The retail price for this early personal computer was $1298 for one with 4KB of Ram. A higher end one with 48 KB or RAM listed for $2638. This was without a video display.
The Apple II was Apple’s second computer, the Apple [...]
Screen formats (Aspect Ratios) for motion pictures
1.33:1 – Standard television screen.
1.37:1 – Movies made prior to the 1950’s when wide-screen formats were introduced.
1.66:1 – Popular wide-screen format in the 50’s and 60’s.
1.78:1 – Format of 16×9 that’s on HDTV sets.
1.85:1 – Popular format for many movies.
2.35:1 – Super widescreen format used by many movie ‘epics’.
Bell’s Telephone
The telegraph was invented by Samuel Morse in 1835 and it was Alexander Graham Bell’s intention to improve on the telegraph that lead to his invention of the telephone. It was on March 10, 1876 when Bell in one room and his assistant Thomas Watson in another he shouted the words, ‘Mr. Watson [...]
Portable Computers
After the announcement by Steve Jobs at MacWorld 2008 for the world’s smallest computer, the MacBook Air, I started thinking about the first time I saw a portable computer. It was in the early 1980’s when computers were just in their infancy. I was a young man who grew up with an interest in [...]
Keeping Your PC Performing Smoothly
1) Have the right software installed.
Every computer will come with the operating system installed. The first ones to install now would be Anti-virus, firewall and ones that will protect you from ad-ware and spy-ware. After those it’s time to determine what other software you need to do your work.
2) [...]
Electronic gadget to give as a gift
1) A digital camera. Digitals cameras now can be purchased inexpensively that will give good to great printed photos. Recommendation is for the camera to have no less than 6 mega pixels and 3X optical zoom.
2) Memory card. If you know someone who already has a digital camera, give [...]
About DTV
1) DTV stands for Digital Television. Broadcasters are able to deliver within their licensed frequencies sharp pictures and sound. In DTV you will either receive or not receive the signal so there will no longer be ghosts and fussy pictures.
2) HDTV (High Definition Television) is defined as high [...]
When developing a website
1) Take a trip on the Information Highway. Look at what others are doing to get an idea for your site. Determine the amount of pages that you may want and remember that users generally do not click through more than 2 pages to get the information for which they [...]
