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Today in Tech History – July 28, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 28th, 2016

1858 – The first use of fingerprints as identification took place in India. William James Herschel, magistrate of Nuddea, India requested local businessman Rajyadhar Konai make a handprint on the back of a contract. Herschel wanted to “frighten [Konai] out of all thought of repudiating his signature.”

1997 – Dell announced its entry into the workstation market with the Dell Workstation 400.

2000 – Ted Kekatos celebrated the First System Administrator Appreciation Day. He had been inspired by an HP ad showing people bringing gifts to their System Administrator. The day is celebrated annually on the last Friday of July.

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East Meets West 348 – Less Brood, More Fun

East Meets West/ Shows / July 28th, 2016

Why it’s unpopular to be independent, how political parties change, what causes unrest, restricting news, mean world syndrome, are we more stubborn now? the monotony of trailers.

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DTNTS 2819 – Parenting and Tech: The True Boss Level

Daily Tech News Show / July 27th, 2016

How can tech-loving parents handle tech-loving kids? Scott Johnson Megan Morrone and Tom Merritt discuss.

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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 130

Cordkillers / July 27th, 2016

Summer Movie Draft, Stranger Things (102-105), Mr. Robot (203), Preacher (109), Justified (302).

01:03 – Summer Movie Draft

03:35 – Stranger Things (102-105)

10:01 – Mr. Robot (203)

14:28 – Preacher (109)

21:37 – Justified (302)

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 27, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 27th, 2016

Xiaomi makes a laptop, Apple beats expectations as does Line, but Twitter does not.

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Today in Tech History – July 27, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 27th, 2016

1949 – The first jet-powered airliner, the de Havilland Comet, made its first flight. Previously jet engines had only been used to power small fighter aircraft.

1981 – Microsoft bought the rights for QDOS (Quick and Dirty Operating System) from Seattle Computer Products for $25,000.

1993 – Microsoft released Windows NT 3.1, completing its attempt to build an advanced 32-bit operating system from scratch.

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#263 – When to Judge a Book by its Cover

Shows/ Sword and Laser / July 26th, 2016

We’re excited about American Gods. We have mixed feelings about Time Traders. And we definitely understand why you might have to judge a book by its cover, but there’s a good reason to try not to. Except in one particular case.

DTNS 2818 – Nintendo Blows the Dust Off Game Cartridges

Daily Tech News Show / July 26th, 2016

A French company wants to replace your PC with the cloud and Nintendo wants to make its next game console both mobile and not mobile. Patrick Beja and Tom Merritt explain.

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Daily Tech Headlines – July 26, 2016

Daily Tech News Show / July 26th, 2016

Leaks on the Nintendo NX, Office gets some AI, and BlackBerry has a secure Android phone.

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Today in Tech History – July 26, 2016

Today in Tech History/ Writing / July 26th, 2016

1989 – Cornell student Robert Tappan Morris became the first person indicted under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act after releasing a worm on the Internet. Morris claimed his worm was just measuring the size of the Internet.

1996 – Microsoft released Beta 2 of Internet Explorer 3.0, touting customization options like parental controls and the ability to handle shared applications and Web phone calls.

2004 – Motorola announced that its next generation of cell phones would be iTunes-compatible. This first Apple phone, the Rokr, was not to meet with much success.

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