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Past events. A history feature in an application keeps track of user commands or retrieved items so that they can be quickly reused or reviewed. Web browsers maintain a list of downloaded pages...
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Past events. A history feature in an application keeps track of user commands or retrieved items so that they can be quickly reused or reviewed. Web browsers maintain a list of downloaded pages in the current session so that they can be quickly retrieved. See Doskey.
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The history of the web, brought to life
An exhibition in the UK explores the history of the internet, from the creation of ARPANET in the late 1960s through to its possible future uses, such as the Internet of Things.
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iPad Experience: The Civil War Today provides four years of updated content
150 years ago on 12 April 1861 the first shot was fired to launch the U.S. into Civil War. To commemorate this time in our history A&E launched a new iPad application called The Civil War Today...
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Google Web History - how do I kill it once and for all?
Each and every time I check Google has turned on Web History on my account. I keep turning it off and deleting the history that it has collected. When I come back later, it's back on again....
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Wild computing devices from the late 1800s and early 1900s
At the beginning of the 20 century, inventors put computing devices on everything from scales to cheese cutters.
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Today: a major anniversary in the history of technology
25th anniversary of the Bhopal disaster.
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Gallery: The evolution of the PC
The The National Museum of Computing's PC Gallery in London gives a look at the 44-year history of personal computers - from the PDP-8 and Commodore PET, to the Apple Newton and iPhone.
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Maria Shriver touts new online learning tool
CNET's Kara Tsuboi sits down with Maria Shriver to talk about "The California Legacy Trails," a new online learning tool for students of the state's history.
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What do the database deals mean?
It's obvious that, if you're running a proprietary database system it's probably going to say Oracle on it sooner-or-later. But is the way to open source now closed with Sun taking over mySQL?
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Two gaming dead ends of 2007
That never ending quest for better and better frame rates means that gamers will spend their money on pretty much anything that will allow them to get the edge on their opponents and frag them...
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IT transformation - it's about destroying fiefdoms
Larry Dignan thinks the key to IT transformation success is having the CEOs attention: These big technology architecture overhauls require CEO participation and folks like Cisco CEO John Chambers...
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Internet issues in their political context
It will take serious institutional support to navigate all this on behalf of edge control and economic growth, support we can only get from tech companies such as Google, Intel, IBM, Apple, Sun...
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Ellison reflects on Oracle history
At Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison shares his insights into the company's 30-year history, including its contract with the CIA to build the first commercial relational database.
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'Internet van' turns 30
The Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif., celebrates a nondescript converted bread truck for its instrumental role in developing the first mobile and wireless Internet connection....
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Vintage Computer Festival: The rare, historic, and bizarre
Blow off the dust and get ready to dig through boxes. News.com's Kara Tsuboi takes a tour of the biggest garage sale for antique computers, vintage video games, and discarded gadgets--the Vintage...
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Libertarianism and its discontents
CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says that while those in the tech world want to see government out of our lives, they don't really mean it.
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Privacy: The new search competitive edge?
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Images: Revival of the retro PC
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Stellar shots in 'History of Space Photography' (photos)
Williamson Gallery at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, Calif., collaborates with Jet Propulsion Laboratory on stunning cosmic exhibition.
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Telephone history from switchboards to mobiles (photos)
Nerdy New Mexico visits the Telephone Museum of New Mexico to view a microcosm of phone history. Check out all the stops from Alexander Graham Bell to mobile phones.
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Smart thermostat now tracks energy usage history
Nest Learning Thermostat now offers analytics on homeowner energy consumption over the past 10 days.
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