February 17, 1979: It snows in the Saraha 1979 – for the first and only time in recorded history, it snowed in the Sahara Desert. It was in Southern Algeria and the storm only lasted a half hour. The snow melted off quickly. Subcribe to Day In Tech History:RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play Twitter - Facebook- RSS Bandwidth by Cachefly Get a 14 Da ...…

After all the fun and commentary around Episode 300 last week, we get started with the next 300 shows this week and there is plenty to talk about. There are big changes happening in the Windows Insiders program as it relates to changes in Microsoft's approach to developing updates for Windows 10. I dive into the details and offer my observation ...…

February 17, 2000: Microsoft released Windows 2000[/caption] 2000 – Microsoft released the next version of the Windows Operating system in Windows 2000. Also known at Windows NT 5.0, it was the beginning of merging the NT and 9x versions. Of course, the companion was Windows ME, which didn’t do too well. The end result streamlined the two OS in ...…

February 16, 1979: First BBS Created 1978 – The first computer bulletin board system was created in Chicago, Illinois by Ward Christensen and Randy Suess. The Computerized Bulletin Board System (CBBS) came together in 30 days, where it was then launched. Even though it was already turned on for testing, today was the day CBBS went into producti ...…

A busy week in the tech news from Samsung to OnePlus and speaking of Samsung there was a lot of announcements!. It’s a great week of tech news for sure! Show Notes: Samsungs 4K and 8K TV pricing Samsung Galaxy X Paris is suing Airbnb OnePlus 5G OnePlus ranked Top 5 Apple WWDC 2019 Galaxy S10 reservations T-Mobile/Sprint merger may be blocked Ve ...…

Endless OS Functionality Controls Simplify Computing Source: https://www.linuxinsider.com/story/Endless-OS-Functionality-Controls-Simplify-Computing-85819.html System76 ‘Darter Pro’ laptop finally here Source: https://betanews.com/2019/02/06/system76-darter-pro-linux-notebook/ LibreELEC 9.0 released: Linux distro built around Kodi media center ...…

I love it when I find someone has put technology in something that you would never guess to need. That is what DC did with the Electric Guitar Strap and showed it at NAMM 2019 – giving the musician a new way to express themselves during a gig. And it doesn’t stop at guitars, either. The Electric Guitar Strap Made from LEDs and a sound activatio ...…

We open the show by talking some weather. It’s so cold at Henry’s house (in Minnesota) that he’s becoming a human superconductor and quantum computing experimenters are showing up at his house to test their systems under uber cold conditions. Shahin adds an inane joke about cold and levitation that Dan threatens to cut out of the final edit of ...…

February 15, 1946: ENIAC Debuts 1946 – J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly debut the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC). 17,468 vacuum tubes at 100,000 pulses/second. It was part of a $400,000 contract from the U.S. Army. The computer was actually announced on Feb 14th, but the dedication happened on the 15th. Subcribe to Day I ...…

Facebook is tracking those they think are a threat to Facebook employees, executives via the Facebook App. While I understand companies have to protect their employees, but using their own app to track those on a blacklist is to me a huge invasion of privacy. I am not even sure this is legal in all countries. While I understand their reasoning ...…

The folks over at Whirlpool and Yummly.com have been working together to bring us some very cool new appliances. Like this new smart countertop oven by Whirlpool Labs (WLabs). It looks like a microwave oven, but it’s really an actual oven, but one like you’ve never seen before. You’ve never had an oven like this. WLabs Smart Countertop Oven Jus ...…

Don’t waste your money on Office 2019 (says Microsoft) Relive your Windows 95 glory days with this free app YouTube rival Vimeo revenue jumps 54 percent in 2018 Apple to investigate Saudi app Is new game Apex Legends a threat to Fortnite?

February 14, 2005: YouTube is Established Happy Valentines Day! 2005 – YouTube, the popular video sharing website, is established by Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim. The website was registered on February 14th, and didn’t officially launch until November 2005. Google bought out YouTube on October 9, 2006 for $1.65 Billion. With an uploa ...…

“During blackout every team member does his own soul searching, reviewing the decisions and the data, knowing they had to be nearly perfect and knowing how tough perfection is.” Gene Kranz

Dr. Bill shows you his new show tech! The new Rode NT-1 Large Condenser Mic, with the Rode AI-1 USB interface, the Elgato HD 60 Pro Video Capture Card to port the Canon EOS SL-2 DSLR HDMI video into a PC, and OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) to record it! Links that pertain to this Netcast: TechPodcasts Network International Association of Inter ...…

February 13, 1996: JTS merges with Atari[/caption] 1996 – Atari Corporation announces the merger with Jugi Tandon Storage (JTS). Atari extended a bridge loan of $25 Million so JTS can still build drives. The company would still be known as JTS, but Atari would own 60% of the company.While Atari was sold to Hasbro via THQ, JTS could not emerge f ...…

People love their analog pedals. I have a few that I use from time to time to get a specific sound. Trinalog has created a device that will give your analog pedals a digital interface, and wrapped it into one container. What is Trinalog This is a pedal system that can hold up to 8 analog pedals. Each pedal is shaped like a cartridge that insert ...…

February 12, 2001: Anna Kournikova Virus hits 2001– Jan de Wit – a.k.a. “OnTheFly” sends out an email stating that it is a picture of the famous tennis player. Of course it turned out to be a a Worm that takes down tens of thousands of computers. Most companies will shut off their email to the world just to prevent from getting it. De Wit would ...…

Huawei is about to be banned from doing business with American companies and countries we consider partners. If the President really brings the hammer down one has to wonder what the government really has on Huawei. It has to be something major as this would be beyond anything ever done to a company before. Your support of this show is critical ...…

I used to do Eyerobics – a theory that if you work out your eyes, you will have better eyesight in the years to come. Some of the exercises made it tougher to stick on a regime, so I stopped. As I get older, I start to think on what I need to do to keep my eyes in good heath. So when I saw OTUS, Otus looks like a VR headset, but it’s actually s ...…

We start our discussion by contemplating the fact that Shahin doesn’t have a middle name (he says he never needed one) and touching on why Henry has picked up the nick name ‘Gator’ Newman. What's an AI supercomputer?Our first topic is whether a supercomputer can or cannot be a “AI Supercomputer.” This is based on France (along with HPE) unveili ...…

February 11 – AT&T asks for an injunction against Samsung 2012 – Apple began the lawsuits in the US of Samsung made Galaxy Nexus citing patent violations back in April 15, 2011. This would span across the Nexus S, Epic 4G, Galaxy S 4G and Galaxy Tab. A lawsuit that has gone back and forth between the two companies. The patents in question were ...…

Description This week, Sprint wants AT&T to tell the truth, Microsoft wants everyone to use Xbox Live, and Disney wants to shows you other content. ParticipantsScott ErtzHost Scott is a developer who has worked on projects of varying sizes, including all of the PLuGHiTz Corporation properties. He is also known in the gaming world for his time s ...…

Milestone Reached! Technically it is 301 episodes but I explain why this is the one and true 300th episode in this episode. I decided to mark this 300th show by talking about how an episode of Observed Tech comes together. Ranging from the hardware and software I use each week, the process of selecting what headlines make their way into the sho ...…

Spotify spends 230 Million on Gimlet, Supposedly 50 Million on Anchor (WOW) and Chinese based Himalaya rolls in with another cool 100 million. What does this mean for the 95% of the podcast community? Did Spotify pay for a whole lot of nothing or did the number of dead shows not play into what they paid. Who exactly is Himalaya going to license ...…

Win 10 compatibility mode, Comcast email password reset, PDF Element 6 Pro, Portable Apps

February 10, 1992: Linux is Obsolete 1992 – Comp.os.minix was the location for famous thread “Linux is Dead”. 73 Posts went back and forthe before Bill Mitchell closes it. Andy Tanenbaum (MINIX) started the thread and Linus Torvolds shot back. This is how the thread started out Subcribe to Day In Tech History:RSS Feed - iTunes - Google Play Twi ...…

February 9, 1977: Atari 2600 “My First keyboard” 1977 – The “My First Computer” was an add-on to the Atari 2600. This device would turn the game console into a full computer. For $90 you could get 8K of RAM (expandable to 32K), 16K ROM and 8K BASIC. The My First Computer was to tap into the Video Console System (VCS) in which over 10 million ha ...…

This week is a special edition of GNC WIR on how to stay safe online also while the Super Bowl was a snoozefest, amazingly a lot of people were streaming it online! Show Notes: 5 things to stay safe online How to access the dark web Google password checkup Disconnect Premium 2 Factor Authentication Instacart Apple pays France $600 million in ba ...…

System76 unveils ‘Darter Pro’ Linux laptop with choice of Ubuntu or Pop!_OS Source: https://betanews.com/2019/01/29/system76-darter-pro-linux-laptop/ Ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS to Arrive on February 7 with New Components from Ubuntu 18.10 Source: https://news.softpedia.com/news/ubuntu-18-04-2-lts-to-arrive-on-february-7-with-updated-components-524785.s ...…

It’s the original device that needed a stylus to use. But it’s 2019 – Time to ditch the stylus with the Dubreq Stylophone Gen R-8. Now you can play Space Oddity, Santa Cruz, and other favorite songs with your finger. And it’s also got some extra functions. What is a Stylophone? I have to admit – I didn’t know what it was, either. And I was a mu ...…

24 hours in cyberspace 1996 – It was the single largest online event at the time. 24 Hours in cyberspace was coordinated by Rick Smolan to capture photos representing a day in the life of the internet user. Photos would be handed in from around the world and put out on Cyber24 dot com. The website is no longer in service and there is no good In ...…

Cable companies after fighting net neutrality tooth and nail are looking to get Congress to give them the rights of fast lanes while claiming that they do not want throttling or bandwidth limits imposed. The cable companies know where the dead bodies are buried and the want the fast lane cash. They are not stupid, but with a divided Congress it ...…

You wouldn’t think that bra technology is a thing, but Soma has found a way to bring the undergarment into the 21st century. Women can find the right bra for them, that fits their bodies. And the best part is – you can get the technology, or do it in-store. What is SomaInnofit? This is a sizing garment that takes your measurements through the a ...…

GUEST: IAN DAVIDSON from gofar.co MYOB ponders selling software at the petrol pump Disability-themed emojis approved for use Gmail is now blocking 100 million extra spam messages every day with AI New $199 Bose Frames are Audio Sunglasses Many popular iPhone apps secretly record your screen without asking Optus has been fined $10 million for mi ...…

February 7, 2000: Michael Demon Calce – aka Mafiaboy – runs DDos 2000 – 10:15 AM, Mafiaboy – Michael Demon Calce, a 16 year old hacker from Canada – targets 7 sites with a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDoS). Amazon, Buy.com, CNN, eBay, E*E*Trade, MSN and ZDNet are all affected. Mafiaboy would be sentenced to eight months in a youth det ...…

Sometimes, looking for the best musician for your songs can get tough. Maybe your regular musician moved half-way across the world. Not to worry, as Sessonwire is here to help you connect with them and play the parts you need. Best part – you’ll have close to real-time playing, so if you need them to re-do a section, they can bang it out, and m ...…

To Kranz and his team, this crew was special. They just could not lose them. Failure was not an option.

February 6, 1971: Alan Shepard golfs on the moon 1971 – Moving to the Space side of Geek, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard hits the first golf ball on the Moon. He used a six-iron attached to a sample collection tool. He hit 2 balls, in which the second would have made Happy Gillmore look bad. Of course, the moon has 1/6 the gravity as the Eart ...…

I stopped by Arcade1Up to find out the new games that will be coming in 2019. It’s exciting to find out that hits I used to play in the arcades and bars will be in my basement. Not MAME, but full cabinets feeling like they did back when I played them growing up. Who is Arcade1Up This is a company that focuses on game cabinets like the ones you ...…

February 5, 1999: Victoria’s Secret Webcast drew 1.5 million 1999 – Victoria’s Secret holds their annual fashion show after dealing with the networks for the last 10 years. The event attracts attention – 1.5 million visitors to be exact in 90 countries. The company uses the same idea the next year to rousing success. This was considered the fir ...…

An Apple Watch saved a man who fell in his bathroom and became on unresponsive. I am sure in the coming weeks and months we will hear more stories like this to include ones that if he or she did not have to charge their watch it may have saved them. Your support of this show is critical become a Geek News Central Insider Today! See all my healt ...…

While at CES, we learned about how Qualcomm is forwarding our auto technology with with Celluar V2x (CV2x). During the Qualcomm press conference, the concept car showed us what our driving experience could be in the future. I sat down with Jeff Dumrauf to find out more about what we saw. This is not Autonomous – CV2X is Assisted Driving Keep in ...…

Computer repairs, power issues, Outlook OST limits, VOIP and Untangle

Todd remains on travel so Audio only this show. He is joined by co-host Rob Greenlee. We discuss the potential acquisition of Gimlet Media by Spotify and Todd’s first reaction to the RodeCaster. Donate to the show and Support this podcast. The post Spotify to Acquire Gimlet Media? #235 appeared first on New Media Show.…

February 4, 1997 – Apple Acquires NeXT Computer 1997 – Apple Computer makes the acquisition of NeXT for $427 million. The OpenStep OS will be the base of Mac OS X. Steve Wozniak returns to Apple as an executive committee member. Gil Amelio – with Steve Jobs as his adviser – makes plans to restructure Apple. Finally, Bill Gates publicly states t ...…

It is Super Bowl Sunday here in the U.S. and I have a Super edition of Observed Tech for you because there was a lot of news this past week across a broad range of subjects. Windows Insiders received a new Fast Ring build for Windows 10 (19H1) and with the opening of the Skip Ahead ring testers got to opt into the prerelease branch to get the f ...…

February 3, 2009 Rambus Patent Infringement 2009 – Judge Ronald M. Whyte of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order indefinitely postponing the coordinated patent-infringement cases filed by RAMBUS against rival memory chip makers. Hynix Semiconductor, Micron Technology, Nanya Technology and Samsung Elect ...…

Samsung made big splashes at CES 2019 with “The Wall”. No, they aren’t teaming up with Pink Floyd, but the band could use the technology at their next concert, or watching their favorite concert. The Wall is a giant TV that’s based on micro LED technology and consists of small modular panels. The end result is up to 219 square inches of stunnin ...…

After a short talk about the weather in Henry’s basement (it had just reached 60 F by the time we recorded the show), we got right down to business with an important announcement: our pal Rich Brueckner is leaving the show. He just has too much on his plate and something had to give. While we’re worried about the impact Rich’s departure might h ...…