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![The difference between men and women [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/boys_vs_girls-290x160.jpg)
What an awesome deal: $0 magazine is being sold at a “discount” for $225! [Image]
![What an awesome deal: $0 magazine is being sold at a “discount” for $225! [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-20_031356-290x160.png)
Everyone should jump on this right now. Heck, at this price you should buy one for your dog, too.
Read More »How did someone hang a monitor from power lines…? [Image]
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I’ve seen shoes hanging from power lines (and never really understood why). But hanging a monitor from power lines is a first for me.
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![This takes “smoking fast hard drive” to the next level [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/smoking_fast_hard_drive-290x160.jpg)
![Awesome graphic illustrations of how we are imprisoned by technology [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/mouse_prison-290x160.jpg)
![He’s the computer man [Video]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-10_235326-290x160.png)
![“10 inventors killed by their own inventions” [Video]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/2013-04-07_232425-290x160.png)
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Computers in 1950s required delivery by truck [Image]
![Computers in 1950s required delivery by truck [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/04/computer_delivery_1957-290x160.jpg)
Your smartphone today fits in your pocket. A computer sixty years ago required a truck to be delivered.
Read More »The first cellphone was invented 40 years ago
Can anyone take a guess as to when cellphones were invented? Well it is hard to say exactly because of ongoing research and development that took place in companies and the military. However, we do know the first ever cellphone call was made on the first ever cellphone on April [...]
Read More »Fastest supercomputer of 2009 is now “obsolete”, has been shut down and will be taken apart
So you think rocking that dual quad-core processors with 16GB RAM rig makes you cool? Yeah, okay; IBM Roadrunner, the first petaflop supercomputer (one quadrillion floating point operations per second) and the world’s fastest computer in 2009, will run circles around you. Well, it would if it hasn’t been declared [...]
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![How long since you last restarted your computer? This one was not shut down or restarted for 16 years [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/16_years_of_up_time-290x160.jpg)
Congress has restricted US government from purchasing Chinese tech, due to “cyber-espionage or sabotage risks”
For better or for worse, Chinese technology companies have been having a hard time making inroads in North America. While lack of innovation can be cited for their failure in the consumer market, fear of Chinese cyber-espionage can be blamed for their inability to enter the commercial and governmental markets. [...]
Read More »![Six classic nightmares, tech style [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/6_classic_nightmares-290x160.jpg)
![Life before computers and the Internet [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/life_before_computers-290x160.jpg)
FAA might start allowing use of tablets and e-readers during takeoff and landing
We might not have to deal with those pesky warnings about turning off our tablets or e-readers on flights much longer. The Federal Aviation Administration of the United States may announce a more “lenient” policy on electronics usage later this year, with it taking effect sometime in early 2014.
The [...]
Read More »![“What is ‘omg’?” [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/what_is_omg-290x160.jpg)
![If real-life had computer-like warning messages… [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/2013-03-21_233159-290x160.png)
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![Computer problems caused by viruses vs problems you think are caused by viruses [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/03/virus_vs_no_virus-290x160.png)
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This laptop “needs service” [Image]
![This laptop “needs service” [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/fix_this-290x160.jpg)
When it comes to technology, the expectation gap between the have-knowledge and the have-not-knowledge is vast. The people who do not understand technology more or less think it is magic and the people who under technology are magicians. However, I have yet to encounter something as ridiculous as the following. [...]
Read More »Hilarious video shows what happens the first time a person uses a computer, after being accustomed to a typewriter [Video]
I am too young to have ever used a typewriter. However, I have seen plenty of typewriters in action courtesy Hollywood (I know, I know — not the same). One thing in particular I have noticed about typewriters is how the typist has to manually move onto the next line [...]
Read More »This computer responds to your commands… and talks back [Image]
![This computer responds to your commands… and talks back [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/mind_of_its_own-290x160.jpg)
Not so long ago in one of my science classes in college, we were talking about cleavage of rocks and the professor remarked some geologists have a sense of humor. (If you don’t get the joke, you are too young.) As we have seen with a Xerox printer, geologists aren’t [...]
Read More »“Do you think we’re on the computer too much?” [Comic]
![“Do you think we’re on the computer too much?” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/computer_comic-290x160.png)
How many dotTechies spend multiple hours each day on the computer? I know I do, and sadly enough I am no longer ashamed of the fact either. This excess screen time has different affects on different people. Some people handle it gracefully. Others? Not so much. I know that I, [...]
Read More »Social networking in the 16th century [Comic]
![Social networking in the 16th century [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/social_media_16th_century-290x160.jpg)
Social networking, also loosely refereed to as social media, is a relatively new phenomenon created by the rise of web 2.0 websites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. Sure there were similar sites before and there are similar websites after, but these three are the big three when it comes [...]
Read More »All the amazing features of the Apple iWatch [Comic]
![All the amazing features of the Apple iWatch [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/apple_iwatch_comic-290x160.gif)
The best way to describe Apple rumors is: when it rains, it pours. We have had a nice dose of continual iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 rumors, such as the recent claim that a 5-inch iPhone 6 has been spotted. There are also regular claims that Apple is working on [...]
Read More »Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe are summoned to explain higher prices of tech goods in Australia
Apple, Microsoft, and Adobe have all been summoned to appear before a pricing inquiry regarding the higher prices Australian consumers have to pay for tech goods compared to those of other economies. Here’s what the lower house committee had to say in a statement:
“The committee is looking at the
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Your computer stopped working because the power supply took a nap [Image]
![Your computer stopped working because the power supply took a nap [Image]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/sleeping_power_supply-290x160.jpg)
Ever come to your computer and try to turn it on, but it just won’t do it? You smash the power button as hard as you can but your computer just refuses to turn on. You call tech support, ask all your friends for help, and even put on your [...]
Read More »“You are hacked! The Chinese cat gang pownz you!” [Comic]
![“You are hacked! The Chinese cat gang pownz you!” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/chinese_cat_hackers-290x160.jpg)
With so many hacking incidents hitting the headlines recently, and with many of them being blamed (directly or indirectly) on Chinese hackers, it was only a matter of time before someone cooked up a joke about it all, right? Well that time has arrived, and while the comic isn’t stomach-wrenching [...]
Read More »The bond between a geek and his computer [Comic]
![The bond between a geek and his computer [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/02/geek_and_his_computer_comic-290x160.jpg)
If you are reading dotTech, you are a geek. You may not know it, but you are. That doesn’t mean you are necessarily a hardcore geek, but the fact that you are reading a tech blog means there is some geek inside you. Want to know how to test your [...]
Read More »“This is what I do every night” [Comic]
![“This is what I do every night” [Comic]](http://cdn.dottech.org/media/2013/01/every_night_comic-290x160.jpg)
We have already seen a scientifically-backed hypothesis that technology has made us more stupid. Maybe one of the reasons why we are more stupid is because technology gets between us and our daily dose of sleep. I mean, how many people actually go to bed when they go to bed? [...]
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