The Early History of Programming Languages

Today we’ll overview the early history of programming languages, and I’ll follow this post with others that explore more recent developments.  I’m going to intentionally leave out people and focus on the languages in general terms — although the personalities involved make quite a story, too. In the very early days of computing, the only “language” employed was […]



Geek Support : Using your Blackberry as a voice dictation machine

By Mark O’Neill Serge Nicaudie asks : I have a Blackberry and one thing I would love is the ability to speak into it and it would write an email for me. Like a dictation machine. I also want to use it for quick notes to remind myself about stuff. Can you see if there […]

Interview: Wafaa Bilal casts himself as terrorist in Virtual Jihadi

By Brian Boyko Contributing Writer, GAS and Editor of Network Performance Daily You may not remember the name Wafaa Bilal, but you probably remember the Iraqi-American who locked himself in a room with a paintball gun controlled by random individuals on the Internet for thirty days – that was him, and it’s now nine months […]



9 Reasons why you shouldn’t hire that web designer

If you’re a business owner, or have simply been wanting to set out on a new venture, chances are you’ve had to deal with pesky web designers. This variety of geek isn’t very difficult to find, but when it comes to good ones – the roster is pretty short. CSS Zone has put together a […]

Scan your files for viruses using VirusTotal

By Mark O’Neill For the past few years, I’ve been using AVG Anti-Virus to keep my computer safe from viruses, but deep down, I’m a pretty paranoid kind of guy. Even if AVG gives a file the all-clear, I’m often left wondering, what if AVG is wrong? What if AVG was sleeping on the job […]

A Revolution in Nanoelectronics: Nokia Morph Concept

The Nokia Morph is a flexible, two-piece concept device that can adapt its shape according to the task its user wants it to accomplish. Thanks to nanotechnology, Morph can sense its environment, harvest solar energy, and also clean itself automatically. Featured in The Museum of Modern Art “Design and The Elastic Mind” exhibition, the Morph […]

Momenta: The Microsoft parasite-like computer that attaches to your neck

Momenta, one of the finalists in Microsoft’s 2007-08 Next-Gen PC design competition, is a personal computer that attaches to your neck and records what it considers as “the most memorable moments of your life”. The device works by monitoring your heart rate, and as soon as it detects some kind of excitement in your day, […]

Free 2 Day Oracle DBA course

For those of you interested in learning more about the Oracle database system, we have a free 2 day course available for you in our IT resource center. In this course you will find detailed information on the tasks outlined in the chapters of the Oracle 2 Day DBA manual, including step-by-step instructions. List of […]