Category Archives: Tech

What Does a System Administrator Do?

What Does a System Administrator Do? What is a system administrator? Well, look at the title. Administrator of systems. A system administrator takes care of systems. Now, most people read “system” to mean an individual computer, and think that all asysadmin does is … Continue reading

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July 27, 2012 13th Annual System Administrator Appreciation Day

A sysadmin unpacked the server for this website from its box, installed an operating system, patched it for security, made sure the power and air conditioning was working in the server room, monitored it for stability, set up the software, … Continue reading

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Clog-Free Inkjet Printer Inspired by the Human Eye

“The eye and an ink jet nozzle have a common problem: they must not be allowed to dry while, simultaneously, they must open,” explains Jae Wan Kwon, associate professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Missouri. Kwon, … Continue reading

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Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why the Original Star Trek’s Enterprise is the Best. Starship. Ever.

Acclaimed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was in attendance at the most recent Starship Smackdown—an anual end-of-Comic-Con tradition wherein a posse of high-profile in-the-know space nerds debate one another of the best starship of all time. Tyson’s emphatic defense of the … Continue reading

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Scientists Develop Nanoparticle Which Completely Destroys Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C now kills more Americans than HIV and, while there’s increasing progress towards finding a reliable vaccine, results can’t come soon enough. Now, researchers have developed a nanoparticle that effectively eradicates hepatitis C 100 percent of the time. Researchers … Continue reading

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Tiny Rooftop Turbine Could Make Urban Wind Farms A Reality

There’s a reason that wind farms are placed offshore rather than in urban areas—the turbines are typically huge, difficult to erect, and need a solid sustained gust to produce any meaningful amount of current. This prototype, on the other hand, … Continue reading

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Microsoft Just Lost Money For the First Time Ever

Microsoft just posted its fourth quarter results, and for the first time since the tech giant was founded, it lost money. But this isnt necessarly all doom and gloom the beginning of the end—not yet anyway.Microsoft hasnt had the best … Continue reading

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9 Ways to Cut Your Smartphone Data Bill

As the average webpage/image/file on the internet has grown, most folks monthly allowance for mobile bandwidth has gotten smaller. Exceptions: Sprint users and those grandfathered into an unlimited plan. Today, its extremely easy to use a gigabyte of data in … Continue reading

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AT&T unveils Mobile Share, lets you add 10 devices to a single plan — Engadget

We knew it was coming and even Ralph de la Vega himself publicly admitted that it was in the pipeline, but today AT&T has whipped the covers from its new shared data plans. Mobile Share will enable customers to use … Continue reading

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iPad prototype renderings from early-2000s revealed in Apple / Samsung court filings updated — Engadget

Its a strange bit of history that the concept of an Apple tablet led to what we know as the first iPhone. Its a fact that Steve Jobs made mention of back in 2010, at an appearance at All Things … Continue reading

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