Category Archives: Computing

Watson takes on Jeopardy Champions

Posted on February 14, 2011 by dkohn96

IBM’s Watson is challenging the two best human Jeopardy Champions. Will a computer prove it can beat humans at this popular game show? Tonight (ooops missed it) and the next two nights watch Jeopardy to find out. Nova did a … Continue reading →

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XP Compatibility on WINDOWS 7

Posted on June 2, 2010 by dkohn96

Like many, I have a lot of old programs. I have one that I have to have, but when I switch to WIN 7 that program CRASHED WIN 7 when I installed it. Obviously it is not compatible. But Windows … Continue reading →

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One Laptop Per Child – XO-3

Posted on May 27, 2010 by dkohn96

The One Laptop Per Child group is at it again, this time announcing a Tablet PC for hopefully under $100. Cnet reports that Marvell Technologies will partner with the OLPC group to create the necessary hardware. Here is a video … Continue reading →

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Inventor of the Altair Dies at 68

Posted on April 5, 2010 by dkohn96

H. Edward Roberts, PC Pioneer, Dies at 68 New York Times By STEVE LOHR Published: April 2, 2010 Not many people in the computer world remembered H. Edward Roberts, not after he walked away from the industry more than three … Continue reading →

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TRON Returns

Posted on March 13, 2010 by dkohn96

Just saw the first trailer for “TRON Legacy” which will come out in Dec 2010. If you are not as old as me, you might not remember the original TRON which came out in 1982 and was the first movie … Continue reading →

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German Concept Laptop

Posted on February 23, 2010 by dkohn96

I want one!!!!!!!!!

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UofM Computer Science Department Open House Dec. 10

Posted on December 7, 2009 by dkohn96

The week of Dec. 6-12 will be Computer Science Education Week, as declared by President Barack Obama. To celebrate, the computer science department will host an open house Thursday, Dec. 10, from 2 until 6 p.m. in Dunn Hall. The … Continue reading →

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IBM aims to simulate brain’s abilities with computer system

Posted on November 19, 2009 by dkohn96

An IBM Research-led cognitive computing team claims advances in large-scale cortical simulation and a new algorithm that synthesizes neurological data, two major milestones that indicate the feasibility of building a cognitive computing chip. By Suzanne Deffree, Managing Editor, News — … Continue reading →

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“Go” Programming Langauge

Posted on November 10, 2009 by dkohn96

Google Launches New Programming Language: Go By: Darryl K. Taft 2009-11-10 Google has introduced a new programming language, known as Go, that is aimed at being fast, productive and fun for developers to use. Google officials described Go as an … Continue reading →

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Wii Controllers

Posted on August 29, 2009 by dkohn96

Just stumbled upon some great info about using the Wii remote and balance board with Linux and just had to save it! There has to be so neat projects you can do with that kind of technology available. Use Wii … Continue reading →

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