Day in Tech History
The Day in Technology History: Daily rundown of events in science, tech and geek. Find out what was released, happened in history: chronological order. This Podcast is produced 7 days a week.For the Tech History Geek in all of us. http://www.dayintechhistory.com
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August 28, 2008: Apple Clone Psystar Counter-sues Apple
2008 - Psystar came on the scene earlier in the ...
2008 - Psystar came on the scene earlier in the year with a machine that would contain Windows, Linux or Mac software. Of course, this has not been without controversy. Apple finally put together a lawsuit, but instead of Psystar accepting,
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August 27, 2008: Fake Mad Men Profiles Rule Twitter
2008- AMC asked for the takedown of some Fans of ...
2008- AMC asked for the takedown of some Fans of the TV Show "Mad Men" who decided to create Twitter profiles of the fictional characters. Don Draper, Peggy Olson, Pete Campbell and others were restored to their original stature. Of course,
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August 26, 2008: RIAA says Don’t Destroy Data!
2008 - Judge Neil Wake ruled: The Defendant - Jeffery ...
2008 - Judge Neil Wake ruled: The Defendant - Jeffery Howell had willfully and intentionally destroyed evidence related to his peer-to-peer activities after being notified of pending legal action by the RIAA. Furthermore, since it was done in bad faith,
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August 25, 1991: Linus Torvolds “What Would You Like to See Most in Minix”
1991 - Linus Torvalds mentions in a message on comp.os.minix ...
1991 - Linus Torvalds mentions in a message on comp.os.minix with the simple question: What would you like to see most in Minix This is the official announcement of the Linux project. Of course Ari Lemmke named it Linux after a while,
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August 24, 2011: Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO – 1995: Windows 95 Released
2011 - Steve Jobs, unable to continue due to failing ...
2011 - Steve Jobs, unable to continue due to failing health, officially puts his resignation in to Apple. He asks for his successor to be Tim Cook, then COO of Apple. The Board of Directors agree and announce the changing of CEO.
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August 23, 1999: Pyra Labs Launched Blogspot
Pyra Labs launched a program called "Blogspot" in 1999 that ...
Pyra Labs launched a program called "Blogspot" in 1999 that would let people run their own blogs. The program was bought by Google in 2003, and changed to Blogger in 2006.What is most interesting about this tidbit will be that I don't mention it in the...
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August 22, 565: A Monster in Loch Ness was Spotted!
OK, not really Tech, but kinda geeky:565 - St. Columba ...
OK, not really Tech, but kinda geeky:565 - St. Columba saves someone who was being attacked by a monster in Loch Ness. That will later become record as the first time Nesse was spotted. You can read about it in the book Life of St. Columba by Adamnan.
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August 21, 2001: Internet2 (aka RNP2) Connected
2001 - using a 45 MBs line, Brazil became part ...
2001 - using a 45 MBs line, Brazil became part of the Internet2, an internet connected to multiple academics. The connection went from Rio de Janerio to Miami Fl. Internet2 member rolls included over 200 higher education institutions,
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August 20, 2008: Apple’s iPhone 3G Antenna Issue
2008 - When the 3G iPhone released, some people started ...
2008 - When the 3G iPhone released, some people started complaining about the connection. Apple wasn't saying anything. An independant company stated that the "Infineon" chip that helped control 3G was to blame for the issue.
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August 19, 2003: Sobig.F Virus Discovered,2004: Google Stock Starts Trading
2004 - 19,605,052 Google shares (GOOG) went on sale at ...
2004 - 19,605,052 Google shares (GOOG) went on sale at $85 a share. Google wanted $135, however, US regulators approved the float at $85. Google raised $1.67 billion - giving them a 23 billion dollar market capitalization. - [stock GOOG] -
