Ars Technica has written a fascinating brief history of the GUI. Excerpt: The history of the development of the graphical user interface is a long and complicated tale. While it is easy to find individuals like Douglas Engelbart and Alan Kay who made great contributions to advancing the state of the art, the truth of [...]
Entries from May 5th, 2005
A Brief History Of The GUI
May 5th, 2005 · No Comments · Apple, Computers In General, Cool Geeky Stuff, Linux, Microsoft
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Pepsi Machine Hacking HOWTO
May 5th, 2005 · 1 Comment · Cool Geeky Stuff, Security
A couple of months ago we posted a link to a HOWTO on how to hack Coke machines. Well, someone who was inspired by that HOWTO has written his own short HOWTO on how to hack its cousin, the Pepsi vending machine. Excerpt: Getting into the debug menu is as simple as pressing buttons. Some [...]
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Google Launches Web Accelerator
May 5th, 2005 · 1 Comment · Google, Internet
Google has just released a new service called Google Web Accelerator. It basically comes down to the following: 1. What is Google Web Accelerator? Google Web Accelerator is an application that uses the power of Google’s global computer network to make web pages load faster. Google Web Accelerator is easy to use; all you have [...]
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