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Origin of names of popular fonts
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HTML is not a programming language
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Erwise – world’s first graphical web browser
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The Internet was born at a defence organisation

Internet was born at ARPA, the Advanced Research Projects Agency, a part of the United States Department of Defense. Its direct pr [more...]

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WWW Basics

I’m sure you’ve been on the web for a substantial amount of time. But do you know what the web actually is? What is a web page [more...]

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Erwise – world’s first graphical web browser
Why is email so hard to get?
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Today's Quote

"The best way to predict the future is to invent it."
- Alan Kay American computer scientist known for his pioneering work on object-oriented programming and GUI design

Simple Tips

Several functions of the Earpod middle button
Use Google to convert units
Siri sets a timer for you
Use Siri to set an alarm

Today's Events [18 Apr]

Died: John Ambrose Fleming [1945]
Born: Clifton Hillegass [1918]
Died: Storm Thorgerson [2013]
Born: Audrey Tang [1981]

Jokes

Brian Klug came across an item on Amazon.com carrying a price of $3 billion with $3.99 shipping. Out of curiosity, he ordered it from the Amazon affiliate. The order was processed but later cancelled. The reason given was "unable to complete the order". [more...]