Longtime Slashdot reader necro81 writes: The New York Times has an occasional series called “Overlooked,” whereby notable people whose deaths were overlooked at the time receive the obituary they deserve. Their latest installment eulogizes Henrietta Swan Leavitt, who passed away in 1921 at age 53. From the report: “In the early 20th century, when Henrietta
Read MoreMicrosoft has officially confirmed that it will remove its old text editor, WordPad, from all editions of Windows, starting with Windows 11, version 24H2, and Windows Server 2025. Microsoft To Delete WordPad From Windows 11 In Version 24H2 For those unaware, in September 2023, Microsoft announced that it was deprecating WordPad, which meant it would
Read More“If you want to see what the cutting edge of next-gen clean energy innovation looks like, it’d be hard to find a place better than Texas,” Bill Gates wrote recently on his blog,” saying “amazing companies” are breaking ground across the state. “Each one represents a huge boon for the local economy, America’s energy security,
Read MoreWith a Samsung Galaxy Ring imminent and the Oura Ring 3 on more fingers by the day, it’s clear the smart ring trend is here to stay. Whether you want to track stats more covertly or you don’t want to be distracted by a colorful AMOLED display, there are plenty of reasons to consider this
Read MoreAmazon won’t let you engrave your AirTags with an adorable unicorn picture, but it will sell them to you starting at $24.99. | Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge Happy Saturday, folks! When Apple launched AirTags in 2021, it was a big moment for item trackers. Tile still dominated the landscape back then, however,
Read MoreApple has launched a new tutorial webpage featuring beginner resources for programming using Swift, Swift UI, and Xcode. Ahead of its annual Worldwide Developer Conference this June, “Develop in Swift Tutorials” has appeared on the the company’s developer website. It offers guides intended to encourage new would-be developers. The site is aimed at those with
Read MoreMacworld Earlier this month Apple released the new M3 MacBook Air with a surprise press release on Monday, March 4. That was notable for a couple of reasons: One, we expected Apple to hold a spring event this year, and two, they weren’t accompanied by new iPads. With no event, we thought new iPads would
Read MoreMacworld It’s official—WWDC24 will kick off on June 10 with Apple’s biggest keynote of the year. As always we’ll get a preview of what to expect from Apple’s OS updates coming this fall. That’s iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS—and likely some surprises along the way. With less than three months to go before
Read MoreImage: Atari Now that the miniature game console trend has already covered most of the biggest devices from Nintendo, Sega, and Sony, we’re starting to enter more niche territory. The Atari 400 Mini isn’t a rerelease of the company’s most recognizable console (that’d be the 2600). And it isn’t full of household names. But that’s
Read MoreA discussion came up on the Hackaday Discord PCB design channel about resistor networks, and it got me thinking about whether we (the hacker community) use them in designs or not. These handy devices often take the shape of an IC, SMD or otherwise, but between the pins are a bunch of resistors instead of
Read MoreIn November of 2021 America passed a “Bipartisan Infrastructure Law” which included $7.5 billion for up to 20,000 EV charging spots, or around 5,000 stations, notes the Washington Post (citing an analysis from the EV policy analyst group Atlas Public Policy). And new stations are now already open in Hawaii, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania,
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Read MorePlus: “MFA bombing” attacks target Apple users, Israel deploys face recognition tech on Gazans, AI gets trained to spot tent encampments, and OSINT investigators find fugitive Amond Bundy.
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQNpVYoj0JA About a month ago, I was attending MWC 2024 and I’d just gotten out of an FC Barcelona game. I was loitering around the Montjuic area when I decided to snap photos of the museum behind the Font Majica with my Galaxy S24 Ultra while the football crowds were dispersing. And I noticed something
Read MoreTime Machine is Apple’s backup system that automatically saves your Mac’s files. Here’s how to use the macOS file protection feature. Time Machine Time Machine is an app that Apple ships with macOS and that helps you make backups from your Mac to another storage device. Once upon a time, it worked best with a
Read MoreMacworld Update March 30: The B&H deal has ended but Amazon is selling a 16-inch model for greater savings. The M3 Pro MacBook Pro is a fine laptop but it’s not that much of an upgrade over last year’s model, especially when you can save a bundle.B&H Photo is selling the 14-inch M2 Pro MacBook
Read MoreDragon’s Dogma is a cool game, but it is not always obvious what’s going on, even though we think the devs think some things are more obvious than they actually are. One such area you may have gotten caught out in is, having completed the game and getting ready to embark upon its new game
Read MoreVladimir Putin has ordered Russia’s government to explore the development of a series of homegrown consoles to compete with PlayStation and Xbox. Game Rant reports: Russia has taken issue with Western games and developers in recent years, leading the country to threaten the banning of certain titles like Apex Legends and The Last of Us
Read MoreMacworld If you’re a developer or a business with web development needs, then you know how challenging it can be to align your team’s codes accurately and quickly. Fortunately, programming collaboration and help are within reach when you get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022. Microsoft Visual Studio Pro is a fully featured development environment and the first
Read MoreTwo climate journalists decided to decarbonize their home. Here’s what happened.
Read MoreAmateur radio license exams typically have a question about the bandwidths taken up by various modulation types. The concept behind the question is pretty obvious — as guardians of the spectrum, operators really should know how much space each emission type occupies. As a result, the budding ham is left knowing that continuous wave (CW)
Read MoreThe Witcher game series has been a slow burn for many and today, you’re likely skipping the first two iterations in favor of heading straight for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. This was the one that set the world alight and since then, anyone who has played it has been clambering for the next adventure.
Read MoreWhether you have an Android or an iPhone, Spotify is one such app that you can’t afford to miss. Spotify is a music streaming service available for all sorts of platforms. You can get the official Spotify app from the Apple App Store and enjoy music streaming on your iPhone. While the Spotify app for
Read MoreThese kitchen ideas for compact homes will make you the master of your domain, even if your domain is not much bigger than a butcher block.
Read MoreMacworld If you’re a developer or a business with web development needs, then you know how challenging it can be to align your team’s codes accurately and quickly. Fortunately, programming collaboration and help are within reach when you get Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2022. Microsoft Visual Studio Pro is a fully featured development environment and the first
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