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The Start Of “More Noise”
On 18th July 1968, Intel was incorporated. These days, you’ll know them as the wildly successful manufacturer of microchips and indeed the processor that you’re using right now in whichever device you’re holding may well have “Intel Inside”. One of their big-breaks came when they correctly predicted that memory chips were going to have a…
“If We Were Supposed to Fly, God Would Have Given Us Wings”
On July 17, 1821, Spain ceded Florida to the United States. From this State, almost exactly 148 years later (July 16 1969), the first men to land on the moon were launched into space from Cape Canaveral, as part of the Apollo 11 Space Program. If you were around at the time, you may even…
How ‘Copilot’ Can Help Your Business
In this tech insight, we take a look at what Microsoft 365 Copilot is, how it is being used, and how it can help your business. What Is Copilot? Introduced in March 2023, Microsoft 365 Copilot is an AI assistant that’s embedded within the Microsoft 365 apps and services to help users save time and…
Millions Sign Up To Meta’s ‘Threads’ Twitter Competitor
Following the release of Meta’s alternative platform to Twitter called ‘Threads’, Meta’s head, Mark Zuckerberg, reports 100 million signups to the new platform in its first five days. What Is Threads? The Threads app, launched by Meta on 6 June, is a “text-based conversation app” that is a direct competitor to Twitter – it looks remarkably similar…
Apple Photo Stream Shutdown Warning
Those with photos and videos stored on Apple’s Photo Stream may wish to back them up elsewhere or lose them when Apple retire Photo Stream on 26 July. What Is Photo Stream? Apple’s Photo Stream was a feature introduced in 2011 as part of their iCloud service, which allowed users to sync and share photos…
1.5 Million Seat NHS IT Support Deal
Microsoft and NHS England have announced the signing of new five-year contract whereby Microsoft (via a major reseller) will roll out the Microsoft 365 cloud-based online productivity suite to 1.5 million NHS staff. Trusted Relationship Continues Coinciding with the 75th Anniversary of the NHS, Microsoft says the partnership, through a contract awarded to the reseller,…
Computers Before Keyboards
Computing was a lot more challenging before July 4th 1956 because that’s when MIT revolutionised their Whirlwind Computer … by introducing a keyboard ! Before that, interacting with computers was a laborious, time-consuming process. Programmers would offer instructions to these mammoth machines by the manual insertion of punched cards, an operation requiring meticulous accuracy. They…
How MSPs Can Use The ‘Baader Meinhof’ Illusion
The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon refers to the experience of encountering a concept or an object for the first time and then noticing it frequently afterwards. It is a cognitive bias where after being exposed to something new or unfamiliar, that information suddenly seems to appear with a higher frequency in one’s surroundings. The origin of the…
Voice Changers
In this insight, we look at ‘voice changers’, technology that lets users change and disguise their voices in real time and in playback. What Do They Do & How? Voice changing software (and hardware) alter the sound of a person’s voice in real-time or during playback. Voice changers can be implemented through software applications installed…
Why Is Apple The First $3 Trillion Company?
Following Apple recently becoming the first publicly traded company to close a trading day with a $3 trillion market value, we look at some of the main reasons for the company’s incredible popularity and growth. The First $3 Trillion Company Although Apple actually reached the $3 trillion market cap at the beginning of last year,…
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