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Technology 101: Floppy Disk Revolution: Why 1.44 MB Changed Everything

Floppy Disk Computing Storage

The floppy disk was a portable magnetic storage medium introduced by IBM in 1971. Initially, an 8-inch flexible disk encased in a cardboard jacket holding about 80 KB of data, it evolved into the rigid 5.25-inch version (up to 1.2 MB) in the late 1970s and the ubiquitous 3.5-inch hard-shell format (1.44 MB standard) by the mid-1980s, popularized by Apple’s Macintosh and Sony’s design. Data was written and read via a spinning disk coated with magnetic material, accessed through a sliding metal shutter, making it ideal for transferring files, distributing software, and booting systems. Image source: Wikimedia/George Chernilevsky

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Know Your Car Basics 101: The Essential Guide to Car Dashboard Warning Lights

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While the exact number can vary slightly depending on your car’s make, model, and year, modern vehicles typically have dozens of warning lights on the dashboard. These lights serve various purposes, from alerting you to critical issues requiring immediate attention to indicating that a particular system is active. To get a precise understanding of all the lights in your specific vehicle, it’s always best to consult your car’s owner’s manual. It will provide a detailed explanation of each symbol and the appropriate actions to take when it illuminates. Image source: https://www.businessinsider.my)

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Technology 101: The Illusive Blue LED – From Myth to Reality

Blue LED light emitting diodes Electrical Electricity Computing

The blue LED, a pivotal innovation in lighting technology, was developed in the early 1990s by Shuji Nakamura, along with Isamu Akasaki and Hiroshi Amano. This invention was significant enough to earn them the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2014. Blue LEDs are essential because they have a higher energy gap, allowing for the production of blue light, which, when combined with red and green LEDs, can create white light. This advancement has led to energy-efficient lighting solutions that are revolutionizing industries and consumer products worldwide. Photo by panumas nikhomkhai

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Gaming 101: Diablo Immortal – A Great Stress Buster

Diablo Immortal Game Blizzard

The infamous dashboard of the Diablo II gameplay where you have the life level on one side and the manna level on the other side with endless fights, rewards, and upgrades of skills has now been revised in the Diablo Immortal. Image source: Blizzard

Disclaimer: Some of the contents in this post were generated using ChatGPT

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Gaming 101: Chess – Deep In Strong Strategies & Tactics Thoughts

Chess Game Gaming

A long time ago before we started playing the well-known game of strategy, chess, we played checkers in our old neighbourhood as it was simpler to play. It was difficult to play chess initially as different pieces on the board have different modes of movement and also because there was no one to teach us the right way to play. Photo by Simón Arroyave.

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Technology 101: Brilliant & Creative 3D Rendering Challenge

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I have always been fascinated by the brilliance and creativity of 3D modelling & rendering using computers ever since I have gotten freeware but rather primitive computer-aided design (CAD) software many years ago. Photo by Uzunov Rostislav from Pexels.

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Gaming 101: Playing Tactical Realistic Military Game War Scenarios

Gran Turismo 7 Game Realism Military

Military shooter games these days is fast becoming so realistic and tactical, you can no longer simply switch on and shoot blindly. The war scenarios can be as real as an actual war scenario.

In the same manner, Polyphony Digital will soon be launching PlayStation all-time favourite and the next iteration in the Gran Turismo series, the Gran Turismo 7. The realism of the cars in this latest series is a galaxy away from my PlayStation game, Gran Turismo 2. Image source: Gran Tourismo.

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Education 101: Teaching Exciting Maths to Kids

Conrad Wolfram Maths Teaching Mathematics

(Why teaching maths have to be so boring so says Conrad Wolfram who runs the worldwide arm of Wolfram Research, the mathematical lab behind the cutting-edge knowledge engine Wolfram Alpha. Image source: Wikipedia)

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Tech News 101: Rebooting the Internet Under Attack

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(The smart cards that are going to be a lifeline when the internet comes down and needs someone to reboot it back to normal. Image source: The Guardian)

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Technology 101: Making DVD Ripping Easy

DVD Movie

As technology evolves, the media storing movies also changes from VHS cassettes, VCD, DVD and now softcopy files that can be stored in a thumb drive. Photo by Agostino Toselli from Pexels

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Tech News 101: My Latest Improved Desktop Themes

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Did I mention that I got a new laptop when I came back from Kabul? I think I did, haha. Anyway, with plenty of “RAM” to spare, my fingers have been itching for a complete makeover of the desktop.

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Tech News 101: My 10 Golden Rules On Computing

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(Definition of computing is an act of operating & using a computer and I guess soon the word “act” maybe need to replaced with the word “art”.Glasbergen’s cartoon says it all. Cartoon source: http://www.glasbergen.com/)

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