First Laser Created
May 16, 1960
Physicist Theodore Maiman creates the first laser light, using a synthetic-ruby crystal device. He was not the first to develop the theories behind lasers nor first to app...
2022-05-16 18:57:46 +0000 UTC View PostHave patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.
-Saadi
2022-05-15 13:42:36 +0000 UTC View Post
May 15, 2001
Apple Computer announces plans to operate a chain of retail stores, opening twenty-five retail stores in the United States by the end of the year. Steve Jobs ...
2022-05-15 13:38:54 +0000 UTC View Post
May 13, 1985
The British rock band Dire Straits releases their fifth album, Brothers in Arms, which will become the first CD to sell over a million copies. It was the most successful ...
2022-05-13 15:26:30 +0000 UTC View PostAn effort made for the happiness of others lifts above ourselves.
-Lydia M. Child
2022-05-10 13:22:10 +0000 UTC View PostDo not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.
-Buddha
2022-05-06 01:38:45 +0000 UTC View Post
May 5, 1992
Id Software Inc. releases the game Wolfenstein 3D, the original first person shooter game for DOS computers. The game becomes an instant success, putting id...
2022-05-06 01:37:13 +0000 UTC View PostReading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
-Joseph Addison
2022-05-03 13:26:42 +0000 UTC View Post
Microsoft Acts Mousey
May 2, 1983
Microsoft introduces the Microsoft Mouse for IBM and IBM-compatible PCs. The mouse featured two buttons and is available by itself or will later be bundled with the new M...
2022-05-02 14:32:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe reward of suffering is experience.
-Harry S Truman
Think in the morning. Act in the noon. Eat in the evening. Sleep in the night.
-William Blake
2022-05-02 01:39:33 +0000 UTC View Post
GPS Gets Less Selective
May 1, 2000
The U.S. government removes Selective Availability from its Global Positioning System, improving the accuracy of civilian GPS devices from 100 meters to 20 meters ( 2022-05-02 01:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Life can't beat you up unless you let it. So don't back down. Be strong and stand up and fight for what you want. If you're afraid, act in spite of it. If you're angry, use it as passion. If you're hurt, give yourself time to heal and then bounce back with a robust spirit. Whatever it is, don't let it keep you down. Believe i...
2022-04-29 20:54:48 +0000 UTC View PostHuman nature is not black and white but black and grey.
-Graham Greene
2022-04-28 13:51:52 +0000 UTC View Post
iTunes Music Store Launched; Record Execs Wet Themselves
April 28, 2003
Apple Computer launches the iTunes Music Store. The store sells music for 99¢ a song for use with the Apple iPod and iTunes softwar...
2022-04-28 13:50:25 +0000 UTC View PostLife is going to present you with challenges. It’s inevitable. It’s up to you though, whether or not you want to let yourself succumb to them.
2022-04-28 13:00:21 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Wednesday! We just reached an incredible milestone yesterday. We reached 7.8 MILLION followers on TikTok! We just want to take a chance to say thank you for all the incredible support. When we first started this movement, all we wanted to do was to help people. We never imagined that it would grow into what it is today:...
2022-04-27 20:15:54 +0000 UTC View PostPerfection itself is imperfection.
-Vladimir Horowitz
2022-04-27 13:33:24 +0000 UTC View Post
Chernobyl Virus Melts Down PCs
April 26, 1999
The first known virus to target the flash BIOS of a PC, the CIH/Chernobyl Virus triggers on this day, erasing hard drives and disabling PCs primarily in Asia...
2022-04-27 13:32:10 +0000 UTC View PostInner peace begins the moment you choose to not allow another person or event to control your emotions.
2022-04-25 14:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostSome are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.
-William Shakespeare
2022-04-25 01:08:26 +0000 UTC View Post
April 24, 1984
On the same day in 1984, Apple introduces the Apple IIc computer, announces Mac sales numbers, and discontinues the Apple III line.
The Apple IIc was Apple...
2022-04-25 01:06:39 +0000 UTC View PostIve learned that who doesn't look for you, doesn't miss you. And who doesn't miss you, doesn't care for you. Destiny determines who enters your life but you decides who stays. That the truth hurts only once, but a lie hurts everytime you remember it. There are three things in life that leave and never return: words, time and ...
2022-04-24 15:08:49 +0000 UTC View Post'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all.
-Alfred Lord Tennyson
2022-04-21 13:24:39 +0000 UTC View Post
April 20, 1998
During the COMDEX Spring ’98 and Windows World shows in Chicago, a public demonstration of the soon-to-be released Windows 98 goes awry when Bill Gate...
2022-04-21 13:21:10 +0000 UTC View PostBeautiful people admire more than just good looks. Materialism isn't important and they find value in the simple things. They're down to earth, love to laugh and express appreciation for life's every day gestures. Rather than waste time bringing people down, they focus their energy on lifting others up. They admit when they'r...
2022-04-21 11:08:17 +0000 UTC View Post
Moore’s Law Published
April 19, 1965
Electronics magazine publishes an article by Gordon Moore, head of research and development for Fairchild Semiconductor and future co-founder of Intel, on the futur...
2022-04-20 01:08:24 +0000 UTC View PostEncourage me - I sometimes need a little push to get where I want to go
Uplift me - Your words are a powerful force
Love me - I feel it more through your actions
Respect me - Treat me the way you would have wanted to be treated as a child
Listen to me - I need to know that what I say is important...
2022-04-19 13:46:37 +0000 UTC View PostHow to Talk to Your Kids About Social Media
Some kids want to act like spending time on social media is just like hanging a massive sign on their bedroom door with the words “KEEP OUT!” written on it. They want social media to be their own personal space. But the fact of the matter is, it’s not always a safe space...
2022-04-19 02:42:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Osborne Executive Introduced
April 18, 1983
The Osborne Computer Corporation officially announced the Osborne Executive portable computer, the follow-up to its extremely successful Osborne 1. This is the ...
2022-04-18 22:56:05 +0000 UTC View Post
