Computers And Education – The Information Revolution
As long ago as a couple of decades, the major reason for a family to purchase a computer was to help with the children's education. Whether it was because the computer could be used to type and print essays, or due to the specific programs that could be bought and used to aid the understanding of mathematics, history and other subjects, this was a way for children to learn. As time has gone on, and with the particular aid of the Internet, computers have continued to be a major part of the education of children, to the point where pretty much ...
How Computers Have Linked The World
It is very tricky to talk for a long time about computers without mentioning the Internet. The “web” has gone from being a small acorn a couple of decades ago to being arguably the tallest oak in any forest right now – and given the importance of the Internet in a number of fields, it does not seem likely that it will be surpassed in terms of influence any time soon. The Internet has changed our lives. There is so much that we know, think and see today that has either been caused by the online world, or has been heavily ...
Customised Computers – The Way Forward?
Buying a new computer is something that can be extremely simple or grossly complicated depending on how you want to go about it. When you buy your first computer, your best bet may be to go for one that is “boxed and ready”, and simply needs to be taken out of the box and plugged in, or set up with minimal fuss before you can use it properly. If you have been using computers for some time, however, you are more likely to know what you like and dislike in a PC, and may be able to make a more educated ...
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How Computers Have Linked The World
It is very tricky to talk for a long time about computers without mentioning the...
Customised Computers – The Way Forward?
Buying a new computer is something that can be extremely simple or grossly complicated...
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Is It A Computer? Is It A Phone? Wait, It Is Both… And More!
The development of technology over the years has been a source of wonder to many people, and during our lifetimes we will all see developments which will have us saying “I really never thought I would see the day…”. For people who remember a time when taking your computer to the car would have required multiple trips, the innovation of phones... [Read more of this article]
The Rise Of The Laptop Computer
One of the main elements of technological advance is that over time, any platform will be made smaller. As we had the telephone, now we have the mobile or cell phone. As we had the gramophone, so we invented the record player and eventually the compact disc. And inevitably, while computers started out being so large as to fill entire rooms, so they... [Read more of this article]
Computing And Language – A Marriage Made In Hell?
About twenty years ago, “computing language” meant one thing, and was something only comprehensible to trained programmers. Yet today, it is much more likely to refer to a type of slang that is used among online communities. This has brought mixed results, some of which may be good and others very, very bad. Some people will be familiar with “Leetspeak”... [Read more of this article]
The Simplification Of Personal Computers
Once upon a time, anyone who knew how to do anything with a computer beyond switching it on would have habitually been referred to as a “geek”. Certainly, if you spent any more than an hour a day using a computer for anything other than work, you would have been considered uncool. However, recently the use of computers has become something that... [Read more of this article]
Your PC – From Box To Desktop
As time goes on, any technological development will be refined and re-refined until it is automatic and can be operated by a trained monkey – and then it will be honed some more. As easy as we now find it to operate a personal computer, there was a time when it required a great deal of messing around to get it initially set up, and in many cases every... [Read more of this article]
Great Things About Computers #6: Writing
The development of easier-to-use personal computers has contributed immensely to the ever-greater quantity of writing being done in this day and age. Although opinion will naturally be divided on whether this is a good thing, it has certainly democratized the process considerably, meaning that more and more people can get their writing published or... [Read more of this article]
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