Its a hard disk in 1956….
HDD with 5MB storage in 1956.
In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data.
Start appreciating your 1 GB memory stick!
Read MoreWalt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal has put together a nice review video of Apple’s new operating system, “Leopard”.
Now I don’t necessarily agree with his closing comments about Leopard being better than Vista, but I do agree that Leopard has definately proven themselves when it comes to that ‘Wow’ effect. Vista has that 3D window scrolling thingie, and the glossy corners etc, but Leopard has a huuuge array of features that all have that Wow effect. …
Read MoreIf a packet hits a pocket on a socket at a port,
And the bus is interrupted as a very last resort,
And the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort,
Then the packet pocket socket has an error to report.
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash,
And the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash,
And your data are corrupted ‘cos the index doesn’t hash,
Then your situation’s hopeless and your system’s gonna crash!
If the label on the …
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You are at a bar or club and you suddenly realise you recognize someone. You can’t figure out how and then it dawns on you… You have never met this person before, but have spent a considerable amount of time lookingat their facebook!
After meeting someone your conversation somehow leads to - “So, are you on Facebook?”
You do not call people anymore, you post comments and send messages through facebook.
You determine how cool people …
I’m not sure if these ads are airing in South Africa - I dont watch much TV… But when I was in the states these ‘Hi, I’m a Mac… Hi, I’m a PC’ ads were all the rage. They’re really very clever and the advertising company that came up with the ideas for these definately needs a pat on the back for their creative work here. **sidenote - I wonder if they use Mac or PC?**…
Read MoreNever in my life have my eyes been so pleasured by a car. Sure, I’ve raced with it on Need for Speed, Carbon… but oh my… I’m borderline speechless at the almost sexual nature of this car. It’s honestly the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen on 4 wheels. Zero - 100km/h in 4.4 seconds is achieved by the 4.2L V8 FSI engine, and by the fact that its one of the few cars you’ll find nowadays with an Aluminium Frame. Whoa! All that power and half the weight.
Honestly… I really haven’t ever seen a car this sexy…
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Read MoreHow cool is this! I’ve seen some funky bridges in my time - including the swinging bridge at the Cape Town Waterfront that apparently won some design awards. But I think this one takes the cake, or swings the bridge…which ever you prefer.
This funky bridge rolls up like a shongololo in order to open the way for water traffic. Made of wood and steel it doesn’t look like anything special until it rolls itself up.
Rather than a conventional opening …
The Glass Bridge Construction of the SkyWalk began March of 2004 and is estimated to be completed by 4th quarter of 2006.
Glass Bridge will be suspended 4,000 feet above the Colorado River on the very edge of the Grand Canyon. On May 2005, the final test was conducted and the structure passed engineering requirements by 400 percent, enabling it to withstand the weight of 71 fully loaded Boeing 747 airplanes (more than 71 million pounds).
The bridge will be able to …
Read MoreI wanna start two new regular features on The Yellow Llama. Firstly, I want to have a monthly post that showcase the best of the new gadgets I’ve seen that month. If you guys come across new funky stuff, feel free to email me during the month and submit your own favorites.
Secondly, I’ve seen a number of sites doing this (although I believe the original was Brainfuel) and I’ve decided to give it a go, now that …
Read MoreWe’ve come far in the world of Cell phones, consider the very sexy Motorola Pebble for example…
But we still have a ways to go and here’s two ideas that could make life even better…
1. (Courtesy of my very techno-backward mother) Meeting updates ::
We think that many cell phone users would be happy if, just like in MS outlook, you could SMS someone a meeting request, like a business card or normal SMS, which when accepted would update …
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Its a hard disk in 1956.... HDD with 5MB storage in 1956. In September 1956 IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD). The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data. Start appreciating your 1 GB memory ...
For the last 4 or 5 years that I've been using WordPress, I've managed to pick up a good few tips and tricks. 90% of my clients are sites who require content management systems, not blogs. And thus I've been able to create highly tweaked ...
A blind man wanders into an all-girls biker bar by mistake. He finds his way to a bar stool and orders some coffee. After sitting there for awhile, he yells to the waiter, 'Hey, you want to hear a blonde joke? The bar immediately falls absolutely silent. ...
Best part is when the dog looks up at the cat like... WTF are you doing...
Kulula is an Airline with head office situated in Johannesburg. Kulula airline attendants make an effort to make the in-flight "safety lecture" and announcements a bit more entertaining. Here are some Real examples that have been heard or reported: On a Kulula flight, (there is no assigned seating, ...
