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Microsoft has announced that Windows 7 support will end on January 14, 2020, a little over 16 months away – the clock is ticking! That does not mean that the Windows 7 operating system on your laptop or PC will cease to work. It means that there will be no support. Which support is actually…
Machine Translation of Chinese to English from Microsoft For me, one of the more enjoyable aspects of traveling in Belarus is that of the language. While a high percentage of the people there speak the national language of Belarussian, even more speak Russian. I am not fluent in Russian, but can obtain food and lodging,…
The high cost of security Throughout my simple July travels, I was frequently required to demonstrate by Passport who I was. When traveling, one is constantly aware of tools of security and surveillance, especially in airports. And for the most part, I was not troubled, but pleased at the great effort put forth to make…
Doctors inject lab-grown genes coupled with viruses to good result The equipment pictured here is likely more elaborate than that which the doctor used to treat me upon my return from Belarus. As I was preparing to travel to the Minsk airport, Wednesday morning August 1st, I had what turned out to be an irregularity…
International Travel – Many Security Points Consider the security of Lufthansa, the German Airline, who began biometric boarding at LAX, in April 2018. After standing in line to board a long time, I find it fascinating that Lufthansa boarded 350 people into their A380 in just about 20 minutes. We should all be so fortunate.…
Root and Source of New Technology Quantum physics describes the behavior of the smallest parts of matter. The development of the quantum theory by a cluster of European physicists in the early 20th century completely changed our understanding of how the physical world operates. Even then, the scientists didn’t all agree. In a 1926 letter to…
“What do we call you, Alliant?” Turns out, it is all the above. But to explain. Alliant is pleased to announce that the newest name for Alliant’s industry is, “Managed IT Services” (MITS). MSP is the acronym for Managed Service Provider. But “managed services” is a really broad field not specific enough to move the…
Scientists develop material that could regenerate dental enamel People with a low pain thresh-hold will welcome this new technology. They’ve developed a material that would regenerate dental enamel. Rebuilding your teeth on the spot. “Researchers at Queen Mary University of London have developed a new way to grow mineralised materials which could regenerate hard tissues…
Tipping point for voice-activated purchases Almost 7 months ago our world changed. In January of 2018, Google Think did some research to determine how voice-activated interaction with the Internet would change human behavior. Last December a large number of people gave and received voice-activated speakers during the holiday season. Once people develop routines that include…
Why no one answers their phone The phone company uses the term “land-line” to indicate an actual copper wire line going into the home to provide telephone service. Most of the world’s phones today are wireless. They communicate via land based towers without any connecting wires. This change in technology from land-line to wireless has…