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Seagate Encrypting Hard Drives Offered By ASI
ASI has announced that it will begin offering Seagate’s encrypted hard disks on some of it’s laptop PCs later this month. This comes amidst growing concerns about PC security from the corporate sector – several high profile incidents have led to businesses seeking a more secure solution to portable computing.
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Ancient Rome Inventors – Spurius Carvilius Ruga
Spurius Carvilius Ruga was an ancient Roman Freedman who lived around either 600 BCE or 230 BCE. It is rather unclear on the specifics. He is best known for inventing the letter “G“, which was introduced into the Roman alphabet rather quickly because until that point “C” had been used for both “k” and “g” sounds.
Other distinctions Ruga can claim are being the first recorded person in history to open a private elementary school. It was actually during this time that he dropped the letter “Z” and added “G”, because the “dz” sound that “Z” was used for was deemed unneeded.
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Quotes About Inventions – Quotes From Inventors
Inventors seem to have something about them that many others don’t. That little bit of creativity that, if they were never to invent something, would make them seem a little bit… off. But history seems to forgive the idiosyncracies of the geniuses, and not so genius among us who come up with innovations.
Thomas Edison has been attributed with a number of interesting quotes.
I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
Genius is one per cent inspiration, ninety-nine per cent perspiration.
Edison seems to be of the opinion that to create truly amazing inventions, all you really need to do is work hard and don’t give up.
Einstein was also known to have a few interesting things to say:
Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.
One of the best quotes ever.
One of the most famous quotes comes from Ben Franklin:
Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
You may not agree with the sentiment, but it is one of the most quoted statements in American history.
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Sony Creating Video Walkman To Rival iPod
Better late then never, eh Sony? A short 18 months, which is an eternity in the world of technology, after Apple launched its video iPod, Sony is finally releasing it’s own version of a video walkman.
Called the NW-A800 series, it will go on sale in Europe in April of this year. There are plans to release the walkman in other markets as well, but the exact dates have not been announced.
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