Podcasts about universal serial bus

This week we talk about the Marshall Plan, standardization, and USB.We also discuss artificial intelligence, Anthropic, and protocols.Recommended Book: Fuzz by Mary RoachTranscriptIn the wake of WWII, the US government implemented the European Recovery Program, more commonly known as the Marshall Plan, to help Western Europe recover from a conflict that had devastated the afflicted countries' populations, infrastructure, and economies.It kicked off in April of 1948, and though it was replaced by a successor program, the Mutual Security Act, just three years later in 1951—which was similar to the Marshall Plan, but which had a more militant, anti-communism bent, the idea being to keep the Soviets from expanding their influence across the continent and around the world—the general goal of both programs was similar: the US was in pretty good shape, post-war, and in fact by waiting to enter as long as it did, and by becoming the arsenal of the Allied side in the conflict, its economy was flourishing, its manufacturing base was all revved up and needed something to do with all the extra output capacity it had available, all the resources committed to producing hardware and food and so on, so by sharing these resources with allies, by basically just giving a bunch of money and assets and infrastructural necessities to these European governments, the US could get everybody on side, bulwarked against the Soviet Union's counterinfluence, at a moment in which these governments were otherwise prone to that influence; because they were suffering and weaker than usual, and thus, if the Soviets came in with the right offer, or with enough guns, they could conceivably grab a lot of support and even territory. So it was considered to be in everyone's best interest, those who wanted to keep the Soviet Union from expanding, at least, to get Europe back on its feet, posthaste.So this program, and its successor program, were highly influential during this period, and it's generally considered to be one of the better things the US government has done for the world, as while there were clear anti-Soviet incentives at play, it was also a relatively hands-off, large-scale give-away that favorably compared with the Soviets' more demanding and less generous version of the same.One interesting side effect of the Marshall Plan is that because US manufacturers were sending so much stuff to these foreign ports, their machines and screws and lumber used to rebuild entire cities across Europe, the types of machines and screws and lumber, which were the standard models of each in the US, but many of which were foreign to Europe at the time, became the de facto standard in some of these European cities, as well.Such standards aren't always the best of all possible options, sometimes they stick around long past their period of ideal utility, and they don't always stick, but the standards and protocols within an industry or technology do tend to shape that industry or technology's trajectory for decades into the future, as has been the case with many Marshall Plan-era US standards that rapidly spread around the world as a result of these giveaways.And standards and protocols are what I'd like to talk about today. In particular a new protocol that seems primed to shape the path today's AI tools are taking.—Today's artificial intelligence, or AI, which is an ill-defined type of software that generally refers to applications capable of doing vaguely human-like things, like producing text and images, but also somewhat superhuman things, like working with large data-sets and bringing meaning to them, are developing rapidly, becoming more potent and capable seemingly every day.This period of AI development has been in the works for decades, and the technologies required to make the current batch of generative AI tools—the type that makes stuff based on libraries of training data, deriving patterns from that data and then coming up with new stuff based on the prompting of human users—were originally developed in the 1970s, but the transformer, which was a fresh approach to what's called deep learning architectures, was first proposed in 2017 by a researcher at Google, and that led to the development of the generative pre-trained transformer, or GPT, in 2018.The average non-tech-world person probably started to hear about this generation of AI tools a few years later, maybe when the first transformer-based voice and image tools started popping up around the internet, mostly as novelties, or even more likely in late-2022 when OpenAI released the first version of ChatGPT, a generative AI system attached to a chatbot interface, which made these sorts of tools more accessible to the average person.Since then, there's been a wave of investment and interest in AI tools, and we've reached a point where the seemingly obvious next-step is removing humans from the loop in more AI-related processes.What that means in practice is that while today these tools require human prompting for most of what they do—you have to ask an AI for a specific image, then ask it to refine that image in order to customize it for your intended use-case, for instance—it's possible to have AI do more things on their own, working from broader instructions to refine their creations themselves over multiple steps and longer periods of time.So rather than chatting with an AI to come up with a marketing plan for your business, prompting it dozens or hundreds of times to refine the sales copy, the logo, the images for the website, the code for the website, and so on, you might tell an AI tool that you're building a business that does X and ask it to spin up all the assets that you need. From there, the AI might research what a new business in that industry requires, make all the assets you need for it, go back and tweak all those assets based on feedback from other AI tools, and then deploy those assets for you on web hosting services, social media accounts, and the like.It's possible that at some point these tools could become so capable in this regard that humans won't need to be involved at all, even for the initial ideation. You could ask an AI what sorts of businesses make sense at the moment, and tell it to build you a dozen minimum viable products for those businesses, and then ask it to run those businesses for you—completely hands off, except for the expressing your wishes part, almost like you're working with a digital genie.At the moment, components of that potential future are possible, but one of the main things standing in the way is that AI systems largely aren't agentic enough, which in this context means they need a lot of hand-holding for things that a human being would be capable of doing, but which they largely, with rare exceptions, aren't yet, and they often don't have the permission or ability to interact with other tools required to do that kind of building—and that includes things like the ability to create a business account on Shopify, but also the ability to access and handle money, which would be required to set up business and bank accounts, to receive money from customers, and so on.This is changing at a rapid pace, and more companies are making their offerings accessible to specific AI tools; Shopify has deployed its own cluster of internal AI systems, for instance, meant to manage various aspects of a business its customers perch on its platform.What's missing right now, though, is a unifying scaffolding that allows these services and assets and systems to all play nice with each other.And that's the issue the Model Context Protocol is meant to address.The Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is a standard developed by AI company Anthropic, and it's open and designed to be universal. The company intends for it to be the mycelium that connects large language model-based AI to all sorts of data and tools and other systems, a bit like the Hypertext Transfer Protocol, or HTTP, allows data on the web to be used and shared and processed, universally, in a standardized way, and to dip back into the world of physical objects, how standardized shipping containers make global trade a lot more efficient because everyone's working with the same sized boxes, cargo vessels, and so on.The Universal Serial Bus standard, usually shorthanded as USB, is also a good comparison here, as the USB was introduced to replaced a bunch of other standards in the early days of personal computing, which varied by computer maker, and which made it difficult for those makers, plus those who developed accessories, to make their products accessible and inexpensive for end-users, as you might buy a mouse that doesn't work with your specific computer hardware, or you might have a cable that fits in the hole on your computer, but doesn't send the right amount of data, or provide the power you need.USB standards ensured that all devices had the same holes, and that a certain basic level of data and power transmission would be available. And while this standard has since fractured a bit, a period of many different types of USB leading to a lot of confusion, and the deployment of the USB C standard simplying things somewhat, but still being a bit confounding at times, as the same shaped plug may carry different amounts of data and power, despite all that, it has still made things a lot easier for both consumers and producers of electronic goods, as there are fewer plugs and charger types to purchase, and thus less waste, confusion, and so on. We've moved on from the wild west era of computer hardware connectivity into something less varied and thus, more predictable and interoperable.The MCP, if it's successful, could go on to be something like the USB standard in that it would serve as a universal connector between various AI systems and all the things you might want those AI systems to access and use.That might mean you want one of Anthropic's AI systems to build you a business, without you having to do much or anything at all, and it may be capable of doing so, asking you questions along the way if it requires more clarity or additional permissiosn—to open a bank account in your name, for instance—but otherwise acting more agentically, as intended, even to the point that it could run social media accounts, work with manufacturers of the goods you sell, and handle customer service inquiries on your behalf.What makes this standard a standout compared to other options, though—and there are many other proposed options, right now, as this space is still kind of a wild west—is that though it was developed by Anthropic, which originally made it to work with its Claude family of AI tools, it has since also been adopted by OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and several of the other largest players in the AI world.That means, although there are other options here, all with their own pros and cons, as was the case with USB compared to other connection options back in the day, MCP is usable with many of the biggest and most spendy and powerful entities in the AI world, right now, and that gives it a sort of credibility and gravity that the other standards don't currently enjoy.This standard is also rapidly being adopted by companies like Block, Apollo, PayPal, CloudFlare, Asana, Plaid, and Sentry, among many, many others—including other connectors, like Zapier, which basically allows stuff to connect to other stuff, further broadening the capacity of AI tools that adopt this standard.While this isn't a done deal, then, there's a good chance that MCP will be the first big connective, near-universal standard in this space, which in turn means many of the next-step moves and tools in this space will need to work with it, in order to gain adoption and flourish, and that means, like the standards spread around the world by the Marshall Plan, it will go on to shape the look and feel and capabilities, including the limitations, of future AI tools and scaffoldings.Show Noteshttps://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2025/04/mcp-the-new-usb-c-for-ai-thats-bringing-fierce-rivals-together/https://blog.cloudflare.com/remote-model-context-protocol-servers-mcp/https://oldvcr.blogspot.com/2025/05/what-went-wrong-with-wireless-usb.htmlhttps://arxiv.org/html/2504.16736v2https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Context_Protocol#cite_note-anthropic_mcp-1https://github.com/modelcontextprotocolhttps://www.anthropic.com/news/integrationshttps://www.theverge.com/2024/11/25/24305774/anthropic-model-context-protocol-data-sourceshttps://beebom.com/model-context-protocol-mcp-explained/https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/26/openai-adopts-rival-anthropics-standard-for-connecting-ai-models-to-data/https://techcrunch.com/2025/04/09/google-says-itll-embrace-anthropics-standard-for-connecting-ai-models-to-data/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generative_artificial_intelligencehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USBhttps://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/marshall-planhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Planhttps://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45079https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/marshall-planhttps://www.history.com/articles/marshall-plan This is a public episode. 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USB, or Universal Serial Bus, has been a feature of braille displays for over twenty years. Originally a standard for connectivity, it has evolved over time to also provide power and charging capabilities. However, if USB is supposed to be Universal, why are some chargers faster than others, and why won't some chargers and cables work at all? On Tuesday 29 October 2024, we unravelled the answer to this far from straightforward question. Along the way, we covered: A brief history of USB Common USB connecters and how to tell the difference between them How and when the USB cable you use may impact performance What happens behind the scenes when you connect your braille display to a USB charger What to look for when buying replacement cables and chargers Whether or not a power bank is a viable solution for charging your braille display on the go Things to try if your braille display won't charge The session was presented by Mobeen Iqbal from Taira Technology, an independent provider of bespoke and specialist hardware, software and support solutions. Mo has over fifteen years' experience working with hardware of all shapes and sizes, from custom-built desktop and laptop computers to TV set top boxes and remote controls, and has a passion for improving the ease of use of technology for blind and partially sighted people. Links from Mo About Taira Technology Energrid Accessible Power Banks Comments in the Chat from Andrew Flatres There are trade offs with having replacements batteries. In addition most braille displays have to have a medical certification which also plays a big role on deciding a replacement battery. EU parliament has voted on a law that will require User replaceable batteries. I believe this should be in force by 2027. From a HumanWare perspective, we want to ensure products have a good life battery span and made light. An approach like the BI 20x where the battery is replaceable but held with two Phillips screw. We also have to consider battery collaboration. To respond to the medical certification, I will try and get a response from our team on this. This is a really good discussion.

Die Schnittstelle USB-C ist praktisch, aber im Detail kompliziert. Den aktuellen Stand und was bald kommt verrät Folge 2024/6 des Podcasts Bit-Rauschen.

In dieser Woche sprechen Stella-Sophie Wojtczak, Elisabeth Urban und Caspar von Allwörden über USB-C. Was auf den ersten Blick nach einem sehr trockenen Thema klingt, ist auf den zweiten Blick dann doch spannender als man denkt. Denn USB-C ist leider nicht gleich USB-C.

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Στη διαφάνεια κι ακόμη παραπέρα. Πάντα με Universal Serial Bus. Επικοινωνία με την εκπομπή: Email | Facebook Group | Twitter Λεωνίδας Μαστέλλος: Facebook | Twitter | Spotify Μάνος Βέζος: The Vez | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Apple Music Introducing iMac - Apple Apple iMac G3/233 Original - Bondi (Rev. A & B) Specs iMac at 20: 10 iMac facts and history in pictures iMac infographic

EdTech #363 - USB (Universal Serial Bus) https://millenniumedu.org/s4-t1_sub-theme-1-document-1-education-hardware/

Welcome to TechTime Radio with Nathan Mumm, the show that makes you go "Hummmm" Technology news of the week for April 17th  – April 23rd,  2022.Today on the show, Jack Dorsey says; the Twitter board has always been a 'dysfunction of the company' while Musk looks to take over Twitter. Next, we have our guest James Riddle back on the show talking about brain mapping and testing in outer space, all while the US appeals court reaffirms that Web scraping is legal. Finally, this week, we have our listener's favorite segment, "Letters." In addition, we have our standard features, including "This Week in Technology," | "Mike's Mesmerizing Moment," and, of course, our "Pick of the Day" whiskey tasting. So sit back, raise a glass, and Welcome to TechTime with Nathan Mumm.  Episode 97:   --- [Now on Today's Show]:--- [Top Stories In The First Five Minutes]:Jack Dorsey says; the Twitter board has always been 'dysfunction of the company' - https://tinyurl.com/2p8htjj2Hubble Celebrates 32nd Birthday With Glorious Gaggle of Galaxies - https://tinyurl.com/36rs7v8d Web scraping is legal, US appeals court reaffirms - https://tinyurl.com/3f6fnaht --- [Pick of the Day - Whiskey Tasting Review]:Larceny Barrel Proof, C921 | 122.6 PROOF | $60.00+ --- [Ask the Expert with James Riddle]: James Riddle our TechTime Radio expert is talking today about the neuroscience of our brain in space. --- [This Week in Technology]:April 20, 1998Windows 98 is Plug and … Whoa?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 Gates' assistant causes the operating system to crash after plugging in a scanner. Instead of showing the plug-and-play capabilities, they were trying to demonstrate, a “Blue Screen of Death” is visible to the entire audience which immediately erupts in laughter. After several seconds, Bill Gates famously responded, “That must be why we're not shipping Windows 98 yet.”Mr. Gates was attempting to demonstrate its support for the new hardware technology, the Universal Serial Bus.It is provided through a feature known as 'plug and play' - lampooned by its critics as 'plug and pray' when it was first introduced in Windows 95.--- [Marc's Mumbles Whiskey Details]: --- [Letters]:Mike and Nathan share this week's informative emails that were received during the week. This includes scams, phishing emails, and all-out mistruths disguised as legitimate emails. --- [Mike's Mesmerizing Moment brought to us by StoriCoffee®]: --- [Pick of the Day]:Larceny Barrel Proof, C921 | 122.6 PROOF | $60.00+ Mike: Thumbs Up Nathan: Thumbs Down 

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Sejam bem-vindos ao milésimo quingentésimo nonagésimo sexto Spin de Notícias, o seu giro diário de informações científicas... em escala sub-atômica. E nesse Spin de Notícias falaremos sobre...Tecnologia!! *Este episódio, assim como tantos outros projetos vindouros, só foi possível por conta do Patronato do SciCast. Se você quiser mais episódios assim, contribua conosco!*

Foundations of Amateur Radio A little while ago I mentioned in passing that I was considering implementing a parrot repeater to help determine how your radio is performing. Discussion afterwards revealed that not everyone had the same picture in mind, so I thought I'd share with you some of what I'm considering and why. Most of the modern radio landscape revolves around hooking a computer up to some type of radio frequency capable device. Commonly it's the audio and control signals that travel between computer and radio, but there are plenty of examples where raw data makes the journey, like in the case of an RTL-SDR dongle. That journey is increasingly made using USB, the cable, not the sideband, and limits are based around the maximum speed that a Universal Serial Bus has. Essentially the amount of data that you can process is limited by how fast your computer can talk to the radio. For my parrot repeater, I'm imagining a device that can receive RF from any radio and process that signal to determine what the centre frequency is, the deviation, stability, the mode, what ever parameters I end up being able to determine, a whole other discussion on its own. In response, the idea is that the device generates a report and either presents that using text to speech, or as a web-page, or both. Using traditional methods, this would involve a radio, a computer, some software, connections between the radio and the computer, not to mention power for both the computer and the radio, an antenna and perhaps an amplifier. The picture I have in mind is not anything like that. I'm imagining a single device that takes power and does all I've described inside the one device. No external computer, no audio cables, no control cables, no hard drives, not anything, just a PlutoSDR and a power source connected to an antenna or two. You might think that's fanciful. As it happens, we already have some of that today. When I run dump1090 on my PlutoSDR, it presents itself to the world as a website that I can visit to see which aeroplanes are within range, where they are exactly on a map, what messages they're sending and where they're going. All of the processing is done inside the PlutoSDR. All I have to do is give it power and an internet connection. This is possible because the PlutoSDR is essentially a computer with RF. It runs Linux and you can write software for it. Unlike my Yaesu FT-857d, which also has a computer on board, rudimentary to be sure, but a computer none the less, it cannot be altered. I cannot load my own piece of software, launch a web browser and point it at my Yaesu, not without connecting an external computer that in turn needs to be connected to the radio. I might add, that this is is how many repeaters work and how devices that implement AllStar and Echolink manage to make the jump between the Internet and the world of RF. If your eyes are not lighting up right now, let me see if I can put it in different terms. The PlutoSDR has the ability to access signals between 70 MHz and 6 GHz. It can do so in chunks of 56 MHz. Said differently, if you were able to consider all of the amateur HF spectrum, from zero to 54 MHz, you could fit all of it inside one chunk of 56 MHz that the PlutoSDR is capable of. You couldn't send it anywhere, since you're limited to how fast a USB cable is, but you could technically process that inside the PlutoSDR itself. To get the PlutoSDR to see the amateur HF bands you could connect it to a transverter, in much the same way that today many 2m handheld radio owners use a transverter to get to 23cm, except in this case, we're going the other way. In order to actually use this massive amount of information, you're going to need to do some serious signal processing. Accessing 56 MHz of raw data is hard work, even if you don't have to get it across a serial connection. As it happens, the PlutoSDR also comes with an FPGA. As I've mentioned previously, it's like having a programmable circuit board, which can be programmed to do that signal processing for you. It has the capability to massage that massive chunk of data into something more reasonable. For example, you might be able to use it to extract each of the amateur bands individually and represent them as an image that you might show to the world as a waterfall on a web browser. Now to be clear, I'm not saying that any of this exists just yet, or fits within the existing hardware constraints. I'm only starting on this journey. I'll be learning much along the way. No doubt I'll be using existing examples, tweaking them to the point that I understand what they do and how they work. I've already been talking about some of this for years. As you might have discovered, this adventure is long with many different side quests and at the rate I'm going I'm confident that this represents the breadth and depth of what amateur radio means to me. So, if you're wondering why I'm excited, it's because the amateur radio world of opportunity is getting bigger, not smaller. I'm Onno VK6FLAB

Universal Serial Bus, con l'acronimo USB, è uno standard di comunicazione seriale, utilizzato per l'alimentazione o la comunicazione tra periferiche del computer.Nasce nel 1995 e viene diffusa un anno dopo, nel tempo si diffonde sempre più fino a diventare il principale strumento utilizzato per comunicare tra device. Oggi è presente in tutte le auto e tutti i caricabatterie degli smartphone, anche se negli ultimissimi anni si sta espandendo il cloud che sta rubando quote.Nonostante la diffusione non tutti sanno che negli anni le chiavette USB hanno, anche, facilitato molti cyber-attacchi da parte di criminali digitali per accedere ai nostri dispositivi e trafugare o bloccare i dati all'interno...

คุยกันเรื่อง USB หรือ Universal Serial Bus พอร์ตมาตรฐานบนคอมพิวเตอร์ที่ใครๆ ก็ใช้กัน

Did you know that "USB" stands for "Universal Serial Bus"? Oh, you did? Well, too bad -- this week it stands for Unapologetically Stupid...Badthings. Uh...yeah. Anyway, we're looking at silly USB gadgets. Join Britt, Drew, and special guest Tyler Clawson for discussions of accessories, alien DNA, and anal beads. And yes, those are all still USB-themed. 01:00 - Intro, Invention Q&A 03:03 - Trash Begets Trash 1 15:19 - Trash Begets Trash 2 27:24 - Trash Begets Trash 3 38:40 - Untitled Segment 40:50 - Drew's Snack Corner 46:47 - Wrap-Up Check out Tyler's podcast, Between Lewis & Lovecraft! Check out Tiffany England's beautiful artwork!

USB atau Universal Serial Bus adalah kabel yang berfungsi untuk menghubungan satu perangkat dengan perangkat lain. Kabel ini biasanya digunakan pada alat-alat elektronik, seperti laptop, komputer, dan lain sebagainya. Mau tau jenis-jenis nya? Silahkan simak podcast ini!

Hello and welcome to Linux in the Ham Shack. This is Episode 218 and in it your hosts take a deep dive in to the world of serial devices and the Universal Serial Bus. Lots of information here about how to configure your Linux systems to work properly and more efficiently with USB devices for [...]

This week we talk about the Universal Serial Bus, cuneiform, and 5D optical data storage.We also discuss chip aging, solid-state drives, and the Arch Mission Foundation. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit letsknowthings.substack.com/subscribe

This week we talk about the Universal Serial Bus, cuneiform, and 5D optical data storage. We also discuss chip aging, solid-state drives, and the Arch Mission Foundation. For more information about this podcast and to view the copious show notes, visit letsknowthings.com. Become a patron on Patreon: patreon.com/letsknowthings You can find a list of the books I've written at Colin.io.

This week we discuss Twitter's updates, the wild iPhone X, the Pixel 2 and Sonos events and the not-so-universal Universal Serial Bus. Follow-up Nespresso Essenza Mini Review (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/09/24/nespresso-essenza-mini-review/) Nespresso Coffeduck Capsules (http://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B007X0YVXW) Stainless Steel Coffee Tamper for Nespresso (http://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B0194OCR9Y) Winboard GT-M8 2.0 Unboxing (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/09/24/winboard-gt-m8-2-0-unboxing/) Show Notes Twitterrific: Twitter Your Way (http://twitterrific.com/mac/) Giving you more characters to express yourself - Twitter (https://blog.twitter.com/official/en_us/topics/product/2017/Giving-you-more-characters-to-express-yourself.html) Ryan Jones on Twitter: "Normal iPhones are ruined for me. Junk. Bezels :: feature phones. Bleh." (https://twitter.com/rjonesy/status/919275966140051456) The 5 biggest announcements from Amazon’s hardware event - The Verge (https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/27/16374254/amazon-event-2017-news-recap-echo-spot-fire-tv-hardware) Anker Alexa Speaker - Eufy Speaker (http://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B071JN3KYN) Shop Pixel, Chromecast, Google Home and more at Google Store (https://store.google.com/) Google disables the Mini speaker's top button to fix spying bug – TechRadar (http://www.techradar.com/news/google-disables-the-mini-speakers-top-button-to-fix-spying-bug) One: The Voice Speaker for Music Lovers – Sonos (http://www.sonos.com/en-us/shop/one.html) Sonos ONE Smart Speaker (http://hipsterpixel.co/r/az/B074XN1LH3) The impossible dream of USB-C – Marco.org (https://marco.org/2017/10/14/impossible-dream-of-usb-c) Rumour Corner A Pencil for the iPhone. Was Steve Really Understood? (https://hipsterpixel.co/2017/10/13/a-pencil-for-the-iphone-was-steve-really-understood/) -- Awesome theme song by Jim Kulakowski (http://jimkulakowski.com/) | Photo by Jason Rosewell (https://unsplash.com/photos/ASKeuOZqhYU)

每天一起念念，提高听力，美化发音。  文本信息请关注公众号：esenglish 输入：晨读  示范：ES41623 = 2016年4月23日晨读 中文版本请关注订阅号：espostsPerhaps one of the strangest acronyms on this list, USB stands for Universal Serial Bus, or a standard connection socket for computers and other electronic equipment.

Beginners.  It's that time of year again. I find myself rushing around with lists of things to do. I need to get the Christmas cards written and sent out to my list of friends and family. This year, we decided to send a family photo, which is what a lot of people do in this area. The photo is sometimes a Winter scene of the family next to some trees covered with snow. Or, you might get a family holiday picture that was taken in the Summer. These types of Christmas photos can be designed and printed very easily in places like Walmart. Well, there is a Walmart just around the corner from us, so I find myself there every two or three days. I went there yesterday to get the Christmas cards done. I took a little, plastic device called a 'Cruzer' which stores pictures or other information from your computer. I went to the photo area of the store and waited in line to use one of the machines. I must say, these machines are very cool. You can plug in one of many different storage devices, and print out photos, documents, calendars, key chains, and even permanent stickers for your cups. If you want to give Grandma a coffee mug with a picture of her grandchildren on it, then, that is the machine that you need to use. The lady in front of me finished and I touched the screen to start the process, putting in the Cruzer at the same time. I waited, and waited, and waited. Nothing happened. I examined the Cruzer and realized that it's edges were too big. The part of it that inserts could not go in properly. Hmmm. My only option was to buy another storage device.  Grammar notes. Related vocabulary and expressions: a scene, a device, to find oneself... Exs: The artist's new picture was a Western scene of cowboys and horses. The calculator is such a useful device. I can add up my expenses so quickly! I find myself dreaming of a beach holiday quite often. They found themselves lost in the cave and without a flashlight. He found himself locked out of his house.  Advanced. Okay, so I needed to buy another small storage device so I could download my photos onto it, go back to Walmart, and upload them into the printing machine. At least I was in the right place to buy a storage device. I either needed to buy something similar to a Cruzer, which is, wait for this, a flash memory data storage with a USB interface, or, more simply, a USB flash drive. Or, I could opt for a memory chip. So, I bought the latter. Gosh, I really need to learn more about computers; the vocabulary seems to be from another planet! Let's just look at the USB flash drive and try to understand it's title. USB is short for Universal Serial Bus; it is the standard connection between a computer and other devices, such as a mouse, or a digital camera. Okay, so what does flash memory mean? It means computer storage that you can erase and reprogram. It replaces a floppy disc, which, as you probably remember, was a disc just like a CD. Flash drives are tiny and can be carried conveniently, even in your pocket. I came back to Walmart after downloading my pictures, and slipped the memory chip into the machine without any problems. I scanned through the photos, chose the one I wanted, added a Christmas message, and printed out thirty of them. Simple! The next time I will know which storage device to use. Grammar notes. Practice of computer vocabulary: Exs: I uploaded my photos and documents onto the website; now everyone can see them. I downloaded a new photo editing program from the internet for free. We don't use floppy discs anymore; we use flash drives. My computer is full of viruses; I need to buy an antivirus software. My computer's hard drive has lots of space for programs and games of all sorts.

Der Internetanschluss in der Wohnung ist inzwischen gang und gäbe, aber wie sieht es aus, wenn man unterwegs ist? Surfen im Zug, Mails beantworten auf der Alp, all das ist heutzutage möglich. Aber wie hat sich das eigentlich entwickelt? XTaran und Venty beleuchten die rasante Entwicklung der mobilen Datenübertragung. Trackliste Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey TmX – Last Ninja 1 Remix Makke – Anarchy in the kitchen Nächste Sendung: Samstag, 5. Dezember 2009, 19:00 Uhr Linuxday 2009 :: Der Linuxday in Dornbirn GPG Keysigningparty 2009 :: LUGS Keysigningparty 2009 in Zürich OpenRheinRuhr :: Der Grund für die Vorproduktion Packet Radio :: Wikipedia Eintrag über Packet Radio Pager :: Bilder von Pagern, auch dem erwähnten Motorola Echo Natel :: Nationales Auto-TELefon IrDA :: Infrared Data Association Wireless FAQ :: FAQ zu WAP und WML WAP Symlink :: Symlink über WAP lesen SMS :: Short Message Service Warum nur 160 Zeichen :: Spiegel-Artikel über die Gründe, warum SMS nur 160 Zeichen lang sind. GSM Association :: GSM Abdeckungskarten und Informationen GPRS :: General Packet Radio Service EDGE :: Enhanced Datarates for Global Evolution HSCSD :: High Speed Circuit Switched Data UMTS/HSPA :: Universal Mobile Telecommunication System / High Speed Packet Access Bluetooth :: Offizielle Bluetooth Technologie Seite USB :: Universal Serial Bus Ogo :: Der Ogo, die Mutter der mobilen Datenübertragung Nokia N900 :: Nokia N900 Mobile Multimedia Computer Maemo :: Maemo Infoseite von Nokia Symlink Artikel von 2001 :: Erfahrungsbericht mit mobilem Internet von 2001 File Download (59:44 min / 73 MB)

Der Internetanschluss in der Wohnung ist inzwischen gang und gäbe, aber wie sieht es aus, wenn man unterwegs ist? Surfen im Zug, Mails beantworten auf der Alp, all das ist heutzutage möglich. Aber wie hat sich das eigentlich entwickelt? XTaran und Venty beleuchten die rasante Entwicklung der mobilen Datenübertragung. Trackliste Jonathan Coulton – Code Monkey TmX – Last Ninja 1 Remix Makke – Anarchy in the kitchen Nächste Sendung: Samstag, 5. Dezember 2009, 19:00 Uhr Linuxday 2009 :: Der Linuxday in Dornbirn GPG Keysigningparty 2009 :: LUGS Keysigningparty 2009 in Zürich OpenRheinRuhr :: Der Grund für die Vorproduktion Packet Radio :: Wikipedia Eintrag über Packet Radio Pager :: Bilder von Pagern, auch dem erwähnten Motorola Echo Natel :: Nationales Auto-TELefon IrDA :: Infrared Data Association Wireless FAQ :: FAQ zu WAP und WML WAP Symlink :: Symlink über WAP lesen SMS :: Short Message Service Warum nur 160 Zeichen :: Spiegel-Artikel über die Gründe, warum SMS nur 160 Zeichen lang sind. GSM Association :: GSM Abdeckungskarten und Informationen GPRS :: General Packet Radio Service EDGE :: Enhanced Datarates for Global Evolution HSCSD :: High Speed Circuit Switched Data UMTS/HSPA :: Universal Mobile Telecommunication System / High Speed Packet Access Bluetooth :: Offizielle Bluetooth Technologie Seite USB :: Universal Serial Bus Ogo :: Der Ogo, die Mutter der mobilen Datenübertragung Nokia N900 :: Nokia N900 Mobile Multimedia Computer Maemo :: Maemo Infoseite von Nokia Symlink Artikel von 2001 :: Erfahrungsbericht mit mobilem Internet von 2001 File Download (59:44 min / 73 MB)

We caught Alienware's OptX AW2210 21. 5-inch gaming monitor a couple months back—it's part of Alienware's "more accessible" push, but it's got respectable specs, cramming in a 1920x1080 resolution with a supposed 80,000:1 contrast ratio for $299. You've also got dual HDMI ports, four USB ports and what has to be the most straightforward design of anything Alienware's every shipped, which is in and of itself an accomplishment. They're also selling what appears to be an Alienware-branded version of SteelSeries' nearly 2-year-old 5HV2 headset that they're calling TactX. And really, we're still using X for Xtreme? Mountain Dew is gross guys. ALIENWARE PUTS YOU IN THE GAME WITH THE LAUNCH OF THE ALIENWARE OPTX™AW2210 21. 5" FULL HD MONITOR AND ALIENWARE TACTX™ HEADSET. · Eye-catching Alienware OptX Monitor boasts 1080p HD, ultra-fast response time and features low-input lag. · New Alienware TactX Headphones single out in-game sounds for a truly immersive experience. · Together, the Alienware OptX AW2210 Monitor and Alienware TactX Headset help to create the ultimate gaming experience. MIAMI – June 30, 2009 –Gamers looking for a completely immersive gaming experience can now arm themselves with two new weapons from Alienware – the 21. 5-inch Alienware OptX™ AW2210 Full HD Monitor and the Alienware TactX™ Headset offering a unique custom-engineered audio experience. The Alienware OptX AW2210 Monitor, which goes on sale today for $299, features a Full HD screen resolution ideal for the latest-generation games and high-definition movies in glorious 1080p. To give gamers that extra edge, the monitor features low-input lag and a 2ms response time for a more real time gaming experience. With sleek looks and a dramatic profile that catch every eye in the room, the display's key features include:. • 21. 5-inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD. • 1920 x 1080 Full HD Resolution. • Ultra-Fast 2ms Response Time. • Low Input-Lag for Intense Gaming. • 16. 7 Million Colors for Vibrant Images. • 80,000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio. • Tilt, Swivel and Height Adjustable Stand. • 2 x HDMI ports allow for you to plug in to your PC or your TV for either PC or console gaming sessions. • 4 x Universal Serial Bus ports for hassle free connection to flash drives, mouse, keyboard and other peripherals. Serious gamers know that every single component of their set-up is part of creating the best gaming experience possible. The same is true when it comes to their peripherals. Alienware TactX headphones are optimized to single out key in-game sounds, enabling you to detect gunfire, footsteps, reloads and more with precision clarity. The headset also features:. • Convenient Retractable Microphone for Headphone-Only Use. • Custom Audio Environment for Optimized In-Game Sounds. • Closed Circumaural Ear Cups for Long Term Comfort. • Gold-Plated Connectors for Increased Fidelity. • 3-Piece Design for Quick Break-Down and Easy Transport. "The ultimate gaming experience requires more than just a great PC," explained Frank Azor, Dell Gaming. "Alienware is building an ecosystem around our machines to give gamers the complete gaming experience. We're proud to offer peripherals like these that can make all the difference. ". The Premium Panel Guarantee. Alienware monitors are designed and built to our highest standards, providing the quality and reliability you expect when you see the Alienware logo. Each has been exhaustively tested and comes backed by a Dell Limited Warranty1. Unyielding commitment to quality and the satisfaction of our customers has driven Dell to offer a Premium Panel Guarantee ensuring replacement of Alienware OptX series monitors with zero bright pixels. Even if only one bright pixel is found, a free panel exchange is guaranteed during the limited warranty period, so customers can rest assured their investment is protected. [ Alienware , Alienware ].