The First Internet Connection Ever Made
October 29, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Networking
During the same year man walked on the moon, the first node of what later became the ARPANET—predecessor to something we all know as the Internet—was set up. UCLA’s Distinguished Professor of Computer Science, Leonard Kleinrock, played a big part of this, developing the “basic principles of packet switching” that made such a groundbreaking achievement possible. The dude won a National Medal of Science last year for this, and he’s the one explaining how what’s basically the first internet connection was made in the video below:
n operation that’s done literally millions of times today was much harder to execute way …read more
Captain Kirk’s VoIP Phone: Guaranteed Geekasm
February 5, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Geekery, Lifestyle, Networking
Trekkies everywhere should be in love with Dream Cheeky, because the site’s apparently coming out with a Star Trek themed VoIP speakerphone soon. Constructed like that classic gadget that was William Shatner’s outlet for hammy acting, answering calls with the Star Trek USB Communicator is a simple matter of—you guessed it—flipping the cover up! Talking handsfree is of course accomplished via speakerphone.
Disguise Your Geekiness With the STC Wireless Router
November 27, 2008 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Household, Networking
Need a flower vase and support for Wi-Fi, wired DSL, and VoIP? Then the STC Wireless Router is absolutely perfect! Coming straight at you from Saudi Telecom.
