by Joseph Forbes | Oct 25, 2017 | DATA, NERD NEWS, SOFTWARE, TECHNOLOGY
As outlined in the Adobe Support Lifecycle Policy, Adobe provides five years of product support from the general availability date of Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader. In line with that policy, support for Adobe Acrobat 11.x and Adobe Reader 11.x will end on October 15,...
by Joseph Forbes | Jul 13, 2017 | Blog Entry, DATA, EDUCATION, HAPPINESS, INTERNET, JOBS, NERD NEWS, POLITICAL, TECHNOLOGY
Internet or ‘Net’ Neutrality, by definition, means that there are no restrictions of any kind on access to content on the Web, no restrictions on downloads or uploads, and no restrictions on communication methods (email, chat, IM, etc.) It also means that...
by Joseph Forbes | Dec 17, 2016 | LAW, MONEY, NERD NEWS, SOFTWARE
REPOST: Oracle finally targets Java non-payers – six years after plucking Sun Oracle is massively ramping up audits of Java customers it claims are in breach of its licences – six years after it bought Sun Microsystems. A growing number of Oracle customers and...
by Joseph Forbes | Jul 7, 2016 | ENTERTIANMENT, HARDWARE, NERD NEWS
The Coming of General Purpose GPUs Until the advent of DirectX 10, there was no point in adding undue complexity by enlarging the die area, which increased vertex shader functionality in addition to boosting the floating point precision of pixel shaders from 24-bit to...
by Joseph Forbes | Jul 4, 2016 | Blog Entry, ENTERTIANMENT, HARDWARE, KnowledgeBase (KB), NERD NEWS, Technicals, TECHNOLOGY
The evolution of the modern graphics processor begins with the introduction of the first 3D add-in cards in 1995, followed by the widespread adoption of the 32-bit operating systems and the affordable personal computer. The graphics industry that existed before that...
by Joseph Forbes | May 4, 2016 | Blog Entry, NERD NEWS, Technical Support, TECHNOLOGY
Ever heard of a user error? It’s the official-ish way of saying that your computer, phone, or other device that seems to having problems isn’t the source of the problem… you are. Let’s say you buy some external speakers for your laptop, you...
