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Explanation of how a computer work by the legendary Richard Feynman

November 12, 2018 Luc Beaulieu

This was relayed to me by a colleague at work. Done at the most basic level, in a style typical to the incredible teacher that

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A Truely Portable 2TB Backup Drive – the Samsung SSD T5

July 7, 2018 Luc Beaulieu

I was recently in need of a new portable backup drive that uses directly a USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 port to go with my new

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Apple Notebook Strategy?

May 13, 2015 Luc Beaulieu

Recently changed my early 2012 15″ MacBook Pro Retina (quad core i7, 16Gb) for the new 13″ Pro Retina (dual core i7, 16Gb). I passed

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CD and DVD ROM: endangered species

March 3, 2015 Luc Beaulieu

“Technology is like a fish. The longer it stays on the shelf, the less desirable it becomes.” – Andrew Heller The image below represent blank

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Jorge Soto: The future of early cancer detection? | Talk Video | TED.com

October 25, 2014 Luc Beaulieu

Is looking for microRNAs in the bloodstream the silver bullet for cancer detection? Have a look at Jorge Soto talk at TEDGlobal 2014. Notice that he

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64bits A7/A8 chips: the biggest smartphone technological innovation over the last two years

October 4, 2014 Luc Beaulieu

For some peoples, trivial increase in screen size is what they call innovation. Of course, it is the first things you see but unless there is

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Taking a clear stance on digital privacy…

September 27, 2014 Luc Beaulieu

A few years ago, users of Internet services began to realize that when an online service is free, you’re not the customer. You’re the product.

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Human-computer interaction took a dramatic turn 30 years ago

January 24, 2014 Luc Beaulieu

Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday. – Steve Jobs The release of the first Graphical User Interface or GUI for

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Apple A7 chip and iOS 7 thorough reviews available…

September 18, 2013 Luc Beaulieu

For those of you following the tech world, in particular computers, the announcement of the A7 64 bits SoC probably got a WOW out of

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LaCie Rugged 1 Tb USB3 / Thunderbolt External Drive: the Good and the Ugly

January 19, 2013 Luc Beaulieu

Whatever your have gone 100% digital or for occasional use, it is good practice to keep a copy of your important files “off site” from

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Thinner, lighter and faster

July 25, 2012 Luc Beaulieu

Just received my new workhorse, a brand new MacBook Pro Retina display. 2.7 Ghz Quad-core i7, 16 Gb ram and a large 750 Gb SSD

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Digital Office I: Introduction and Hardware

May 27, 2012 Luc Beaulieu

Working efficiently in the digital world is not as easy as it sounds, in particular as you get more and more files to deal with.

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Moore’s law to hold for a few more years

May 2, 2012 Luc Beaulieu

Update May 2nd: This video shown the famous theoretical physicists Michio Kaku on the very same topics 3D transistors technology will help Intel to pack even more

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Microprocessor History

April 9, 2012 Luc Beaulieu

Computers have become a key tool for the acquisition, analysis and processing of data in scientific research. Furthermore, the value of computer simulation in our

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