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  1. 8 JUL

    July 8, 2007: The Big DNS Flaw, 1881 Ice Cream Sundae Created

    In 2007, developer Dan Kaminsky found a flaw in the addressing of the Domain Name System, or DNS. DNS is found on home to commercial routers around the world. The issue was so severe, that they were not divulging the issue until a patch could be implemented on a wide scale. On March 31st, Kaminsky […]

    6 min

  2. 7 JUL

    July 7, 1994: I3enc Released (a.k.a. MP3)

    1994 – The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) released I3enc – otherwise known at MP3. This is also known as MPEG-3. The MP3 moniker did not get chosen until July 14, 1995 (it was .bit before .mp3). MP3 is still licensed to Fraunhofer Institute – therefore, you must pay a license fee to use the […]

    8 min

  3. 6 JUL

    July 6, 1984: Jack Tramiel Fired Atari Staff

    In a very bold move, Jack Tramiel laid off the majority of his staff outside of engineering. This comes in 1984, 3 days after Tramiel buys Atari for $240 million in 10 and 12 year notes. The employees note that it wasn’t a Hard layoff. One employee stated that no one cared if they looted […]

    6 min

  4. 5 JUL

    July 5, 1937: SPAM (The Luncheon Meat) is Introduced

    Not the email version. In 1937, Hormel came out with the first can of SPAM. The Luncheon meat. Spam was derived from the words Spiced Ham. It is pre-cooked meat that contained chopped pork, ham mean, salt, water, potato starch, and sodium nitrate. So if you have high blood pressure, you might want to stay […]

    5 min

  5. 4 JUL

    July 4, 1996: Microsoft Hotmail Independence Day Launch

    “Happy Independence Day. In return, we are going to give you a great new way to get email. It’s called “Hotmail“. Be free from your internet service provider!” That was the call to action on 1996. Hotmail launched their email service as “HoTMaiL” (HTML is upper-case). It is the first web-based email that was later […]

    6 min

  6. 3 JUL

    July 3, 1991: Apple, IBM Create Pact on Power PC Mac

    1991 – IBM’s Jim Cannavino met with John Sculley of Apple. They worked out a deal and signed a sharing agreement. It would allow Mac to integrate with IBM enterprise systems. It would also allow Apple to use the PowerPC with their RISC based Mac to work together.Power PC stands for Performance Optimization with Enhanced […]

    6 min

  7. 2 JUL

    July 2, 2001: Napster Shut Down

    Napster, the file sharing service (started by John & Shawn Fanning, and Sean Parker) that was up since 1999, had a series of trials and tribulations until 2001. After lengthy legal battles with artists like Madonna and Metallica, Napster began to realize their business model is not going to work. They shut down the entire network to […]

    7 min

  8. 1 JUL

    July 1, 2011: HP TouchPad, 2000: Trillian, IM2 Released

    2011 – HP announced the TouchPad, their entry into the tablet market. Using the WebOS software they purchased from Palm back in 2010, the TouchPad introduced some new features, including the ability to sync with the upcoming Pre3 phone by touching the two together. However, the tablet was squashed in September by then CEO Leo […]

    8 min
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Daily rundown of Technology History

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  • Creator
    Jeffrey Powers
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2025
  • Episodes
    21
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