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• A Tribute to PONG

  By Verity on July 31, 2018 • ( 0 )

  A Tribute to PONG A brief history of the game that launched the gaming industry In the early 1970s an unknown electrical engineer, Ted Dabney, built a coin-operated machine out of plywood, cheap television components and mahogany panelling (Did I… Read More ›

• Watch 5: Overlooked Start Trek: The Next Generation Episodes

  By Verity on April 11, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Lurking around Star Trek discussion boards was one of the first things I did when my family got the internet so I thought I’d write up a Watch 5 of my favourite overlooked episodes for this month’s 5ive. I didn’t… Read More ›

• Crash Course:: C Programming : I. What is C?

  By Verity on March 27, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  A Brief History of C The C Programming Language was developed at Bell Labs, which is also where the Unix operating system was developed. Unix creators Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie wanted to port (rewrite) Unix so it would run… Read More ›

• Play 5 :: Retro Console & Computer Games

  By Verity on March 15, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  While I know Google Play and the Apple Store are bursting with wonderful puzzle, maze and arcade style games for you to pull out during you train commute or while you drink your coffee at the cafe I still regularly… Read More ›

• How To :: Take a Screenshot on a Mac

  By Verity on March 10, 2018 • ( 0 )

  

  How to take a screenshot on a Mac