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The Evolution of Social Media, from the Telegraph to Facebook

July 28th, 2025 · No Comments

Using Morsc code over the telegraph If you dig into the past, social media has been around way before Facebook and X, in a simpler form but still allowing remote communication between people. It may have started with the 18th century telegraph invented by Henry, which at first just rang a bell at the other […]

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Tags: Computers · History & World Cultures · Internet · Social Media

Brother Printer Does Not Turn On

August 13th, 2019 · No Comments

Remove the power cord for at least 30 seconds. Press and keep holding the printer’s ON/OFF button down, and then insert the power cord back into the Brother machine. Do not release the ON/OFF button until the machine has been powered on completely or for at least 20 seconds. I did that with my 2700 […]

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Tags: Computers

Windows 10 Does Not Wake From Sleep Mode [Solved]

October 3rd, 2016 · No Comments

I’ve been warned about using the sleep mode, as it’s unreliable and can sometimes get your laptop stuck in a SLEEP mode, not being able to wake up with the usual lid opening or power button press. Today I stupidly put my LENOVO Z50 to sleep as I needed to USB charge some gadget. After […]

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Tags: Computers · Software

Disable a Brother Laser Printer From Going Into a “Deep Sleep” Mode

May 31st, 2016 · 1 Comment

I just got me a Brother MFC-1910W. It is a wireless laser printer with a scanner and a fax. Shortly after installing the printer I noticed that it goes into a deep sleep mode and won’t wake up, even when trying to initiate a remote printing job. I could not cancel the deep sleep mode […]

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Reversed Evolution – When Progress Is Making Simple Things Complicated

June 28th, 2014 · No Comments

What is a reverse evolution? It’s when things go backwards instead of going forward. It’s making a new product that is less functional and less user friendly than the old product. It is mostly annoying when it comes to products you use daily and depend on, like your Email account or your preferred browser or […]

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Tags: Computers · Internet · Software