Monthly Archives: June 2013

Joseph Fourier was a fairly prolific mathematician and scientist. He get credit for figuring out that our atmosphere helps keep in heat somehow (the greenhouse effect). But, for us, it’s this gem below that we are interested in. This is the Fourier Transform. To … Continue reading →

Okay, we started out in the 1940s, with a set of mathematical concepts that led to the foundations of computer science. We moved from the transistor and bit to computers with devices. We noted how bits can represent information (of … Continue reading →

What people think of a computer is really just the borders of a complex machine. The keyboard, mouse, display, printers, network, and so on are on the edges of the machine. They are the gateway for getting and display information. … Continue reading →

A critical part of every computer is memory. If you go to buy a PC, you will often see how much main memory (4 to 8 Gigabytes is the norm) and hard drive space the machine has.  Main memory is implemented using … Continue reading →

It’s easy to start a blog, not so easy to keep it up. Life changes, and circumstances get away from you, and before you know it, six months fly by, then eight. Now, it’s almost a year. But, what is … Continue reading →