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Who invented the radio?

14/10/2012 13:56
  Italian inventor and radio pioneer Guglielmo Marconi in front of a telegraph in the laboratory aboard his yacht "Electra", circa 1935.     Inventors around the world were churning out new and exciting inventions left and right in the years...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:52
  Some consumers prefer the Help Desk at Mac stores over a telephone conversation about a problem with a PC. Spencer Platt/Getty Images Customer Satisfaction Probably the most striking difference between Macs and PCs is in customer satisfaction. In the...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:51
  Security Another big difference between Mac and PC is the level of security you can expect from viruses and other unwanted intrusions. Because the vast majority of the world's computers run Microsoft Windows, most attacks focus on PCs. Malware like Trojans, which trick users into...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:50
  Software One of the most important reasons Mac hasn't captured a larger share of the computer market is the lack of software written for its operating system. This insufficiency is most obvious in business computing, where most applications were standardized on Windows PCs years...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:49
  Operating Systems The operating system has been a long-standing difference between Mac and PC; currently, Mac computers are preinstalled with OS X Lion, while PCs come with Microsoft Windows 7. Between 2007 and 2009, when Windows Vistawas Microsoft's operating...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:49
  Users Apple has worked very hard to craft a fun and hip image for its line of Mac computers, while simultaneously portraying PCs as dull and nerdy. This strategy played out most famously in Apple's recent advertising campaign featuring "Mac," played by the younger,...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:48
  Availability When it comes to third-party retail stores, Apple is more selective than the PC manufacturers about where it will sell its products. The California company's flagship retail outlet is the Apple Store, which first opened its doors in 2001 at the Tysons Corner Mall...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:47
  Choice Perhaps the most obvious difference between a Mac and a PC is the number of configurations available for each brand. Currently, Apple offers just five computer lines: the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro, the Mac mini, the iMac and the Mac Pro. Even if each configuration of these...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:46
  Technical Specifications The technical specifications offered by Macs and PCs can be very similar or very different, depending on which brand and line you're comparing. While they both have similar internal parts (processors, RAM, hard drives, video cards), the speed and...

Differences Between Macs and PCs

10/10/2012 21:45
  Price One of the most frequently cited differences between Macs and PCs is price. Few Mac products sell for less than $1,000, while there are dozens of PC models that fall within that price range. However, this doesn't necessarily mean that Macs are more expensive than PCs...
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