Windows Movie Maker - A Brief History The Science Elf 2017-09-09 | What would early YouTube be if it weren't for Windows Movie Maker? Granted, we interpret it as low quality now, but at the time of its release it was an impressive program to be included free with Windows.
I Made an Internet Time Machine The Science Elf 2022-04-29 | I put together a little device that lets me take my retro computers onto the retro internet.Try out the Wayback Proxy:github.com/richardg867/WaybackProxyMusic Used:Shawl Paul - Norma Rockwell (0:01)Church of 8 Wheels - Otis McDonald (5:49)Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (8:23)Some Other Place - South London HiFi (11:08)Clips in Order of Appearance:Early AOL Commercial - youtube.com/watch?v=1npzZu83AfU (0:37)The Kids' Guide to the Internet - youtube.com/watch?v=A81IwlDeV6c (0:39)Moms on the Net - youtube.com/watch?v=jvTGOw7GcY4 (0:39)
Putting Video on a Floppy Disk The Science Elf 2022-03-10 | I put the Toxic video onto a floppy disk in probably the worst way possible.Check out the code here:github.com/TheScienceElf/Video-to-TextMusic Used:Rank and File - Silent Partner (0:00)No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio (1:54)Shawl Paul - Norma Rockwell (5:01)Church of 8 Wheels - Otis McDonald(10:51)Clips in Order of Appearance:Toxic - youtube.com/watch?v=LOZuxwVk7TU (0:00)Playing the LGR Floppy Disks Video FROM a floppy disk! - youtube.com/watch?v=5IoP684d3SM (1:13)Take On Me - youtube.com/watch?v=djV11Xbc914 (5:07, 5:18)Never Gonna Give You Up - youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ (5:13)Bad Apple!! - youtube.com/watch?v=9lNZ_Rnr7Jc (5:26)
Whats on the Britney Spears Floppy? The Science Elf 2022-03-05 | Check out my latest video to see how it works.#Shorts
Raytracing on a Graphing Calculator (again) The Science Elf 2022-02-10 | A long time ago, I wrote a really slow ray tracing program for a TI-84 calculator. I figured it's about time for an upgrade.Check out the code here:github.com/TheScienceElf/TI-84-CE-RaytracingMusic Used:Cream of the Earth - Romeo Knight (0:00, 11:03)Take it Slow - SefChol (2:58)Sunday Plans - Silent Partner (5:31)Sunshine Samba - Chris Haugen (8:33)Clips in Order of Appearance:Computer Color is Broken - youtube.com/watch?v=LKnqECcg6Gw (8:14)Youtube Animated Subscribe button - youtube.com/watch?v=P98ZC9viI8Y (12:58)Minecraft RTX - RTX On/Off Gameplay - youtube.com/watch?v=AdTxrggo8e8 (13:20)
Does Anyone Remember Animusic? The Science Elf 2022-01-17 | Twenty years ago, a "computer animation video album" named Animusic was released. Twenty years later, I made a video about it.(Background) Music Used:Stick Figures - Animusic 1 (0:00)Pipe Dream 2 - Animusic 2 (7:23)Glarpedge - The Sound of 12 [Demo] (11:56)Resonant Chamber - Animusic 2 (14:04)Harmonic Voltage - Animusic 1 (19:02)(Non-Album) Clips in Order of Appearance:Creating the Animusic DVDs Part 1 - youtube.com/watch?v=ZYrYqA8lO0U (2:28, 12:09)Creating the Animusic DVDs Part 2 - youtube.com/watch?v=2TzvuPB8ttU (3:15, 12:00)The Dangers of Glitziness and Other Visualization Faux Pas - youtube.com/watch?v=MS_UMhsNwWA (8:23)Gravity on Phobos - youtube.com/watch?v=rqyiIWx6Mw0 (8:34)Does this Pulsar have Orbiting Planets? - youtube.com/watch?v=UrhfVH8itPE (8:45)More Bells and Whistles - youtube.com/watch?v=ScvIbcNV38k (8:57)Beyond The Walls - youtube.com/watch?v=rh4m1T4VGRM (10:16)Device-Voice-Drum Miracles Out of Nowhere - youtube.com/watch?v=0g_uQ6cOQvc (11:34)ANIMUSIC 3 Kickstarter Project - youtube.com/watch?v=JIh924CPk_c (13:05, 14:42, 15:30)Resonant Chamber (Full Cover) - youtube.com/watch?v=UX6yTxonk6s (16:08)Animusic Pipe Dream On Drums! - youtube.com/watch?v=UQ1JivTJJzc (16:16)Cameron's Senior Project playing Pogo Sticks - youtube.com/watch?v=097osav6kOg (16:25)Musical Redstone Machine plays "Pipe Dream" - youtube.com/watch?v=xqVjDph6KGo (16:36)Harmonic Balance - youtube.com/watch?v=w76ybV0OpnM (16:47)Fan-Made Pipe Dream - youtube.com/watch?v=CEJeV6b1sF8 (16:57)The Ball Machine - youtube.com/watch?v=Etha6NJtX0s (17:11, 17:52)Shadow Song - youtube.com/watch?v=XeY-Tjj9Bqc (17:30)Pipe Dream 3: A Virtual Concert - youtube.com/watch?v=vM-2FmntXJs (17:41)Intel real life Pipe Dream instruments - youtube.com/watch?v=8Z5Z5zo1Rc4 (18:17)Wintergatan Marble Machine - youtube.com/watch?v=IvUU8joBb1Q (18:29)Fiber Bundles Redux - youtube.com/watch?v=pQFRrNRnpOI (19:19)All Animusic 2 clips (and Pipe Dream) are from John Doe's 60FPS re-renders of the Animusic HD release. Check them out here:youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR_56_BiRs85usT7g3OCtE8HJr2DpJBzYThe reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.
The Internet Runs on Magic The Science Elf 2020-07-19 | Creating a universal global network is no easy feat. Today we take a look at the modular design that allows the internet to work with nearly every device imaginable.Music Used:Cream of the Earth - Romeo Knight (0:21)Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (5:36)Some Other Place - South London HiFi (11:37)Clips in Order of Appearance:The Kids' Guide to the Internet - youtube.com/watch?v=A81IwlDeV6c (1:02)Internet Explorer 1.0 Commercial - youtube.com/watch?v=TLfZ5Sb1EGw (1:53)Ethernet Office System for the Future - youtube.com/watch?v=pJoH6XuUsoY (12:53)
A Brief History of Computer Viruses The Science Elf 2019-09-01 | For nearly 50 years, computers have been getting infected with worms and viruses, programs designed to spread from machine to machine. In this video, we take a look at how these digital diseases got their start, alongside more unique examples of self-replicating software.Music Used:Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (0:00)Future Proof - South London HiFi (2:52)Weekend in Tattoine - Unicorn Heads (6:25)Some Other Place - South London HiFi (9:46)Clips in Order of Appearance:The Computer Chronicles - UNIX - youtube.com/watch?v=0DdoGPav3fc (1:32, 2:09, 2:48)WORLD'S FIRST COMPUTER VIRUS - youtube.com/watch?v=AVVnhBDCFDs (4:32)The Computer Chronicles - Computer Viruses - youtube.com/watch?v=Qg4oNW2xAms (5:01, 5:54)Detroit CBS News - Michelangelo Virus - youtube.com/watch?v=a33IFawA-ec (6:58, 7:12)Michelangelo Virus News - youtube.com/watch?v=aAMiENI0_J4 (7:09)"I Love You" Email Virus - youtube.com/watch?v=tHUi04CwSFk (8:50)
GCEs Mad Hack of a Console The Science Elf 2019-08-02 | In 1982, the Vectrex was leaps and bounds ahead of its home video game console contemporaries in terms of graphics. All it took was some unique video hardware, and a few clever programming tricks.Music Used:Cream of the Earth - Romeo Knight (0:00, 7:24)No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio (2:56)Clips in Order of Appearance:Atari Tempest Arcade Video Gameplay - youtube.com/watch?v=AMto2HJJSSA (1:14, 2:14)(Arcade) Battlezone - youtube.com/watch?v=Ctr54kopo8I (1:56)Lineart Vectrex Demo - youtube.com/watch?v=bhHoQA1d7uM (4:44)Vectrex light pen and programs - youtube.com/watch?v=bswsrXTr3Ss (7:55)Vectrex 3D Imager Review - youtube.com/watch?v=gCQ-L12g8c4 (8:55)Demos tested (in order of appearance):Where Have all the Pixels Gone? - cmucc (3:41, 10:18)EigenVectrex - cmucc (4:35, 5:34)Lineart - MetalVotze (4:44)Raiding Party - Rift (6:29, 10:10)
Why Do Calculators have a Headphone Jack? The Science Elf 2019-06-30 | On nearly every Texas Instruments graphing calculator, there's a small "headphone" jack along the top. While the port wasn't originally designed for audio, there are some pretty interesting external hardware hacks that can be done through this port.Download the Propeller Code here:drive.google.com/open?id=11aTLj7te-MvK1f1cko7KfR1bLJtSMCt6Other Software Used:TruSound v1.0 - Brian Coventry ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/433/43319.html (8:50)For More Inforation about the Ti Link Protocol:http://merthsoft.com/linkguideMusic Used:Late - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (0:00)No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio (3:00)Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (4:09)Birds - Silent Partner (7:57)I've Been Delayed -TAS 1000 (8:50)Clips in Order of Appearance:TI-Robot test - youtube.com/watch?v=KsX-GBiW9dY (4:09)TI calc wireless - youtube.com/watch?v=lbqcD5elNM4 (7:22)Graphing Calc Hacked with Touch Screen - youtube.com/watch?v=pyWIJFLbJZ0 (7:30)Gossamer 1.0: Web Browsing on your Calculator - youtube.com/watch?v=A9PCf2B7lzA (7:45)
Sonys Handheld PC from 2006 The Science Elf 2019-05-24 | 15 years ago, it was an open question as to whether PCs would get smaller, or if smartphones would get smarter. Sony jumped in on the UMPC craze with the Vaio UX line, a family of PCs you could hold in your hand.Music Used:Church of 8 Wheels - Otis McDonald (0:00)Clips in Order of Appearance:Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 - youtube.com/watch?v=vN4U5FqrOdQ (0:34)The World's Smallest Windows PC in 2007! - youtube.com/watch?v=7tYEbv26AFc (2:09)Sony VAIO UX Micro PC Teardown - youtube.com/watch?v=FGIGUBYJLn8 (10:10)Nuestras PSP 2 - youtube.com/watch?v=NNL6T3mwNqI (10:14)Software tested (in order of appearance):Bricks of Egypt - ArcadeLab (8:04)HamsterBall - Raptisoft (8:09)The Labyrinth Plus! - NonStop Entertainment (8:13)Portal - Valve (8:25)fr-025: the.popular.demo - farbrausch (9:01)Plants vs Zombies - PopCap Games (11:18)
How Club Penguin Music was Composed on an Answering Machine The Science Elf 2019-04-20 | What do Club Penguin, a thrifted answering machine, and a rock band all have in common? Find out in possibly the strangest video I've ever researched.Download A Message For Marta:archive.org/details/AMessageForMarthaSee Chris Hendrick's YouTube channel:youtube.com/channel/UCco6zvpsyuEptJfYz1iMG5w/videosMusic Used:(I've Been) Delayed - TAS 1000 (0:00, 6:18)I Am A Truly Fully Licensed Hairstylist - TAS 1000 (3:00)Clips in order of appearance:Penguin Chat 2 - youtube.com/watch?v=2oByBX2WcxQ (0:23, 6:44)Zeus peel session - youtube.com/watch?v=uapQGdoFry8 (4:34)John Rogers Holst First Suite - youtube.com/watch?v=iIgJsInqplY (4:57)Club Penguin Island End Credits - youtube.com/watch?v=op5qIyDK7_8 (7:11)Club Penguin Music #11 - youtube.com/watch?v=VZezeEwBakA (7:53, 8:01)Screenhog's Club Penguin History - youtube.com/watch?v=WNzvLx71BNU (7:58)
The History of Online Pizza Ordering The Science Elf 2019-04-01 | Today, we have computers that fit in our pockets, networks that span the globe, and delivery systems that can get physical items from one side of the world to the other, all thanks to the 50 year quest to computerize the process of ordering pizzas.Special thanks to SquirrelMonkey for contributing the footage at 3:18. Check out their archive here.youtube.com/user/SquirrelMonkeyCom/videosMusic Used:Arabian Sand - E's Jammy Jams (0:00)Weekend in Tattoine - Unicorn Heads (5:12)Cologne 1983 - Josh Kirsch (6:14)Birds - Silent Partner (8:01)Clips in order of appearance:Pizza Hut (1994) - youtube.com/watch?v=Kmj0Aup-bnE (0:07)Points for Pies - youtube.com/watch?v=R-gFdAa_Oi0 (0:26)Papa John Places His First Ever Online Order - youtube.com/watch?v=Ah5vJleVuJQ (0:31)Donald Sherman orders a pizza - youtube.com/watch?v=94d_h_t2QAA (0:42)Tomorrow's World: New Banking - youtube.com/watch?v=SSTMraoURco (0:57)Tomorrow's World: Home Computer Terminal - youtube.com/watch?v=aJ6SbvrjxZA (1:12)TranDirect.com SuperNES - youtube.com/watch?v=XqmwZwJp_8Y (6:21)Star7 Demo - youtube.com/watch?v=1CsTH9S79qI (6:29)Steve Jobs iPhone 2007 - youtube.com/watch?v=vN4U5FqrOdQ (7:33)KFC's New Virtual Reality - youtube.com/watch?v=jmRQBugNDGQ (8:22)Emoji Literacy Supported by Domino’s - youtube.com/watch?v=kPtTQ_Tp2W0 (9:03)The Science Elf wishes to not be held responsible for the factually questionable content of this video.
The Microsoft Monopoly The Science Elf 2019-03-09 | In the 90s, Microsoft was the undeniable ruler of PC industry, but all it took was one pesky web browser to bring it all crashing down. This is the story of how that didn't happen.Music Used:Late - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (0:00)No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio (2:06)Weekend in Tattoine - Unicorn Heads (5:21, 10:57)Tiptoe out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (8:14)Birds - Silent Partner (16:24)Clips in order of appearance:The Kids' Guide to the Internet - youtube.com/watch?v=A81IwlDeV6c (4:37)Windows 95 Commercial #2 - youtube.com/watch?v=2kt6wVyNWos (6:03)Macworld Boston 1997 - youtube.com/watch?v=FHhHww-S-3s (10:02)Bill Gates Deposition Part 9 of 12 - youtube.com/watch?v=odJNphz9GPg (13:33)Bill Gates on the Antitrust Case (2001) - youtube.com/watch?v=z5_fBqZrwA0 (15:47)
The Bizarre World of Microsoft Ads The Science Elf 2019-02-02 | I've been holding onto these clips for years, and now I finally think I can make a video with them. This time, we're taking a look at some of the strangest videos to ever come out of Microsoft.Clips in order of appearance:Knowledge Navigator (1987) - youtube.com/watch?v=hb4AzF6wEoc (0:20)Windows 386 Commercial - youtube.com/watch?v=noEHHB6rnMI (1:10)Silly MS-DOS 5 Promo Video - youtube.com/watch?v=WxC6PytZMqc (3:30)It's the World Wide Web - youtube.com/watch?v=L_cei19G3L4 (5:04)TechEd 2007 Keynote opening - youtube.com/watch?v=KxMrBuluEJ8 (5:22)Office 2010: The Movie - youtube.com/watch?v=VUawhjxLS2I (7:48)HORRIBLE Windows 95 Commercial - youtube.com/watch?v=2owaKucyU1Y (8:40)
That Time the World Almost Ended The Science Elf 2018-12-29 | In this New Year's episode, we take a look at the Y2K bug, a programming mistake that threatened to crash all the world's computers as they ticked over from 1999 to the year 2000.Music Used:Leoforos Alexandras - Dan Bodan (0:00)No Good Right - Freedom Trail Studio (0:51, 13:04)Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (6:34)Late - Topher Mohr and Alex Elena (8:21)Weekend in Tattoine - Unicorn Heads (10:04)
OS Upgrades on the Gateway Profile The Science Elf 2018-12-15 | Last time, we looked at the Gateway Profile 5.5, an "ugly" yet interesting All-In-One computer. Now, we're trying out a few different operating systems to see which ones the Profile can run.Previous Video:youtu.be/fGUXbigsADUMusic Used:Sunshine Samba - Chris Haugen (0:25)Hold on a Second - John Deley and the 41 Players (1:58)Finding Science - JR Tundra (4:22)Best of Both Worlds (Chiptune Remake) - Mr. Chippy Music (6:10, 9:26)Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (6:10)
Upgrading the Ugliest Computer I Own The Science Elf 2018-11-24 | This week we take a look at the Gateway Profile 5.5, one of many interesting All-In-One designs of the early 2000s.Music Used:Handprints - John Deley and the 41 Players (0:00)The Messenger - Silent Partner (1:25)Windows Welcome Music - Microsoft (4:59)Four Guys - The Beatles (5:50)Games tested (in order of appearance):Bricks of Egypt - ArcadeLab (6:54)Plants vs Zombies - PopCap Games (6:56)HamsterBall - Raptisoft (6:59)Portal - Valve (7:02)Club Penguin Rewritten (7:22)
Windows ME: Worth the Hate? The Science Elf 2018-11-03 | Windows ME is easily one of the most derided versions of Windows, but few seem to realize just how much influence it had over versions of Windows following it.Clips in order of appearance:MICROSOFT LAUNCH WINDOWS 98 - www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKYj6E-L01g (6:02)Windows ME Footage - www.youtube.com/channel/UCRk2-vty3b9PYV55tW1tqcA/videos (7:12)The Kids' Guide to the Internet - www.youtube.com/watch?v=A81IwlDeV6c (7:52)Music Used:Feel The Funk - Jimmy Fontanez (0:00)Love Explosion - Silent Partner (0:43)Storage Theme - Chex Quest (2:34)Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (4:04)Present Day - E's Jammy Jams (6:38)Sunshine Samba - Chris Haugen (8:32)
The Development Disaster behind macOS The Science Elf 2018-10-06 | While the popular macOS sees updates nearly annually now, there was a time where Apple struggled for years to get a major update out.Clips in order of appearance:Apple 1984 Ad Commercial (5:29) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIE-5hg7FoAMac OS 8 Demos (6:43) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXfsAYUjvmsMacworld San Francisco 2000 (11:09) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko4V3G4NqIIWWDC 2002 Death Of Mac OS 9 (11:43) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W4CntluoBQMusic Used:You're not that Funky - Otis McDonald (0:00)Tiptoe Out the Back - Dan Lebowitz (0:38)Rank and File - Silent Partner (3:26)Handprints - John Deley and the 41 Players(5:42)Fuzzy Feeling - Everet Almond (7:17)You Had To Be - E's Jammy Jams (9:03)Cologne 1983 - Josh Kirsch (10:47)Feel The Funk - Jimmy Fontanez (12:14)
The Best Game of 2004 (kinda...) The Science Elf 2018-09-14 | What can you do when you're a kid with a crappy computer and no money to spend on games? Download free trials of course! This week, I'm taking a look at a childhood favorite: Bricks of Egypt.Link to Flash Game (click "play in your web browser"):http://www.arcadelab.com/egypt.htmlClips in order of appearance:Arcade Longplay [270] Arkanoid (1:43) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th-Z6QQ5AOQAtari 2600 Breakout gameplay (1:46) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up-a5x3coC0Off The Wall - Arcade Gameplay - Atari 1989 (1:51) - www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze6azP0FZI8Music Used:You're not that Funky - Otis McDonald (0:00)Dan Lebowitz - Tiptoe Out the Back (1:27)
Whatever Happened to Clippy? The Science Elf 2018-08-11 | A long time ago I made a video on Clippy, the nearly universally hated paperclip from Microsoft Office. I figured now was a good time for an update.Play the flash game here!www.gamesbob.com/xtractpaperclipAnd check out ClippyJS:smore.com/clippy-jsClips used in order of appearance:The Kid's Guide to the Internet (0:54) - youtube.com/watch?v=A81IwlDeV6c12 old mac ads (1:13) - youtube.com/watch?v=VaZgtQRmunAComputer Chronicles UNIX (1:32) - youtube.com/watch?v=WKq3FoSC2oAPeedy the Parrot: Interactive Music Assistant (1:35) - kurlander.net/DJ/Videos/PeedyVideo.shtmlBill Gates' CES '95 Keynote Featuring Peedy the Parrot (2:56) - kurlander.net/DJ/Videos/PeedyCES95Video.shtmlX-Tract Paperclip game (6:29) - youtube.com/watch?v=dw_bvVhMJMYMicrosoft Office XP Ad 1/3 — Clippy Gets Clipped (6:33) - youtube.com/watch?v=tu_Pzuwy-JYDelta Heavy - Ghost (7:42) - youtube.com/watch?v=b4taIpALfAoMicrosoft Office Assistant - SNL (7:45) - youtube.com/watch?v=EpWbTogEEhgAgent Animated Characters Showcase-Bonzi (9:16) - youtube.com/watch?v=cpOjIQppuH0Ribbon Hero 2-Clippy's Second Chance.wmv (9:41) - youtube.com/watch?v=5zxF6XhtyJwSiri vs Cortana Groundhog Day (Commercial) (9:47) - youtube.com/watch?v=bh3Qp40zupIMicrosoft Goes Back to the Future (10:05) - youtube.com/watch?v=B2G4Y_IaKTI
The Rise and Fall of Java The Science Elf 2018-07-13 | Few people know that Java, the worlds most popular programming language, the one that powers smartphone apps and Mars rovers alike, was the result of a project to build a better TV remote.
What was the Microsoft MiPad? The Science Elf 2018-06-30 | Today, in the final installment of PocketPC Month, we take a look at the Microsoft MiPad, an experimental product from the early 2000s sort of like a proto-Siri, as well as Microsoft Voice Command, the actual product to eventually release from the MiPad research.
This SD Card is a Camera The Science Elf 2018-06-16 | Last week, I looked at the iPaq h2215, a PocketPC from 2003. This week, we're taking a look at some addons for the PocketPC:-HP Photosmart Mobile Camera-Pharos iGPS-Nevo (Remote control software)Check out my video on the iPaq here:youtu.be/UUAwlZJV_Ug
A Windows PC in your Pocket The Science Elf 2018-06-01 | Back before smartphones were ubiquitous in terms of portable computing, another device was popular. This week, we take a look at the HP iPaq h2215, a Windows Mobile PocketPC from 2003.Stay tuned for next time for a demonstration of some of the hardware peripherals this thing can use.Also check out LGR's video on the iPaq rx1955:youtube.com/watch?v=wm5omDCENPo
The Agony of File Converters (Part 2) The Science Elf 2018-05-05 | In a recent video, I managed to get an image from my camera all the way onto my Apple iiGS. I also promised I'd outline the process, so, here ya go.
65,536 Subscriber Special The Science Elf 2018-04-22 | Happy 65k everyone!Links to all the channels I mentioned in this video (in order of appearance):LGR: youtube.com/channel/UCLx053rWZxCiYWsBETgdKrQThe 8-Bit Guy: youtube.com/channel/UC8uT9cgJorJPWu7ITLGo9WwGameHut: youtube.com/channel/UCfVFSjHQ57zyxajhhRc7i0gSquirrel Monkey: youtube.com/user/SquirrelMonkeyComQuinton Reviews: youtube.com/channel/UCM0V8r4kuIWIl6Sy-NHj2lgbrutalmoose: youtube.com/user/brutalmooseralphthemoviemaker: youtube.com/user/ralphthemoviemakerChadtronic: youtube.com/user/chadtronic/videosthe Hacksmith: youtube.com/user/MstrJamesTom Scott (Didn't mention him in the video, but definitely worth a look): youtube.com/user/enyay/videosLiidsMC (Thanks for the play button): youtube.com/channel/UCvUr9BySUKCRIvnoOXYO37QSee you all at 131,072 subscribers!
Snapchat in the 80s The Science Elf 2018-03-31 | Snapchat, the popular image sharing social media platform, has only been around for a few years, but the technology to digitally take a photo and send it has existed for at least thirty years.Snapchat in the 90's:youtube.com/watch?v=R6bZxUvb7K0Check out more videos by SquirrelMonkey:youtube.com/channel/UCXA2lepIpHZ24iQU22WgDeA
The Rarest Computer in my Collection The Science Elf 2018-03-17 | Even though many of the computers in my collection are hard to find, or no longer manufactured, only one can claim the title of being the only one of its kind to be made.
A Quick Message The Science Elf 2018-03-09 | I guess I could put this on my community page, but this just seemed more fun.
The Evolution of Computer Speech The Science Elf 2018-02-26 | More and more products seem to come out that make use of some form of a computer text-to-speech voice, with today's voices sounding acceptably realistic. Even though speech-based products are fairly recent, the concept of electronically generating a voice has been around for nearly a century.
Search Before Google The Science Elf 2018-02-03 | It's pretty easy to take the search engine Google for granted today, but twenty years ago, there was no such thing. In fact, for well over a decade before Google, search engines were crawling, indexing and searching.
Make a Windows XP Bootable Flash Drive The Science Elf 2018-01-13 | Ever want to take Windows XP (or any version of Windows, really) with you wherever you go? Maybe you'd rather use XP than the OS installed on a public computer. Maybe you just want to prank your friends and watch as their computer boots into a 16 year old OS.Whatever the case, today I'm going to show you how to create a bootable flash drive that will launch Windows XP in a virtual machine on (almost) any computer you plug it into.Download Links:sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimagervirtualbox.org/wiki/Downloadsubuntu.com/download/desktopCommands:sudo apt-get install virtualboxvboxmanage startvm “Windows XP” --type GUIcd "C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox"vboxmanage clonehd [source file path] [destination path] --format RAW
The Rise and Fall of Flash The Science Elf 2017-12-23 | Shockwave/Macromedia/Adobe Flash was at one point an integral part of the web. Why then, is it a mostly forgotten and ignored software platform? Today, I'm taking a look at what caused the Rise and Fall of Flash.
Installing Modern Windows on a 14 Year Old Tablet The Science Elf 2017-11-18 | I've received plenty of interesting recommendations for what software I should try on my TC1100 Tablet, so here's a quick run through some of the more popular suggestions, along with a few I was curious about myself.
Before iPhone, there was Newton... The Science Elf 2017-10-21 | I've made a video in the past about the Apple Newton, but since that video was more of a review, I decided to revisit the Newton with a more in-depth retelling of its story.Egg Freckles.Photo Credit (7:12) - Sonny Hungflickr.com/photos/sonnyhung/352420652/in/photolist-x9fo9-BPJN6-98Bj7-98Bj6-x9fo2-98zFk-x9fo7-x9fnX-wZSKd-98zFj-wZSKc-wZSKf-6fqHAs-98zFh-wZSKi-9S1LQ-9S1LR-98zFi-98zFn-98Bj8-98zFm-wZSK4-98Bj5-9XNN3-wZSKg-6fmwht-vEFda-6fmwni-6fmwh4-CbUTg-o3gh9-2gsSk-6fqHzA-prk88-6fqHyu-6fqHx5-yBMR1-6fqHz7-9S1LS-wGxRH-prk7V-vEFdr-praCM-prk87-vEFdn-vEFde-vEFdw-prk7P-prk7M-vEFdh
The Story Behind Windows Vista The Science Elf 2017-10-09 | We're all familiar with Windows Vista, and it's common knowledge that reception for it wasn't very positive, but how could an OS that had years of work behind it and plenty of new ideas fail?
That Time Blackberry Made a Tablet The Science Elf 2017-08-11 | Not many people seem to know about the Blackberry Playbook released in 2011, and as someone who used to get a lot of usage out of one, I felt like sharing my thoughts on the device.
The Story of BonziBuddy (1999-2004) The Science Elf 2017-07-28 | A lot of people recognize the infamous purple gorilla spyware program, but few are aware that BonziBuddy was just one of the many applications created by Bonzi Software.
Electric Dreams - Movie Review The Science Elf 2017-07-14 | Say it's cheesy, say it's creative, but don't say it isn't entertaining; this is Electric Dreams.
Making XP Secure: The Story Behind SP2 The Science Elf 2017-06-30 | With Microsoft recently releasing the first XP update in three years in an effort to stop WannaCrypt, I thought it was appropriate to bring up the story of a previous XP update that made the OS more secure.
The Rise and Fall of Blackberry The Science Elf 2017-06-17 | In a world dominated by smartphones and portable touchscreen devices, it's easy to forget a time when a pocket sized email device was the must-have item.
This Tablet Runs Windows XP The Science Elf 2017-06-02 | In the early 2000's HP released a tablet PC running a touch-optimized version of Windows XP. Surprisingly, 14 years later, it's still a fairly competent computer.
3d Graphics on a Calculator The Science Elf 2017-05-19 | Graphing calculators are pretty commonly used for things like, well, calculation, but thanks to algorithms like ray tracing, they can render incredibly realistic (for a calculator) 3d graphics.Downloads (Compatible with TI-84 C and TI-84 CE):-Files (github.com/TheScienceElf/TiBASIC-Raytracing)-TI Connect Software( education.ti.com/en/products/computer-software/ti-connect-sw )
Apple iiGS Talking to a Newton The Science Elf 2017-05-05 | Just a little experiment I tried, since I was a bit too busy to make a full video this week.
Battle of the Browsers (Part 2) The Science Elf 2017-04-21 | In Part 1, I told how through questionable marketing tactics Microsoft was able to influence the public to use their web browser Internet Explorer. That market dominance, though, was due to see some new challenge from an even stronger competitor.
Battle of the Browsers (Part 1) The Science Elf 2017-04-07 | With the creation of the World Wide Web in the 1990's many companies vied for the position of most used web browser, even to the point of some rather questionable business practices.
The Agony of File Converters The Science Elf 2017-03-24 | How difficult could it possibly be to copy files over to an Apple Newton from the internet? Particularly difficult.UNNAhttp://www.unna.org/view.php?
Format Wars: Blu-Ray vs. HD DVD The Science Elf 2017-03-10 | When HD video for the home was being introduced, two different disks were vying to be the standard for high density optical storage: Blu-Ray, or HD DVD. Naturally, only one was successful.
