Month: March 2022

…It’s “JIF”

By Kristin Imperio On In Misc

This past week, we lost computer scientist Steve Wilhite. Some of you may not be familiar with this particular ‘Steve’ of the tech world, but there’s a great chance you’ve used his creation – the GIF.

GIF, which stands for Graphics Interchange Format, was created in 1987 at CompuServe by a team led by Steve. The compressed file format allowed slower connections in the 1980s to transfer images more efficiently. Since then, we’ve seen the GIF blow up on MySpace, Tumblr, and Facebook. In 2013, Steve accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Webbys, where he clarified that GIF is pronounced: “jif.”

Vacation on the Trails

By Samuel Glenn On In Fun Stuff, Tech Tips

If I am visiting a new and beautiful place, the first thing I want to do is explore. This is doubly true if I’m in a National Park, or someplace where hiking trails are abundant. Unfortunately my excitement can get the better of me; I’ve been led into awkward situations like wandering onto private property or, more dangerously, gotten myself lost. Usually this would mean that I’d need to visit a ranger station to find a map and quickly decide on the trails I want to hike, all while burning precious daylight. Enter the handy app, AllTrails.

My Damn Mouse

By Sean Christopher On In Tech Tips

My damn mouse is toast! Using a defective mouse is annoying, but sometimes it’s not irritating enough to replace it. I’ve been making excuses that the battery needs replacing, or the problem is my Surface, etc. The reality is that the mouse isn’t any good. With all of that said, I’m in the market for a new mouse, so here’s the process I’ll go through when deciding.