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The Cloud is Not What You May Think it Is!

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  The Cloud is NOT What You May Think It Is! A Cloud Data Center is a large facility that hosts servers and storage systems to provide online services and storage. Unlike storing files on a personal computer or smartphone, which keeps your data locally, cloud data centers store data remotely, accessible via the Internet from anywhere.

The History of the Earliest Computer: God was the First Computer

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  God was the First Computer This video begins Part I of my introduction in laymen's (laywomen's) terms to bring to full fruition that our use of the current tools to navigate the world are not new: re-created, evolved, but not new.

The History of the Ticonderoga Pencil

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The History of the Ticonderoga Pencil The Dixon Ticonderoga #2 Soft Pencil has a long history as one of the first pencil brands in the United States. This video gives you my research on this tool, that I have been using for 40+ years. Originally made and produced in the United States, it has since been scaled and sold worldwide, produced in other countries such as China, Sri Lanka, Brazil. Its traditional make using Eastern Red Cedar wood, graphite and clay made it a trustworthy writing utensil, not too hard, not too soft pencil 'lead', that was dependable. Even though the company now has been scaled up to include the F.I.L.A. group specializing in other creative writing tools, and now uses economically and eco-friendlier woods, it still continues to be one of my favorite writing utensils.