As we all already know, our lives revolve around technology more and more as the years go by. There is always something new to present to human beings when it comes to technology, and we never stop getting bored of it. There are still a lot of things about technology that interest or amuse us. Take a break and continue reading to find out some things about technology that you probably knew, were aware of or didn't know, and which, in some places, may amuse you.
- Most computer users blink 7 times per minute, compared to the normal blink rate of 20 blinks per minute.
- Email was invented before the web
- Bill Gates' home was designed using a Macintosh computer.
- The original Macintosh case that was created during 1982, and contains 47 signatures of the Apple Macintosh division members.
- Doug Engelhard invented the first mouse that was made of wood. The mouse was created in 1964.
- In a typical day for a typist, his fingers "travel" at an average rate of approximately 12.6 miles per day.
- The state of Alaska is the only state whose letters can be typed in a straight row on the keyboard.
- There are more than a million domain names that are registered online per month.
- The social media site MySpace has approximately 110 million registered users. If the social media site were to consider a country, it would be the 10th largest, right after Mexico.
- Dvorak keyboard is known to be more efficient and 20 times faster than querty.
- The first online advertising banner was created and used in 1994.
- Hewlett Packard, which is better known as HP, was invented in a garage in Palo Alto during 1939.
- As of this year, until now, there are 17 billion devices that are connected or linked to the Internet and use the Internet.
- Approximately 1 in 8 couples met their soul mate on the Internet in recent years.
- If you are able to find a way to hack Facebook, the company offers you $500.
- There are approximately 1 billion "instant messenger" accounts that are active around the world.
