Day in Tech History

July 8, 2007: The Big DNS Flaw, 1881 Ice Cream Sundae Created

Dan Kaminsky [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Dan_Kaminsky1.jpg] Dan Kaminsky [http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/Dan_Kaminsky1.jpg]http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/Dan_Kaminsky1.jpgJuly 8, 2007: A major DNS patch was released after a bug Dan Kaminsky found In 2007, developer Dan Kaminsky found a flaw in the addressing of the Domain Name System, or DNS. DNS is found on home to commercial routers around the world. The issue was so severe, that they were not divulging the issue until a patch could be implemented on a wide scale. On March 31st, Kaminsky – along with 16 other developers – gathered at Microsoft to work on a massive patch and synchronize the release so all details could be released as well. The Patch was released in July 8th, 2008. For more information, see the Explaination of the DNS Flaw [http://beezari.livejournal.com/141796.html] [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/podcast-subscribe.webp]https://dayintechhistory.com/podcast-subscribe/Subscribe to the Day in Tech History SUBSCRIBE TO DAY IN TECH HISTORY: RSS FEED [http://www.dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast] - ITUNES [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/day-in-tech-history/id327099657] - ANDROID [https://subscribeonandroid.com/dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast/] - SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/2h2mJroRvE5FkTyIQAtpkf] - IHEARTRADIO [https://iheart.com/podcast/180932092/] FACEBOOK [http://Facebook.com/dayintechhistory] -  - RSS BANDWIDTH BY CACHEFLY [https://www.cachefly.com/geekazine/] GET A 14 DAY TRIAL - JOIN ME ON PATREON [http://patreon.com/geekazine] AND SUPPORT DAY IN TECH HISTORY * Yahoo! stock split * Sega releases the Saturn in Europe * The first ice cream sundae! In 1881, a man walked into Edward Berner’s drug store in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. Since it was the Sabbath, the customer couldn’t have the flavored soda water for religious reasons. As he sat at the soda fountain counter, Berner comes to a compromise. Berner put ice cream in a dish and poured chocolate syrup on top. They then named it Ice Cream Sunday. The name will become “Sundae”, the next day.

July 7, 1994: I3enc Released (a.k.a. MP3)

MP3 [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/13430373909381.jpg] MP3 [http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/13430373909381.jpg]http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/13430373909381.jpgJuly 7, 1994: Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits released MP3 format 1994 – The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS) released I3enc – otherwise known at MP3. This is also known as MPEG-3. The MP3 moniker did not get chosen until July 14, 1995 (it was .bit before .mp3). MP3 is still licensed to Fraunhofer Institute – therefore, you must pay a license fee to use the popular .mp3 format. There is an open source format .ogg vorbis. [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/podcast-subscribe.webp]https://dayintechhistory.com/podcast-subscribe/Subscribe to the Day in Tech History SUBSCRIBE TO DAY IN TECH HISTORY: RSS FEED [http://www.dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast] - ITUNES [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/day-in-tech-history/id327099657] - ANDROID [https://subscribeonandroid.com/dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast/] - SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/2h2mJroRvE5FkTyIQAtpkf] - IHEARTRADIO [https://iheart.com/podcast/180932092/] FACEBOOK [http://Facebook.com/dayintechhistory] -  - RSS BANDWIDTH BY CACHEFLY [https://www.cachefly.com/geekazine/] GET A 14 DAY TRIAL - JOIN ME ON PATREON [http://patreon.com/geekazine] AND SUPPORT DAY IN TECH HISTORY * PSOne is released * TI-99/4a is demonstrated on the Mike Douglas Show * A Legal version of Scrabble hits Facebook

July 6, 1984: Jack Tramiel Fired Atari Staff

Jack Tramiel [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Jack-Tramiel1.jpg] Jack Tramiel [http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/Jack-Tramiel1.jpg]http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/Jack-Tramiel1.jpgJack Tramiel In a very bold move, Jack Tramiel [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tramiel] laid off the majority of his staff outside of engineering. This comes in 1984, 3 days after Tramiel buys Atari [http://www.geekazine.com/tag/atari] for $240 million in 10 and 12 year notes. The employees note that it wasn’t a Hard layoff. One employee stated that no one cared if they looted the building, so they did. [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/podcast-subscribe.webp]https://dayintechhistory.com/podcast-subscribe/Subscribe to the Day in Tech History SUBSCRIBE TO DAY IN TECH HISTORY: RSS FEED [http://www.dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast] - ITUNES [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/day-in-tech-history/id327099657] - ANDROID [https://subscribeonandroid.com/dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast/] - SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/2h2mJroRvE5FkTyIQAtpkf] - IHEARTRADIO [https://iheart.com/podcast/180932092/] FACEBOOK [http://Facebook.com/dayintechhistory] -  - RSS BANDWIDTH BY CACHEFLY [https://www.cachefly.com/geekazine/] GET A 14 DAY TRIAL - JOIN ME ON PATREON [http://patreon.com/geekazine] AND SUPPORT DAY IN TECH HISTORY * ABC joins Hulu [http://hulu.com] * Microsoft’s [http://www.forbes.com/companies/microsoft/] first corporate president * Source code of e-mule was released

July 5, 1937: SPAM (The Luncheon Meat) is Introduced

Spam [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/SPAM-125x1251.jpg] Not the email version. In 1937, Hormel [http://www.hormel.com/] came out with the first can of SPAM. The Luncheon meat. Spam was derived from the words Spiced Ham. It is pre-cooked meat that contained chopped pork, ham mean, salt, water, potato starch, and sodium nitrate. So if you have high blood pressure, you might want to stay away from this stuff. Spam [data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%27%20width='125'%20height='1251'%20viewBox=%270%200%20125%201251%27%3E%3C/svg%3E]Spam [http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/SPAM-125x1251.jpg]http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/SPAM-125x1251.jpgSpam Spam comes in many varieties, including Hot & Spicy, Less sodium (25%), Spam Lite, Oven Roasted Turkey, and others. SPAM is made in SpamTown, USA – or Austin, Minnesota. McDonalds uses Spam in Guam, hawaii and Saipan. Spam is known as “poor people food”, however, in Hawaii, it is a common meat served. For their 75th anniversary, Spam introduced Sir Can a Lot. “The introduction of Sir Can-A-Lot provides an engaging presence that highlights the playful and down-to-earth personality that makes the SPAM brand both unique and timeless,” said Nicole L. Behne, product manager of SPAMfamily of products. “The campaign features him ridding not only mealtimes of boredom, but also helping consumers ‘Break the Monotony.’” Monty Python [http://www.pythonline.com/]‘s version of SPAM came out December 15, 1970 – The first email SPAM happened on May 3, 1978 [http://www.geekazine.com/dith/may-3-first-bulk-e-mail-spammer] [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/podcast-subscribe.webp]https://dayintechhistory.com/podcast-subscribe/Subscribe to the Day in Tech History SUBSCRIBE TO DAY IN TECH HISTORY: RSS FEED [http://www.dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast] - ITUNES [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/day-in-tech-history/id327099657] - ANDROID [https://subscribeonandroid.com/dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast/] - SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/2h2mJroRvE5FkTyIQAtpkf] - IHEARTRADIO [https://iheart.com/podcast/180932092/] FACEBOOK [http://Facebook.com/dayintechhistory] -  - RSS BANDWIDTH BY CACHEFLY [https://www.cachefly.com/geekazine/] GET A 14 DAY TRIAL - JOIN ME ON PATREON [http://patreon.com/geekazine] AND SUPPORT DAY IN TECH HISTORY * Junction transistor is created * First Excel macro virus * Dolly the sheep is born

July 4, 1996: Microsoft Hotmail Independence Day Launch

Hotmail [data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%27%20width='400'%20height='300'%20viewBox=%270%200%20400%20300%27%3E%3C/svg%3E]Hotmail [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Hotmail1.png] Hotmail [data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http://www.w3.org/2000/svg%27%20width='300'%20height='225'%20viewBox=%270%200%20300%20225%27%3E%3C/svg%3E]Hotmail [http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/Hotmail1-300x225.png]http://vid.geekazine.com/dith/uploads/2013/07/Hotmail1.pngJuly 4, 1996: Hotmail Launches “Happy Independence Day. In return, we are going to give you a great new way to get email. It’s called “Hotmail“. Be free from your internet service provider!” That was the call to action on 1996. Hotmail launched their email service as “HoTMaiL” (HTML is upper-case). It is the first web-based email that was later named MSN Hotmail, then Windows Live Hotmail. Hotmail had many features since its start. Unlimited storage was one big feature. In 1997, Microsoft purchased Hotmail for $400 million, and changed the name to MSN Hotmail. They paired with the Microsoft Instant Messanger, then built items like the calendar, SkyDrive, and more. After getting stiff competition from Google in 2004, Microsoft changed the service to Live Hotmail.  The service continues on with many updates to compete with Google and Yahoo mail. [https://cache.dayintechhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/podcast-subscribe.webp]https://dayintechhistory.com/podcast-subscribe/Subscribe to the Day in Tech History SUBSCRIBE TO DAY IN TECH HISTORY: RSS FEED [http://www.dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast] - ITUNES [https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/day-in-tech-history/id327099657] - ANDROID [https://subscribeonandroid.com/dayintechhistory.com/feed/podcast/] - SPOTIFY [https://open.spotify.com/show/2h2mJroRvE5FkTyIQAtpkf] - IHEARTRADIO [https://iheart.com/podcast/180932092/] FACEBOOK [http://Facebook.com/dayintechhistory] -  - RSS BANDWIDTH BY CACHEFLY [https://www.cachefly.com/geekazine/] GET A 14 DAY TRIAL - JOIN ME ON PATREON [http://patreon.com/geekazine] AND SUPPORT DAY IN TECH HISTORY * Major BBS is released * Who is the President of the Internet * 1 euro ebay baby goes home * Stranger Things Season 3 Launched