In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

Sip of the Day - January 7, 2008

Sip of the Day: The Top Tech News of 2007

Titera Tidbit: Bug
In the sense of a technical defect, this useful word is often attributed to Grace Murray Hopper, who invented the first large-scale computer for the U.S. Navy in 1945. When the machine stopped working, she found a moth in the works and taped its body to her lab report, captioning it "a bug in the computer." However, Thomas Edison had used "bug" half a century earlier to describe the "little faults and difficulties" that drive inventors and engineers batty.

Sippets:

· CES Starts Today—Bill Gates’ Final Keynote
· Rest in Peace Borat and Ali G
· Chargers Beat Titans! Next the Colts
· Abandoned and Deserted Wonders of the World

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