From black and white to rainbows

Cloud and rainbow.

The pace of innovation is increasing. We can’t even imagine today the devices that will be essential in 2015. Our pot of gold is flexibility. We need to be open to the possibilities each new day brings.

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Work and play in The Cloud

Apps in the Cloud.

Services “in the cloud” make it much easier to access our files over the Internet any time we want from wherever we are. It means documents are no longer locked in the prison of a single computer.

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Jumping with the wind

Kite Surfer at Lyall Bay.

In a stiff Wellington breeze the kite surfers were out. I caught a small video of one having fun.

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Learn Keyboard Maestro at MacTips

Keyboard Maestro.

One of my favourite things is finding ways to make my computer work harder so I can work less. A recent series of MacTips showed how to use Keyboard Maestro, macro software that can save an awful lot of work.

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Interesting tech for 23 to 27 August 2010

Sea Kettle liferaft.

25 Tech links I found interesting in the last week. Highwire robot; solar house; night vision; probable computers; tweetup; 0.6 litres per 100 km; RFID tags; bird-proof glass; megapixels; DSLRs; mind maps.

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What to do in a WordPress spam storm

Spam storm.

Spammers hit my site every minute or so yesterday. Here’s how I handled it, with a look directly into the database, and by closing comments for a while.

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Interesting tech for 16 to 20 August 2010

Largest Turbine.

25 Tech links I found interesting in the last week. Giant tide turbine; messages on Google Earth; wound gel; Mecca clock; care hacking; pulsars; killer paint; biofuels; iris scans; plug-in solar panels.

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Today and Tomorrow in Applescript

Applescript short date.

I needed to grab both today’s date and tomorrow’s date within Applescript to use in some recordkeeping. Here’s how I made it work. It may help you too.

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Interesting tech for 09 to 13 August 2010

Modular Prosthetic Limb

25 Tech links I found interesting in the last week. Space robot, dazzling lasers, deer frighteners, iPads in the museum.

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The iPad as a training aid

Trainer notes on an iPad web page.

I’ve found my iPad makes for a handy training aid. As the trainer I can keep my notes for what we’re doing to one side, and not have them displayed on the main screen. Battery life is fabulous too.

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