March 2011

When 4 billion addresses aren’t enough

IPv6 test results.

Every computer or other device needs its own unique “name” when it connects to the Internet so that the signals it sends and receives can end up at the right place. These unique numbers need to change.

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Do you live or work in a high-crime area?

Enter an address on the front page.

In the UK the Police make crime data available to the public in the friendly form of a map. That’s the kind of mashup that could be useful anywhere.

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Tech Universe Digest for 21 to 25 March 2011

Robotic repair and refuelling satellite.

Star Trek theme — played on a saw! Carbon nanotubes in computer memory. Simon the robot knows when you ignore him. Internet bunkers. Viruses and zombies. Portable solar power. No-fog glasses.

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Interesting tech for 14 to 18 March 2011

NASA Voyager 1 spacecraft.

Tech links I found interesting in the last week, as published in the NZ Herald Online. Spacecraft, bikes, volcanoes, smiles, wifi, skateboards, SMS, printers.

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How to disable the WordPress Admin Bar

Uncheck the option in your Profile to disable the WordPress Admin Bar.

A perhaps alarming grey bar has started to appear for some users on some WordPress-based websites. It’s a new Admin Bar that only displays to logged in users. If it’s annoying or confusing, here’s how to turn it off.

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Interesting tech for 07 to 11 March 2011

EADS nylon Airbike.

Tech links I found interesting in the last week, as published in the NZ Herald Online. MRI, video, food, mobile phones, cameras, ships, VR goggles.

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