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Keep the hands off the keyboard in software training

Keep the hands off the keyboard in software training

Hands-off makes for easier training. How show-and-tell training may be an advantage for teaching software.

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128 years of frozen meat

128 years of frozen meat

The first shipment of frozen meat despatched from NZ to Britain in the clipper ship Dunedin arrived in the Port of London on 24th May 1882.

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What’s the purpose of your website?

What do you want your website to achieve? What’s its purpose? What do you want people to do when they visit your site?

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He aha te korou o tō paetukutuku?

He aha te korou o tō paetukutuku?

What do you want your website to achieve? What’s its purpose? What do you want people to do when they visit your site?

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WaehereUT (Urupare Tere): te paewaehere 2A (2Ahunga)

QR codes can encode text, URLs, email addresses, Google Maps Locations, Social Network information, contact information, and other data. (Māori version.)

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They’re smart: QRCodes

They’re smart: QRCodes

QR codes can encode text, URLs, email addresses, Google Maps Locations, Social Network information, contact information, and other data.

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Wacom Intuos 4 – the best graphics tablet I’ve ever used

Wacom Intuos 4 – the best graphics tablet I’ve ever used

I upgraded from a Wacom Intuos 3 graphics tablet to an Intuos 4. It’s a very very nice upgrade indeed.

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Tui, Kaka and Korimako songs

Tui, Kaka and Korimako songs

I used my Flip video to record the songs of 3 native birds. Listen to the recording.

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Play QuickTime movies double time

Play QuickTime movies double time

Need to speed up, or slow down, a movie while you watch? Here’s how.

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Speak the time or date with Applescript

Speak the time or date with Applescript

These simple Applescripts speak the time or the date. Here’s how they work.

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Mars Edit makes custom code easy

Mars Edit makes custom code easy

Mars Edit’s handy macro palette makes it easy to use custom coding in your blog Posts. Here’s how it works.

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Sit back and watch your Mac work with Keyboard Maestro

Sit back and watch your Mac work with Keyboard Maestro

Keyboard Maestro chains together actions so you can do less work while your Mac does more. I love sitting back watching my Mac work for me.

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KnowIt · By Miraz Jordan · @miraz