Archives for November 2010

Interesting tech for 22 to 26 November 2010

25 Tech links I found interesting in the last week. Jungle ATV; Set The Timer For 10; Octosnake; Less Smoking; Knitting Buildings. Supersized Dish; Noise Cancelling Sonar; Go To The Light; Fabric Shock; Touchdown. Score; Spinal Book; The Universe In Our Heads; Heavy Metal; Ring Around The Moonbase. Down The Wire; Beastly Bike; On The Grid; Cutting Edge; Old Blood. Less Is More; Dumbphone; 44Yeqj; UAE Coast; Eyes Right.

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Win a free Platform9 laptop stand (review)

The Platform9 is an innovative laptop stand from New Zealand. Read how you could win a free stand for yourself.

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Save interesting links to read later

There’s a lot of interesting stuff to read on the Internet. But some of it may be work related, while some is for fun. And then for some you need to read and work with it on a computer; while other items are most suited to an iPad or smart phone. These 2 services help me keep it all organised.

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Tiakina ngā hono whaitake hei pānui ā muri ake

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Could you crowdsource?

Crowds of people can help you with projects where automation falls down. The Old Weather project, for example, asks human volunteers to grab a few numbers from handwritten ships logs and enter those numbers on a web page. Think about how volunteers could help you online.

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E āhei rānei i a koe te rōpūmātāpuna?

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Interesting tech for 15 to 19 November 2010

25 Tech links I found interesting in the last week. Take The Weight Off; Blocked Troubles; Blowing Chips; Sugar And Rice; Two-Up. Dry Flight; Self-Cleaning Surfaces; Sound In Focus; Induced To Drive; These AR Glasses. Botnot; A Light Disinfectant; Crater Under Glass; Battery Sprints; Inside Intelligence. Androids Equity; Slide Not For Kids; Trees Lined With Gold; I’_ S_rry D_v_; Nanosniff. It’s A Trap; Time Warp; Full Fathom One; Seeing Red; Drug Spies.

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It’s time for the bird with Radio NZ

Would you like to hear some of New Zealand’s birds? They’re tweeting on Twitter.

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Change loudness with Applescript

Applescript can remember the loudness your Mac is set to, while using a different volume for an alert. Here’s how.

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Interesting tech for 08 to 12 November 2010

25 Tech links I found interesting in the last week. Cyberwar Sim; Balance At Work; Loopy Flier; Vacuum Your Dog; Acid Skin. Duck Now; JCB Phone Home; Tool Age; Swiss Data Bank; Eye Speed. Speedy Camera; A Tangled Web; Cloaked In Light; You’ve Got URL; Smeller Rat. iFace Booked; Hot Feet; Colouring Books; Underground Chat; See Through Solar. Solar Pharma; House Of Chalk; More D TV; Don Shoot; 2-Second Hogel.

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Community organisations: Be prepared for donations

When disaster strikes people often want to make donations. If you’re a community organisation, you’ll probably have other things on your mind during a disaster than messing with your website. Be prepared to accept donations anytime.

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2 Factor Authentication is more secure

Two factor authentication is a way of proving your identity online. It requires something you know and something you have. This post explains what it is and how it works.

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