Archives for March 2011

When 4 billion addresses aren’t enough

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?

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

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

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

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

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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My Christmas RAM is a treat

I upgraded the RAM in my MacBook Pro. In spite of nerves it all went smoothly and in fact took only about 10 minutes. If I can do this, so can you.

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Interesting tech for 28 February to 04 March 2011

Tech links I found interesting in the last week, as published in the NZ Herald Online. Robots; batteries; telescopes; water; satellites; medical tech.

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We should all see this sky sometime

What a beautiful dark, clear sky there is at the Paranal Observatory, Atacama Desert, Chile. 1159 photos went into a timelapse movie, published on Flickr.

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Report the time in another city with Applescript

I created an Applescript to tell me the time in Santa Fe, which is in a different timezone. Here’s how my script works.

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How about publishing a Kindle ebook?

Ebooks, especially Kindle books, are becoming very popular. But it’s not just big powerful publishers who are making their books available in the Kindle format. Bloggers and those with something to say are also doing it.

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