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Archives for July 2011

Pinefall in the morning

Pinefall in the morning

A huge pine on the road behind our house fell down the other day. Here’s what I discovered.

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25 to 29 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

Chair Lift; Low Voltage; Litres Of Light; Science For The Birds; Milk Made; Healthy Tats; Curious Gale On Mars; New Space Station; Old Space Station; Moon Grail; Hot Data.

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18 to 22 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

If Dogs Could Fly; Cables, Cables Everywhere; Military Intelligence; Fishing For Power; Ears Wide; Tweet Fever; Good Vibrations; Signal Map; SOS Phone; Digital Pill.

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You sell, we buy – no ‘piracy’ involved

You sell, we buy – no ‘piracy’ involved

Copyright is much in the news these days. But as so often we don’t necessarily get a good view of all the factors in play. The entertainment industry bemoans so-called pirates, even while they refuse to take advantage of a market desperate to buy their product.

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Why fast Internet matters in New Zealand

Why fast Internet matters in New Zealand

We need high-speed, high-capacity Internet in New Zealand if we are to grow as a country. Here’s a brief picture of New Zealand and its Internet needs.

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11 to 15 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

Smart Glasses; Millipixel Camera; Gigapixel Space Camera; Smart Poor; Cash Pillar; Eye Phone.

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See what’s hidden in most photos

See what’s hidden in most photos

Most photos contain hidden metadata that can give away details of a photos such as the camera used, the date and time, and maybe even the GPS location and name of the photographer. Here’s one way to find that information.

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04 to 08 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

Sub Boat Plane; Inky Sunshine; Toothybot; Have Hal Will Travel; Amazing Cane; Spam, But Not As We Know It; Spy Ball; Rare In Earth; Piece O’ Hut; Sweet Printer; Photo Shopping; Teaming Fish.

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How to edit the fonts for Comments Admin pages in WordPress 3.2

How to edit the fonts for Comments Admin pages in WordPress 3.2

WordPress 3.2 changed the fonts for the Admin pages. The new choice is marginally too small for me, and the line-height is too small, meaning comments are squished up and hard to read. Here’s how to change the fonts on Comments Admin pages.

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Conditional macros in Keyboard Maestro 5 save time and effort

Conditional macros in Keyboard Maestro 5 save time and effort

Keyboard Maestro is valuable automation software for Macs. Now with version 5 we can choose either/or actions with Conditional Macros. Here’s one I’ve set up to resize windows.

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27 June to 01 July 2011 Tech Universe Digest

A Pair Of Arks; Pawsibilities; Southern Connections; Corrosion Never Sleeps; Cars, Boats And Blades; Cruising To Sleep; Fuel To Burn; Buzz Drive; Share The Buzz; Cook Your Phone; Water Mines.

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KnowIt · By Miraz Jordan · @miraz