Life is 10% what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. And so it is with you… we are in charge of our attitudes I think this is absolutely true, and it is something we often forget in times of high stress or when things are really going our way. A [...]
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VLC is an excellent media player, and certainly my media player of choice on both Windows and Mac. Recently VLC upgraded to version 2.0 (you have downloaded the updated haven’t you?) bringing with it a revamped interface (for Mac) and support for blu-ray format and other behind the scene improvements for all other platforms. However, [...]
I recently came across this tip – it is apparently possible to take audio notes in MS Word for Mac (and OneNote 2007 for Windows), and it couldn’t be any simpler. In Word 2011, you simply point your mouse to the “Audio Note” tab in the ribbon, and click on the record button: This is [...]
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Facial recognition is big business, with sites like facebook using it effectively to help users tag their photos, but a new type of display in London’s west end on Oxford street is using facial recognition technology for a completely different purpose. The display, which costs £30, 000, was set-up by Plan UK - which is a [...]
The picture above (click for full size image) is of a two stage suborbital rocket over Alaska, in front of a beautiful display of aurora borealis. The rocket was launched as part of a NASA study to better understand how the aurora can affect signals from GPS satellites as well as other spacecraft. The team used a 46-foot [...]
If you’ve ever wanted to code an app for the iPhone or iPod, but didn’t know where to start then the newly released guide by Apple will help pave the way. The road map provides a good starting point for iOS app development, which will teach you the tools needed for to create a simple app, [...]