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Venus Transiting the Sun on 5th-6th June 2012
In the feature image you can see Venus transiting the sun on 8th June 2004 – the first transit since 1882. Venus Transiting the Sun on 5th-6th June 2012 won’t happen again until 2117. Remember not to look directly at the sun and focus the sun onto a white card with a telescope/lens. Unfortunately for us…
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The Faster-Than-Fast Fourier Transform
Improving The Fast Fourier Transform To Make It Faster-Than-Fast The Faster-Than-Fast Fourier Transform can replace the Fast Fourier Transform to save processing time when digitising an analogue signal. For a large range of practically useful cases, MIT researchers find a way to increase the speed of one of the most important algorithms in the information…
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iPad Survives Undamaged After Extreme Fall
Introduction It’s becoming quite popular to send cameras up to the edge of space for one reason or another. This is one of the latest which an iPad survives undamaged. See How An iPad Survives Undamaged After An Extreme Fall. NOTE: The article quotes, “….with the blackness of space and the bright curve of Earth providing a…
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Changing A Watch Battery In A Sekonda Quartz Watch
Introduction My wife’s wrist watch stopped working a few days ago. The problem was, of course, a flat battery. This led me to write about changing a watch battery using my wife’s watch as an example. I began by popping onto the Internet and ordering four, from JewelleryForAll on the Amazon Marketplace, @ 45p each…
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Using The Character Map Application In Windows
Accessing The Character Map Application It reminds me of an unusual dice when I see this icon. It has a beauty about it. What is it? It’s the icon representing the Character Map application in Windows 7, found on the Start Menu under Accessories > Ease of Access > System Tools. The Character Map application is stored…
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Wikipedia Protests by turning the English section OFF for 24 hours on 18th Jan 2012
Wikipedia Protests! What exactly is it doing? Wikipedia protests against SOPA and PIPA by blacking out the English Wikipedia for 24 hours, beginning at midnight January 18, Eastern Time. Readers who come to English Wikipedia during the blackout will not be able to read the encyclopedia: instead, they will see messages intended to raise awareness…
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How many times can you fold paper? How about 13?
Students Attempt To Fold Paper 13 Times Doesn’t paper folded enough times create a stack that reaches to the moon? Well it doesn’t here. However you would need a suitcase to carry it around if you wanted to protect yourself against being taken short. (It is toilet paper after all.) The students at St. Mark’s School…
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Changing Text Styles on Windows 7 Sticky Notes
Windows 7 comes with Post-it® style Sticky Notes which can be stuck all over the desk top. Although you can change the background colour from a context menu and format the text from within the application, using Ctrl+Shift+[various keys] as per the Microsoft Instructions, the text style and colour can’t be changed from within. However…
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