Category: Science & Technology
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Asteroid 2014 UR116 Will Cross Earth’s Orbit
This Asteroid Will Cross Earth’s Orbit Although thousands of asteroids have been discovered and their orbits determined there are thought to be many undetected ones. This asteroid will cross Earth’s orbit of the Sun every three years and is called Asteroid 2014 UR116. It was recently discovered by a Russian professor at Moscow State University, Vladimir Lipunov. It is the…
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Get Asteroid Day Established On The 30th June
It’s Been Proposed To Get Asteroid Day Established Annually On The 30th June There is a movement by astronomers, scientists, astronauts, artists, business leaders, and others, concerned for the long term safety of our species, other species, and our planet, to get Asteroid Day established on the 30th June each year commencing in 2015. “Asteroids could wipe…
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Backdoor Trojan Regin Spying Since 2008
A recently discovered Backdoor Trojan Regin is a computer bug found by the software security company Symantec. Its purpose is to spy on the activities taking place on computers. It can collect passwords, capture screen images and even recover deleted files. The Backdoor Trojan Regin has been made to operate in five stages the last two being encrypted to…
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Manual Search Using Binary Chop
The Problem To Be Solved. A good friend of mine had found that an Excel spread sheet no longer had a formulae in a particular cell. It had a number there instead. This meant that any changes in other cells associated with the missing formulae had no effect on the result in the TOTAL column.…
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Dyson Slim DC18 Cleaner Head Maintenance
Introduction This article advises how to perform Dyson Slim DC18 Cleaner Head Maintenance. This can involve removing the Brushbars to remove items that have got wrapped around them and removing the Soleplate for access so dirt can be cleaned out. In extreme cases the Motor Housing can be opened so that dirt can be sucked out of…
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Norton Safe Web & Search Engine Interaction
Introduction While updating software on a friend’s Windows 8.1 PC he remarked that he could no longer see the Norton Safe Web (NSW) icons in his search results. He was using Internet Explorer with Google as his home page and search engine. He had Norton Internet Security (NIS) installed and the Norton Toolbar was present in…
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Dyson Slim DC18 Filter Cleaning
Introduction This article describes the Dyson Slim DC18 Filter Cleaning process for the Pre-filter and the HEPA (Highly Efficient Particle Arrester) Post-filter. Many devices in this world which pump air have air filters. They’re installed to stop dirt harming mechanisms, bearings, etc.. Without filters that dirt would ultimately make them perform badly or fail. The air filters clog up…
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The Universe Is NOT Expanding! – Well Pop Goes That Theory
The Universe Is NOT Expanding? I have been brought up to understand that I live in an expanding universe, but now that theory has been popped. According to an article in Sci-News.com the universe is not expanding. Measurements have been made of the brightness of stars throughout the universe and they are not consistent with that which theory would predict…
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Targeted Attacks via Internet Explorer Confirmed by Microsoft
There is a vulnerability (flaw) which allows targeted attacks via Internet Explorer versions 6 through 11 to be made on MS Windows PC’s. The attack seems complex to me and probably not easily made against the masses. The ultimate goal of an attacker would be to encourage a PC user to visit dangerous websites. Microsoft…
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Meteorite Nearly Hit Skydiver Anders Helstrup In 2012
Introduction A meteorite nearly hit skydiver Anders Helstrup in 2012 as it passed him on its way to earth. after he opened his parachute whilst He was skydiving above Hedmark, Norway, and had opened his parachute when the incident happened. Anders was able to capture the near mis on his helmet cam. More About The…
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ABCON® PostShip® Parcel Scales Review
Preface This post describes: The design, usage and benefits of ABCON® PostShip® parcel scales.
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We Have Another Dwarf Planet
Dwarf Planet 2012VP113 Astronomers have found another dwarf planet in the Solar System. This is a dwarf planet and it doesn’t have a real name yet. It just has a number ‘2012 VP113’ as do so many dwarf planets in the region of space occupied by Pluto. It doesn’t seem long ago that there was just…
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Kuiper and Oort Objects
Here is a poster of Kuiper and Oort Objects This poster/wall chart was produced by SPACE.COM as a quick guide to Kuiper and Oort Objects. Knowledge of the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud is sparse but it is known that some objects have very eccentric orbits. I think we can expect many more objects…
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Dwarf Planets In The Solar System
There is a new class of objects in the Solar System – Dwarf Planets – which now includes Pluto. See the poster below from SPACE.COM. Since this poster was produced there has been an addition – Sedna. Take a look at Kuiper and Oort Objects. Reference Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space…
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CycloCable Gets Bikes Up That Hill
CycloCable We all know it’s a bit of a pain cycling up steep hills especially on our journey to work, but CycloCable gets bikes up that hill in Trondheim, Norway. This latest version installed in 2013 replaced the prototype Trampe Bicycle Lift installed in 1993 by Jarl Wanwik. This is how the Norwegians do it.…
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Cosmic Inflation and Expansion of The Universe
This Poster Describes Cosmic Inflation and Expansion of The Universe I’m sure we’re a long way from hearing the last on Cosmic Inflation and Expansion of The Universe, but here is a SPACE.COM chart briefly explaining inflation of the universe from a pinpoint to its present day size. On 30th January 2015 Space.com announced: Inflation…
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New One Pound Coin in 2017
Why A New One Pound Coin? Due to excessive counterfeiting of the existing one pound coin The Royal Mint has decided to introduce a new one pound coin design, in 2017, with new security features: “It will be constructed from two different coloured metals and contain an iSIS security feature – a revolutionary new high security coinage currency…
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Bank Machines Will Use Windows XP Beyond The MS Deadline
Well, well, well, whose not keeping on top of things then. It looks like all the major banks. This article from ITPRO taken from Reuters points out that some major banks will not have updated their Automatic Telling Machines to Windows 7 by 8th April 2014. This is Microsoft’s published deadline after which there will…
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We Make Earwax? What’s That All About?
What Is Earwax? I’ve often wondered what is earwax (otherwise known as cerumen) all about but never specifically investigated it. Well today I just happened across this article on the BBC News website in the Health section and now I am the wiser. It’s entitled: ‘Secretion secrets: things you didn’t know about earwax’. It discusses…
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Airlander Airship v Goodyear Airship
Airlander Airship or Goodyear Airship? The Airlander airship gets competition from another airship making its move, the Goodyear Dirigible airship making its move. It’s 246 feet long, 50 feet longer than previous models, and is dirigible (it has a frame and is not just a balloon). See my other Airlander post Airship Airlander – Made in England.…
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Make Google The Home Page In Windows 7
Introduction A friend found they had got MSN as their Home page and asked me how they could make Google the Home page in Windows 7. What They Saw I haven’t seen their screen but I would expect it to look like the screen shot above, when they select their Home page, with MSN showing. Here I…
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Airship Airlander – Made in England
Introduction This airship Airlander, the longest aircraft in the world at roughly 91m (300ft), from the US military airship Airlander project, has been brought to Cardington, Bedfordshire, England (home of the R101) for further development by a British company who built it in the first place. In fact the development is taking place in the same…
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Dry Ice In Water
Observing The Reaction Of Dry Ice In Water I always wanted to try this (put dry ice in water) and last year I got the opportunity. When I bought some meat from Donald Russell it was delivered packed in dry ice. Dry Ice is frozen CO2 i.e. solid carbon dioxide. This dry ice was used to…
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Teapot Cleaning Methods
Should you practice teapot cleaning or not? Some people think teapot cleaning is unnecessary and that it spoils the flavour of the tea. If they have traditional brown earthenware teapots they probably don’t see all the tannin stains on the inside. With a stainless steel teapot you see them all and they start to form very…
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Internet Explorer Suggested Sites – Not My Favourites
I don’t necessarily want Internet Explorer Suggested Sites on my Favourites Bar in Internet Explorer. I just want My Favourites. Yes, I’m talking about the Suggested Sites shortcut which appears on the Favourites Bar and defies all attempts to remove it permanently. Deleting the shortcut from the Favourites Bar does not prevent it from returning.
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How To Open A Wine Bottle Without A Corkscrew
This Is How To Open A Wine Bottle Without A Corkscrew It would appear to be a very simple process to open a wine bottle without a corkscrew. Just look at this video to learn how: Well, if you watched the video you could see that a shoe is used to cushion the blows as…
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Opening Food Cans By Unusual Means
Introduction The videos here demonstrate some methods of opening food cans without a traditional can opener. If you try any of these methods then be aware that cans have sharp edges where the metal is cut. You could get cut yourself before the can is open. 1st Method of Opening Food Cans This is another method…
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Heating May Make Us Fat!
The title ‘Heating May Make Us Fat’ has no spelling mistake. Check out this article at the BBC where Dutch researchers at the Maastricht University Medical Centre recommend heating homes to no more than 19°C (66°F) because: Heating May Make Us Fat. Below that temperature (19°C) they say our bodies continue to burn calories to keep…
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Zipper Slider Repairs
Introduction Here are two zipper slider repairs that can be done when the pull tab has come off and either: the crown (or lug) is lost, you still have the crown (or lug). This post is an edited compilation of two posts I wrote on this blog in the past describing the repair of Zipper Sliders. I have updated the references and…
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Employees Pose Security Risks To Businesses
Employees Pose Security Risks To Businesses Trend Micro says employees pose security risks to businesses by their carelessness. So don’t allow access to your business data through your employees. Data is exposed by Wi-Fi hijacking and by employees losing mobile devices. Read about it on IT PRO by clicking here.
