December 18, 2013

Desktop PCs, ultrabooks, laptops, netbooks, tablets, and… Chromebooks. What a choice! But, wait… Chromebook? What is it? Is there a role for it in this densely populated technological world? What is a Chromebook? The name “Chromebook” was invented by Google, the developer of the Google Chrome Internet browser and the Chrome operating system (OS) which

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December 9, 2013

2013 is the year when “wearable tech” came into prominence with the advent of Google Glass and mainstream smartwatches. The Pebble is a smartwatch from a small startup company in the USA. The Pebble is now on sale at Best Buy and on Amazon. What does it do? Watch Design The Pebble is a simple,

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December 3, 2013

Whenever something important breaks on the International Space Station (ISS), NASA has to ensure it is replaced.  This normally requires it to be sourced from the spares supply on Earth, or it has to be fabricated from scratch. Then the spare part has to be shipped up to the ISS on the next supply mission.

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October 23, 2013

You don’t have to buy a 3-D printer to get started with 3-D printing. This brings the cost of 3-D printing down to the cost of raw print materials only, plus a small fee to the owner of the printer you use. In fact, if you’re willing to drive a bit, you might be able

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October 16, 2013

Wireless printing is not secure by default. A hacker of even medium skill who is within a few blocks of your home or office can record everything you send to your printer and reconstruct it into the original documents. When you print pictures of Mt. Rushmore, that’s not a big deal. But when you’re printing

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