MMM – The home of the future

I’ve mentioned before the sorts of electronic gadgetry I like installing.

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Sock it to me…

“I think you’ll find this present a valuable addition to our modern lifestyle” –Wallace, Wallace & Gromit – The Wrong Trousers

It’s no secret that I love technology. It’s been previously mentioned on this blog how I’ve hooked up the bedroom lights and electric blankets to remote control (the remote iPhone control is still in . . . → Read More: Sock it to me…

Online Security

Have you been hacked, phished, socially engineered? Do you know someone who has? YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!

How did it happen? Do you know? Did you click something you knew better than to click? Share your hacking horror story. How have you changed your online habits as a result of your experience?

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Careful what you write for

I, and others, have written several times about the marvellous technological advances that have been basically foretold by speculative fiction. They are legion, and there is no point listing them again (well, there may be a point, but I am too tired to go find the references). The point is that I often wonder if . . . → Read More: Careful what you write for

You know where you can stick that…

Rumour has it that the next generation of Apple’s iPhone, the iPhone 5 (or “The New iPhone” if the iPad naming convention sticks) will have a different connector on it.

Firstly, we’re talking about a rumour leaked from a supplier, which may or may not be true – Apple themselves never comment on such things . . . → Read More: You know where you can stick that…

I can haz cheeseburger?

In any sci-fi movie worth its salt you will see a programmable food replicator.  I’ve always wanted one.  Hamburgers with chilli sauce on tap! Custard to go!

Well, it’s closer than I thought -  Lab Creates Food Printed With Edible Ink

So much for the future, it’s almost here.

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Smartphone Apps

Do you have a smartphone? Do you have apps on it that you would like to share with the rest of the class?

My top 10 iPhone neat/useful/fun apps follow (in no particular order):

Epicentral Shows current seismic activity world-wide using data from the United States Geological Survey Road Trip Used religiously, it tracks your . . . → Read More: Smartphone Apps

Droning on

I wouldn’t want to drone on about this, but it is sort of scary:

Pressure builds for civilian drone flights.

Along with the enthusiasm, there are qualms.

One would hope so.

The possibility of armed police drones someday patrolling the sky disturbs Terri Burke, executive director of the Texas chapter of the American Civil Liberties . . . → Read More: Droning on

What would you like to know?

A friend of my family, who is now in his late 80s, once told me that the day you stop learning something new is the day that they stick you in a pine box! – a philosophy that is borne out by the mounting evidence that keeping a healthy, active mind is a key part . . . → Read More: What would you like to know?

Lights, Camera…

Time for a newsworthy tangent.

According to the news, it looks like the nerds at MIT have created a camera that can capture light beams travelling a million times faster than a bullet.

Imagine how much revenue the plods would raise if they got their thin blue mits on that one.

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