This panoramic view, photographed from the International Space Station, looking past the docked space shuttle Atlantis' cargo bay and part of the station including a solar array panel toward Earth, was taken on July 14 as the joint complex passed over the southern hemisphere. Aurora Australis or the Southern Lights can be seen on Earth's horizon and a number of stars are visible also.
Southern Lights Captured from Space
Saturday, July 16, 2011
Southern Lights Captured from Space
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DIY Stain Removal Infographic Is A Quick Reference For Cleaning Common Stains
Despite how careful you are, stains happen. This handy infographic notes the most useful household items for removing common clothing stains.
DIY Stain Removal Infographic Is A Quick Reference For Cleaning Common Stains
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Friday, July 15, 2011
Ten Tech Innovations From NASA's Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts
Tech designed for the space shuttle program have permeated just about every aspect of our lives. Here are ten you may not know about.
Ten Tech Innovations From NASA's Space Shuttle That Trickled Down to Non-Astronauts
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Thursday, July 14, 2011
Owl leaves imprint on Kendal woman's window
A woman returned to her Cumbrian home to find a near perfect imprint of an owl on her window. The bird had apparently crashed into the window of Sally Arnold's Kendal home, leaving the bizarre image - complete with eyes, beak and feathers.
Owl leaves imprint on Kendal woman's window
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Setup SSH on Your Router for Secure Web Access from Anywhere
Connecting to the internet from Wi-Fi hotspots, at work, or anywhere else away from home, exposes your data to unnecessary risks. You can easily configure your router to support a secure tunnel and shield your remote browser traffic—read on to see how.
Setup SSH on Your Router for Secure Web Access from Anywhere
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PhotoFilmStrip - Ken-Burns Slideshows in Full-HD
PhotoFilmStrip creates movies out of your pictures in just 3 steps. First select your photos, customize the motion path and render the video. There are several output possibilities for VCD, SVCD, DVD up to FULL-HD. The effect of the slideshow is known as "Ken Burns". Comments of the pictures are generated into a subtitle file. Furthermore an audio file can be specified to setup the background musice for the slide show.
PhotoFilmStrip - Ken-Burns Slideshows in Full-HD
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Sunday, July 10, 2011
How will the carbon price affect you?
The introduction of a carbon price will cost households an extra $9.90 per week on average, while average assistance will be $10.10 per week, according to the Federal Government's modelling. The Government says 9 out of 10 households will receive assistance.
How will the carbon price affect you?
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Saturday, July 09, 2011
Five disturbing things about the Interpol filter
This month, Australia gets its first mandatory Internet filtering scheme, courtesy of a project which is seeing the nation’s largest ISPs Telstra and Optus block their users from visiting a ‘worst of the worst’ list of child pornography sites defined by international agency Interpol. But the project hasn’t exactly come up smelling like roses. Here’s five things we find disturbing about the whole thing.
Five disturbing things about the Interpol filter
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Friday, July 08, 2011
How To Securely Tie Anything To Your Car
Last time you moved something in your car that was too large to fit in your trunk, you probably lamely cobbled together a few insecure knots. (Oh wait, that wasn’t you – that was me.) The Trucker’s hitch is a relatively simple knot you can tie with one rope that secures anything with the power of pulleys.
How To Securely Tie Anything To Your Car
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Thursday, July 07, 2011
How A Parisian Artist Created This Stunning Optical Illusion
An eye-popping optical illusion created by Parisian artist François Abelanet is on display outside Paris City Hall. This work of art looks like a giant grass ball, but it’s actually flat.
How A Parisian Artist Created This Stunning Optical Illusion
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Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 13/2011
The latest issue of new Family Friendly sites listed on The Black Stump.
Family Friendly sites listed on Blackstump Australia Issue 13/2011
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10 Fascinating Facts About Phone Numbers
You probably dial a few of them every day, but do you ever stop and think about the history behind a phone number? When were the first numbers introduced? How did you end up with a particular area code?
10 Fascinating Facts About Phone Numbers
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Following the money: how spammers do their banking
Brian Krebs is continuing to report on the latest research on spammers and scammers, today naming and shaming the banks that process payments for fake anti-virus and rogue pharmacy affiliate networks, and on the system used by scammers to prevent being cut off by Visa and Mastercard.
Following the money: how spammers do their banking
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8 secrets about Disneyland
From how to score a cocktail to where to scatter grandma's ashes, this is your ticket to the real Magic Kingdom.
8 secrets about Disneyland
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Don’t pay for software you don’t need
Woody Leonhard steps you through a boatload of software that you don’t need if you have Windows 7.
Don’t pay for software you don’t need
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Wednesday, July 06, 2011
BatteryInfoView, Detailed Battery Information, History
One of the things that mobile users constantly need to have an eye on is the battery status of their device. It does not really matter if it is a smartphone, netbook, laptop or tablet PC. All have in common that they run on battery, and will stop working if battery drops below the minimum required level.
BatteryInfoView, Detailed Battery Information, History
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[How to] Transfer Your Facebook Photos & Albums to Picasa / Google+
Google+. The service is currently invite only, but is getting a lot of traction from early users. In case you are already on Google Plus and wishing to move all (or selected) Photo albums from Facebook to Google+, you would first need to transfer the photos to your Picasa account and then link them up on your Google+. But wait, you can do the same thing easily in just a couple of clicks using Move2Picasa!
[How to] Transfer Your Facebook Photos & Albums to Picasa / Google+
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How to Add a Second Router to an Existing Wireless (Wi-Fi) Network
The wireless range offered by your router will vary depending on which Wi-Fi standard it supports - is it 802.11g or 802.11n compatible? - and whether there are any walls around as that will obstruct the Wi-Fi signal. The 802.11n routers, also known as Wireless N routers, typically have a higher Wi-Fi range but even if you get one of these, the wireless signals may still not reach certain areas of your home - like the corner study or the bedroom on the first floor – as there are just too many obstructions in the form of walls between your laptop and the router.
How to Add a Second Router to an Existing Wireless (Wi-Fi) Network
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Saturday, July 02, 2011
2010 - 2011: Earth's most extreme weather since 1816?
2010 - 2011: Earth's most extreme weather since 1816?
Wunder Blog : Weather Underground
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How Can I Breath New Life Into My Old iPhone?
You’ve got several options for speeding up that old iPhone.
How Can I Breath New Life Into My Old iPhone?
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