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My heart goes out for all those folks affected in Texas and Louisiana. We know we have Ohana members in the affected area so please consider a healthy donation to the charity of your choice. You have heard me talk about proximity beacons. I know now how to do it with minimal investment! This course that I endorse and have
With 3D printing, the colour of the substrate determines the colour of the model and as most 3D printers only hold one or two reels of material, it's held back the visual appeal of the models. Anything detailed needs to be painted in post-production. That's all changing now as XYZprinting have announced the da Vinci Color 3D Printer which combines
Mesh WiFi is still considered a new product in most markets with few consumers understanding the technology behind it or the benefits over wifi extenders. Many people simply use the basic wifi in the modem or router supplied by their broadband provider, though I imagine we'll see mesh wifi incorporated into their offerings over the next year or so. Sky
I am back and wow what a week it has been. No show notes tonight I fill you in on why. Part of the show title is the reason. One more show on the road and then I will be back in the studio. You have heard me talk about proximity beacons. I know now how to do it with
The RCA Saturn 10 Pro tablet is a 10" Android tablet that marries budget specs with high-end features at an astonishingly low price, GB£109. That's about US$140. Amazingly, that price includes a detachable keyboard, but have they cut the corners in the right places, or is this true value for money? Let's take a look. Sold by Asda in the
Microsoft announced that Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition, is now available for pre-order. Limited quantities are available. Microsoft suggests that those who are interested “Get it before it's gone forever”. Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition costs $499.99, and will be available on November 7, 2017. The Project Scorpio Edition features a custom design and vertical stand. The console, and
Popular cloud-storage and file-sharing service Dropbox announced earlier this year that it'd be ending its Public Folder option. These special folders allow Dropbox users to link directly to a file, without having to use a special URL generated by creating a sharable Dropbox link. The advantage of storing files in a Dropbox Public Folder is that users could easily link
Mass Effect: Andromeda was created by Bioware (which was acquired by Electronic Arts). The Mass Effect Andromeda Team has sad news for people who enjoy playing the game solo. They are not going to release any more single-player or in-game story content. A brief update on the Mass Effect: Andromeda website explains a change to the game. Early in development, we
In the first interview, I chatted with one of Fibion's partners, Olli Tikkanen, about their approach to activity tracking and how the Fibion team can produce accurate data on movement and lifestyle from the Fibion tracker. This time, I'm speaking with Jonathan Bloomfield, MD of Support2Perform, Human Performance Specialists, here in Northern Ireland, who use Fibion trackers to carryout assessments on
Fitbits and other activity trackers are popular: I see them on the waists and wrists of colleagues everyday and I have one myself. Good as they are at encouraging activity, they tend to be a fairly broad brush with an emphasis on hitting targets, typically 10,000 steps. While some trackers attempt show the breadth of activity across the day, they're
Apple has implemented and Law Enforcement Switch in iOS 11 that allows users to turn off TouchID very simply. This is sure to rub the government the wrong way. But Apple continues to push boundaries in making it harder for Law Enforcement to get access to all the encrypted data within the phone. What was once a hard thing to
Blizzard Entertainment has released StarCraft: Remastered. It is described as “Blizzard Entertainment's lovingly crafted upgrade of the real-time strategy classic and its legendary expansion “Brood War”. Blizzard announced StarCraft: Remastered in March, saying the game would be out “later this summer.” You can purchase StarCraft: Remastered for $14.99 USD. Widely regarded as one of the most influential strategy games of all time,
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