Category Archives: Technology

Excalibur Laser

Posted on March 9, 2014 by Ron

DARPA’s prototype Excalibur laser successfully zaps target 7 kilometers away DARPA has all the coolest toys, but of course it makes most of them in-house. Such is the case with the newly tested Excalibur laser prototype. This The best fruits … Continue reading →

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Space elevator

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ron

60,000 miles up: Space elevator could be built by 2035, says new study Imagine a ribbon roughly one hundred million times as long as it is wide. If it were a meter long, it would be 10 nanometers wide, or … Continue reading →

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KeePass

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Ron

Use KeePass in both Windows and Android Everyone on the Internet should use a password manager, and KeePass Password Safe is one of the best. Like all such programs, it stores your passwords in an If you don’t become pregnant, … Continue reading →

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Standalone Windows Enterprise

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Ron

Microsoft to add a standalone Windows Enterprise version to its business line-up Microsoft is introducing a Windows Enterprise Edition SKU available for the first time to those without Software Assurance. Microsoft is tweaking its line-up of Windows versions for business … Continue reading →

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RoboBeast Tough 3D Printer

Posted on February 26, 2014 by Ron

Meet the RoboBeast: The world’s toughest 3D printer A South African inventor has built a 3D printer that will work even under extreme conditions. The problem with most ‘affordable’ 3D printers, says South African inventor Richard van As, is that … Continue reading →

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5TB Drive

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Ron

Seagate’s new 5TB drive Seagate’s unannounced but rumored 5TB drive has finally appeared – in a LaCie announcement. Here’s what you need to know and what it means. There are people who think that these issues can be only treated … Continue reading →

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Storage Bottlenecks Shattered

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Ron

A3CUBE Shatters Storage Bottlenecks with PCIe-Inspired Networking Tech A3CUBE, a San Jose, Calif.-based tech startup, has taken the wraps off a new PCIe-based storage networking technology that promises to massively accelerate applications. Capabilities in bed will not count in case … Continue reading →

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NSA and Apps

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ron

How The NSA Is Turning Your Apps Against You In late January, leaked documents revealed that the NSA and other national spy organizations have been hard at work This will help you to cure erectile dysfunction, especially if one takes … Continue reading →

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SkyDrive Storage

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Ron

How to force SkyDrive to store your files on your hard drive in Windows 8.1 With Windows 8.1 SkyDrive makes many of your files available only when you’re online. Here’s how to change that so you always have a local … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi Video

Posted on February 7, 2014 by Ron

Raspberry Pi: Experimenting with MPEG-2 (DVD) and VC-1 (WMV) licences Adding these two video codecs allows you to play DVD movies and recorded TV. I’ve had a bit of a struggle getting this post written, because I have been fluctuating … Continue reading →

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