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2019-06-18 08:25
How to Run macOS on Windows 10 in a Virtual Machine
I love this sort of stuff. Getting Apple's OS X running inside a virtual machine on a Windows PC or laptop. Not even any need for a true Hackintosh. Now before you start, I'm sorry to say this is neither
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2019-06-17 07:56
Safe Swimming - #colorchallenge #tuesdayorange
On a recent weekend in Pattaya, the beach in front of the hotel had a safe swimming area, as do many beaches in Thailand. The beaches here are often used for a wide variety of motorised watersports and
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2019-06-16 14:14
Very Hungry Caterpillar still being devoured 50 years on - BBC News
This best selling children's book was first published in 1969 and 50 years later is still in print! In my real life, my wife and I have a kids bookshop and we still copies on a weekly basis. This isn't
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2019-06-14 13:35
What the font is it?
I can't believe it! I asked the question a few months back on musing.io to no avail, how could I find what font was being used in a picture or on a website and finally, those nice people at www.makeuseof.com
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2019-06-13 06:16
How to Set up your Casa Lightning Node
Hi, so a few days ago I shared with you all an article explaining what the Bitcoin lightning network was and why it was so important to the scalability of Bitcoin and crypto in general. I also mentioned
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2019-06-11 09:24
What is the Lightning Network? A simple guide
An achilles heel of the original Bitcoin network is that it can only process 7 transactions per second which is far too few. For a little context, Visa can process 2000 per second. Hence the Lightning
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2019-05-30 14:17
What is Aquaponics? Growing Food at Home
Hydroponics is the art of growing plants without soil, in water and is a great way to start growing your own food at home as simple systems take up very little space and it is very cheap and sustainable
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2019-05-28 05:43
Houses: Extraordinary Living
In the UK, the BBC is mainly a news organisation rather hamstrung by its government collected TV License fee model of funding. Regardless of your views towards its political affinity and news output, for
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2019-05-27 06:55
How to Run Chrome OS From a USB Drive
I actually like Chromebooks, they are simple, run all the apps I need and fire up almost instantly. What a pity that you are forced to use Google and their giant data harvesting operation! However, as
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2019-05-07 06:35
How to Ram Through a Vehicular Roadblock
Let's be honest, we have all seen those movie scenes where a car rams through a roadblock and thought that looks like fun, so if you want to try ramming through a roadblock yourself, what's the best vehicle
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2019-05-06 19:06
How to Install Multiple Bootable Operating Systems on a USB Stick
Do you want to run multiple operating systems from a single bootable USB stick? Perhaps boot into or install the operating system? You can with these tools and this excellent tutorial from Ian Buckley
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2019-05-01 16:12
Introduction to Arduino Uno
So I just got myself an Arduino to faff about with and I'm sure it's going to take more time up than my wife will allow but hey ho! The great thing about these little micros is their interface capabilities
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2019-05-01 07:16
Tim Cook Reveals How to Beat iPhone Addiction
Interesting to hear TimCook come out with this at a recent Time conference celebrating the worlds most influential people. So if you're constantly looking at your smartphone then Apple CEO Tim Cook has
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2019-04-30 09:50
How to Suture a Wound
This is possibly the best article I've read all week. After seeing Partick Swayze in 'Roadhouse' stitching himself up after one of his many bar room brawls, a tiny masochistic part of me has always wanted
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2019-04-29 04:07
Arduino Programming for Beginners: Traffic Light Controller Project Tutorial
The great thing about the Arduino is that the interfacing is much simpler than the Raspberry Pi. By connecting a breadboard and a few components there is so much you can do via the 'pins' which are so
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2019-04-28 17:04
A Man's Guide to Wearing T-Shirts
I could not believe how much could be written about the simple T-Shirt but thisnincredibly indepth article covers all the bases when it comes to styles, colours and designs as well as giving a full run-down
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2019-04-28 09:51
How to Connect and Get Data Off a Hard Drive in 5 Ways
Think you may have left a BTC address in an old note on a long-disused hard drive? This article from my favourite www.makeuseof.com writer, Christian Crawley will help the non-techy amongst you get it
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2019-04-27 08:37
Nintendo takes down Super Mario Bros Commodore 64 port
Someone called ZeroPaige spent 7 whole years working on a Super Mario Brothers port for the almost 40 years old Commodore64 and finally released it to much acclaim amongst C64 and Nintendo retro games
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2019-04-27 01:54
Kaizen: Get a Little Better Each Day
Kaizen is the art of making small continuous improvements to any part of your life you choose. Working towards goals is easier if you can see small regular steps being achieved. Using the miracle of compound
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