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Sep/13

energy@home With CurrentCost IAMs

Filed Under energy@home at 30th September 2013 0:01 by

It’s been a while since I’ve done a write up on the energy@home project so I thought I’d write something up. There have been few minor tweaks since the last post including some user contribution especially from systems using multiple … Continue reading →

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Sep/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 6 – Lens And Focus

Filed Under Photography at 23rd September 2013 0:01 by

Overview Next are lenses and focus. This will hopefully provide more information about the inner workings of a lens as well as the focusing technology inside a camera. Lens DSLR Lens Primer: Part 1: DSLR Lens Primer: Part 2: DSLR … Continue reading →

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Sep/13

Logitech G700s Mini Review

Filed Under Hardware, Peripherals at 16th September 2013 0:01 by

Overview I have been using a Logitech MX Revolution mouse (mice?) for the last 4 years and it has served me well. It had great laser tracking performance, fast wireless transmitter and excellent battery life. A problem that has developed … Continue reading →

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Sep/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 5 – Post Processing

Filed Under Photography at 9th September 2013 0:01 by

Overview Next is editing and storage of pictures. Following the previous post hopefully most of the pictures were taken in RAW format. This post will address why. Editing Tools The king of photo editing software is Adobe Photoshop. Being a … Continue reading →

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Sep/13

Caret Browsing In Firefox

Filed Under Web Browser at 2nd September 2013 0:01 by

I noticed on my web pages a blinking iron (caret) on the page even when it’s not in a text/area box. It was like using a word processor but on a webpage. It turns out Firefox calls this Caret Browsing … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 4 – Flash Gun

Filed Under Camera, Photography at 26th August 2013 0:01 by

Overview After buying the camera, SD card and a bag it is ready to use on the go. In this post I will go through the accessories I got next. Equipment The next item on my list was a hood … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

Ubuntu 12.04 Disk Utility S.M.A.R.T

Filed Under Hardware, Linux at 19th August 2013 0:01 by

I was surprised to be greeted by an error dialogue notifying me of a potential issue with one of the HDD but also very grateful. Clicking on the Examine button opened up the Disk Utility program which is part of … Continue reading →

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Aug/13

My Canon DSLR Journey Part 3 – Camera Bag

Filed Under Camera, Photography at 12th August 2013 0:01 by

Overview One of the first items I purchased after getting a DSLR was getting a bag. Bags are essential to protect the equipment when moving around. Unless everything can come to you it is more than likely the camera will … Continue reading →