• Topfield TRF2400 Review

    Topfield TRF-2400 Masterpiece Review

    The Topfield TFR 2400 Masterpiece is a PVR (Personal Video Recorder) which can record up to 4 channels simultaneously, while allowing you to watch any one of them, or a recorded program on the hard drive. It is superior to other models as it also has video inputs, which mean you can connect analog sources to it and record them. Other features such as IceTV, Flickr and YouTube are available when you connect the...
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    Cherub Books - The Killing

    Leon has been lucky and has only done small crimes but he’s finally made a lot of money, and police start wondering how he got it. So they see what MI5 can do and they let Cherub handle it. To James Adams and Dave it sounds easy get in and hassle for infomation but then they find out that The Only Boy That Could Have Helped Them Fell To His Death Thirteen Months Earlier.
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  • Use this utility to change your Login Image in Windows 7 whenever you want

    Change Windows 7 Login Screen Free Utility

    Use this utility to change your login image in Windows 7 whenever you want... Are you tired of looking at that boring Windows 7 screen when you are logging on? Now you can use this utility to let you change your Windows 7 login image whenever you want. Just make sure the images are JPEGs which are less than 256kB and you are good to go. Download it HERE
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    Pacman Arcade Cabinet

    This Pac-man cocktail cabinet has been built from scratch. It is based on dimensions fron the original Pacman console, but includes a number of modifications to allow end-to end as well as side-by-side play of arcade games. The console cabinet is made from 18mm MDF (medium density fibro), and a router is essential to get the correct finish. I avoided using the T-molding on the edges, opting instead for...
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  • A typical beer kit

    How to Make Beer - Part 1

    Ingredients If you are a beginner, or just want to play it safe, start with a good kit. I love Coopers Kits, as you can tell. For your initial brews, choose a kit plus 500 grams of light malt. Tip 1: Never use dextrose or cane sugar - always use malt.  Light malt (powdered or liquid) is a good start, but just remember that malt ferments less than dextrose, so you may want to work on about 25% more than the ...
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    iPad by Apple

    Evidence was discovered that Apple was interested in the name "iSlate, prior to settling on "iPad". A search in the Canadian trademark database reveals that Apple's dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC applied for a trademark for "iPad" under the categories of handheld mobile digital electronic devices with a broad range of applications. This application was filed in July 2009 -- much more recently than the...
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  • TEAC HDR3500T DVR Picture in Picture

    Teac HDR3500T PVR Review

    The HDR3500T Personal Video Recorder (PVR) is a digital video recorder which can record 2 shows at once onto the built in 500GB hard drive or record through the units two USB ports. The USB ports can play various multimedia as well including DIVX and MP3. It competes directly with Topfield, Beyondwiz and TiVo but is substantially cheaper - you can buy it from the Good Guys for $346! The PiP (Picture in Picture) fe...
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    Presenting the Solution

    Features are facts that can be proven. Needs are a solution that a customer is seeking. Benefits are when a Feature meets a Need. 1 Links to Features.... "One of the products..." "a Nice thing about..." "A unique feature of..." "An important component..." "The advantage..." "A service we provide..." "Our product is especially designed..." "You'll be pleased to know..." 2 Links to Benefits... "As ...
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  • Adelaide Rocked by Large Eathquake

    Adelaide, capital of South Australia, has been hit by a large earthquake at around 11.26pm on 16 April 2010. The epicentre was believed to be near Mount Barker in the Adelaide Hills. It had a force of 3.4 on the Richter scale. "I was sitting on the couch watching TV when I felt the whole house shake.  Windows rattled..." one resident said. I was in the kitchen when the ground moved, throwing me to the ground... ...
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  • Android 2.3 tv box rockchip RK2918

    Android 2.3 TV Box Media Player Review

    Android TV Box 2.3 media players are just hitting the market. These units are very affordable, use low power, and offer incredible flexibility over custom media players like the Noontec A3 and Asus O!Play devices. The specific unit we are reviewing is the Android TV Box Smart HDD Player and online video Player model K830, manufactured by KIM, and running Android TV Version 2.3. - Android 2.3 TV Box - 1.2 GHz R...
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    What Planes Look like in Google Maps

    Google Maps has captured some amazing footage in Streetview, Satellite and terrain modes.  Here is a satellite image of a plane flying over Adelaide, Australia.   View plane in a larger map
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    Convert Topfield MPEG files to a Standard PC Format

    Converting Toppy TRF-2400 recorded files for PC playback Unfortunately, Topfield 2400/2460 files won't play in Windows Media Player. Toppy suggest you install KMplayer. The Topfield Video files are recorded in the MPEG2 TS (transport stream) format.  To compound this, if you want to edit the files you record, most editing software including Sony Vegas Pro won't handle this format. I have found that the best sol...
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    When was the battery invented?

    One of the early attractions that gained public attention was an electrically illu­minated bridge over the river Seine during the 1900 World Fair in Paris. The use of electricity may go back much further. While constructing a new railway in 1936 near Baghdad, workers uncovered what appeared to be a prehistoric battery. The discovery was known as the Parthian Battery and was believed to be 2000 years old, dating ...
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    Cherub Books - Class A

    A thrilling book with James Adams, Kerry and Kyle and Nicole to go and befriend Keith Moores son and daughter and bring him to justice. Keith Moore is a cocaine drug dealer and goes to Miami for a holiday. James is invited and takes the chance for the mission and ends up killing a man.
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  • Heavenly Rich Chocolate Mousse

    7g sachet gelatine 125m1 boiling water 250g Lob dark chocolate, melted 300m1 thickened cream, whipped 2 egg whites 1. Combine gelatine and boiling water and mix until the gelatine has dissolved. Allow gelatine to cool. 2. Mix the melted chocolate and whipped cream together in a large bowl. Add gelatine. 3. In a small bowl using the StickMaster with whisk attachment, whisk the egg whites to stiff peak stage and...
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    Qualifying Checklist

    This simple 10 point check-list will help you determine whether all bases have been covered, so you have the maximum likelihood of closing the deal: Have all NEEDS been agreed with the customer (What are they? How did you agree them?) Do you have an effective SOLUTION? (What is it?) Is your solution financially JUSTIFIABLE? (How do you know?) Is the expenditure in the BUDGET? Is FINANCE available? (How...
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    Cherub Books - Maximum Security

    Cherub agents normally go on a mission only to befriend people. This time James Adams and Dave have to go into a maximum security prison called Arizona Max and befriend a fellow inmate and break him out.
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  • Folder Settings

    Fix card readers not recognized in Windows 7

    1. From the Start menu, choose "Documents" 2. From the top menu, select "Organize", then "Folder and Search Options" 3. Un-tick "Hide empty drives in the Computer Folder"
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  • How to Make Beer - Part 2

    Three days in... By now, you should have a fermenter bubbling nicely.  You are now looking for an opportune time to rack your brew. This gets it off that initial mass of yeast, which causes "yeast taint". You need to judge this - you  want to pick a time when the bubbling is starting to slow but has definitely not stopped. Tip 5: Until now, the airlock is just an indicator of brewing activity. The bubbling is C...
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  • Peach Yogurt Mousse

    825g can peaches, drained 1/4 cup caster sugar 1/4 cup cream 200g natural yogurt 3 teaspoons gelatine dissolved in 2 tablespoons boiling water 1. Place peaches and sugar into a large bowl. 2. Using the StickMaster process until smooth. 3. Add cream, yogurt and dissolved gelatine. Process until combined. 4. Pour into individual serving dishes and refrigerate for several hours or until set. 5. Serve decorated...
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Lithium batteries back up power stations

Nov 4th

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Batteries are critical to the development of portable (electrical) devices. And lithium-ion batteries have been up there in driving the portability revolution. Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries hold more charge in a lighter package (as lithium is the lightest metal – hydrogen is not a metal) and have dramatically improved the performance of phones to small electric aircraft. But they do have one drawback – they charge and discharge too rapidly (and the resultant heat can damage the battery or cause a fire). So they need constant monitoring and control by a built-in electronic circuit to avoid this problem.

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When was the battery invented?

Mar 3rd

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One of the early attractions that gained public attention was an electrically illu­minated bridge over the river Seine during the 1900 World Fair in Paris.

The use of electricity may go back much further. While constructing a new railway in 1936 near Baghdad, workers uncovered what appeared to be a prehistoric battery. The discovery was known as the Parthian Battery and was believed to be 2000 years old, dating back to the Parthian period.

The battery consisted of a clay jar filled with a vinegar solution. An iron rod sur­rounded by a copper cylinder penetrated into the liquid and produced 1.1 to More >

iPad

iPad by Apple

Feb 2nd

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iPad

Evidence was discovered that Apple was interested in the name “iSlate, prior to settling on “iPad”.

A search in the Canadian trademark database reveals that Apple’s dummy corporation Slate Computing, LLC applied for a trademark for “iPad” under the categories of handheld mobile digital electronic devices with a broad range of applications. This application was filed in July 2009 — much more recently than the original iSlate trademarks which date back to 2006-2007. Slate Computing, LLC did not apply for a similar trademark in the U.S. due to the fact that Fujitsu appears to control the U.S. trademark as it relates More >