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2D CAD: DraftSight

Once a while one needs to draw something small. It’s better to do  it with a CAD system which can be compatible with professional CAD system like AutoCAD and others. I was using A9CAD, but I see beta version of the … Continue reading

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Setting static IP on UBUNTU

Graphical user interface is nice, but sometimes is easy to be lost, even with simple tasks. Here is an example, how to setup static IP address 192.168.1.2:Menu:System/Preferences/Network Connections/Panel:  Wired/Auto eth0/Edit/   Connect automatically   IPv4 Settings    Method: Manual    Address: 192.168.1.2,255.255.255.0,192.168.1.1    DNS: 192.168.1.3,208.67.222.222

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Software installation

Software installation should be easy and smooth. There are many possible options, including free installer for Windows (incl. 64 bit) INNA Setup from Jordan Russel’s software, NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) for POSIX and 32 bit Windows. More could be found at sourceforge.net  .

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Lasers and star models

Astronomy was long time just observational science, observing celestial bodies. Now is possible to model and study some celestial objects. Critical is understanding of behaviour hydrogen, the most common element,  and another elements  under extreme conditions, like inside of stars, planets or interstelar clouds. Extreme … Continue reading

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Protected PHP source code display

For developer is very convenient to see PHP source code simply adding extension phps instead of php. If you would like to access control to the source code, here is how to do it. For example, everyone could see page … Continue reading

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IANA IPv4 Address Space Registry

Recently I found a problem with some website, which I could not see from one specific network. After long investigation, including owner of that website, we found that website was very particular about filtering all but only valid IP addresses. … Continue reading

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Writing a research proposal

Good research paper starts by good research proposal. Here is one of a many resources, how to write a research proposal, including:A Basic Proposal Outline: Introduction Topic area Research question Significance to knowledge Literature review Previous research others & yours Interlocking … Continue reading

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H.323 Desktop client

Searching for H.323 client, it looks like Radvision SCOPIA Desktop Video Conferencing has a lot of interesting features, including 720p video and recording. It’s MSIE plugin. Not sure what is a price.

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Watering Plants

Reading the Popular Science magazine I found really interesting invention by Pieter Hoff: Groasis Waterbox. It allows to capture condensed and rain water, and to water plant for long period of time even in dry desert environment. It’s important to … Continue reading

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Excell Visual Basic

After long time I had to do something with Visual Basic, so here is Hello World: 1. Open MS Excell 2. Open Visual Basic Editor (VBE) Tools->Macro->Visual Basic Editor 3. In VBE open Module window Insert->Module 4. Type following text: … Continue reading

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