How to Splice Wires to NASA’s Standards – How-To Geek

March 3rd, 2012 by James No comments »

How to Splice Wires to NASA’s Standards – How-To Geek.

NASA is particularly precise when it comes to splicing wires; there’s a lot at stake when you’re sending people into space. Learn how to splice NASA style by checking out their guidelines for splicing wires of all shapes and sizes.

Over at MAKE Magazine there was a debate over the the proper way to splice a line for maximum connectivity and strength. The debate was settled when someone trotted out the NASA standards for line splicing and cable connections. You can check out the full Standards Guide at the link below.

NASA-STD 8739.4 – Crimping, Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses, and Wiring [via MAKE]

 

 

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WordPress for Android Now Available for Nook Color/Tablet & Kindle Fire « WordPress for Android

February 9th, 2012 by James No comments »

WordPress for Android Now Available for Nook Color/Tablet & Kindle Fire « WordPress for Android.

Did you know that WordPress for Android runs on both phones and tablets? Sometimes a little extra screen space can help you draft that longer blog post. If you have a Samsung Galaxy Tab, Motorola Xoom, or another Android tablet you’ll find the WordPress app in the Android Market.

Now for the Nook Color/Tablet and Kindle Fire, too!

We’re happy to announce that WordPress for Android is now available for the Nook Color/Tablet and Kindle Fire. The 7″ screen on these tablets make an excellent home for the all-new Dashboard UI that we added inWordPress for Android 2.0.

We paid special attention to the post editor on theses devices, enhancing the layout to make it super simple to edit your post content in either landscape or portrait orientation. You’ll find everything there that you’d want in a WordPress app, including support for editing post content, adding media, viewing your stats, comment notifications, and more.

The app is available today in the Amazon Appstore and Nook Store.

WordPress for Android 2.0 on Nook Color and Kindle Fire

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How to Cancel or Delete a Stuck Print Job in the Windows Print Queue – How-To Geek

December 15th, 2011 by James No comments »

How to Cancel or Delete a Stuck Print Job in the Windows Print Queue

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If you tried to print, but the job just got stuck in the queue without being able to cancel it, you’re experiencing a stuck print job. There’s a simple way to clear out the print queue, but it’s not always the most obvious thing. Here’s how to do it.

Note: we encountered this problem earlier today but forgot to take a screenshot of the print queue with a stuck job, so we substituted with a picture of a regular job sitting in the queue.

Clearing a Stuck Print Job in Windows

The first thing you’re going to want to do is open up Services through the start menu search, find Print Spooler in the list, and click the Stop button.

Now open up Windows Explorer and put this into the location bar:

%windir%\System32\spool\PRINTERS

You might be prompted for UAC to allow access to the folder, which you’ll want to accept. Now you’ll see a bunch of files in the folder, and you’re going to want to delete all of them. Don’t delete the PRINTERS folder itself, just the files.

Now go back to Services and click the Start button to start up the service again.

At this point your stuck print job should be gone.

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JAW DROPPING Space Station time lapse!

November 13th, 2011 by James No comments »

JAW DROPPING Space Station time lapse!.

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space | Fly Over | Nasa, ISS from Michael König on Vimeo.

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GE: Solar panels will be as easy to install as new roof

November 13th, 2011 by James No comments »

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20125872-54/ge-solar-panels-will-be-as-easy-to-install-as-new-roof/

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No wind? No problem with giant battery bank

November 13th, 2011 by James No comments »

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20126515-54/no-wind-no-problem-with-giant-battery-bank/

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Best Buy plugs in to home energy tech

November 13th, 2011 by James 1 comment »

http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-57317973-54/best-buy-plugs-in-to-home-energy-tech/

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MyFord Touch gets graphics, performance update

November 13th, 2011 by James No comments »

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-31166_7-57318217-271/myford-touch-gets-graphics-performance-update/

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Akitio intros personal MyCloud Duo NAS server

November 13th, 2011 by James No comments »

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57320711-1/akitio-intros-personal-mycloud-duo-nas-server/

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Maximum PC | How to Repair a Faulty Windows Installation Without Reformatting

September 5th, 2011 by James No comments »

Maximum PC | How to Repair a Faulty Windows Installation Without Reformatting.

Corrupted system files don’t have to ruin your day

Nothing will put a crimp in your computing style quite like a Windows error. Although Microsoft’s OS has gotten exponentially more stable over the years, it’s still very possible for Windows system files to become corrupt, which can cause your system to slow down, freeze, or (in the worst case) refuse to load your operating system at all.

When you encounter a Windows error, your first instinct may be to back up your data, grab the ol’ installation disk, and weep silently as you press the Reformat button. We’re here to tell you there’s another way. Still back up your data, of course, but by following this guide, you might well be able to repair your Windows install without dropping the nuke.

Note: Though these guides are written for Windows 7, a very similar process will work for Vista or XP.

» Read more: Maximum PC | How to Repair a Faulty Windows Installation Without Reformatting

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