Just like I did with the Apollo 11 landing, I’m tweeting the Apollo 12 landing 40 years late.

I’m using the same account so you can find all the tweets at http://www.twitter.com/apolloecho.

Just like I did with the Apollo 11 landing, I'm tweeting the Apollo 12 landing 40 years late. I'm using the same account so you can find all the tweets at http://www.twitter.com/apolloecho.

Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 10th November 1969.
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Apollo 12 stories from Newspapers on the 10th November 1969.

Although I’ve done my bit of Aerial Photography, I’ve always wanted to give Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) a go.

Back in September I started to acquire a few bits. Since the main component was a kite, I decided I’d start with this first. After a lot of research, I decided that a Delta Conyne was the best bet. This particular kite is a hybrid of a standard triangle shaped delta and a box kite. Most KAPpers report that it has the lifting power of a Delta kite with the stability and high flight angle (ie: the string is almost vertical) of a box kite.
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Although I've done my bit of Aerial Photography, I've always wanted to give Kite Aerial Photography (KAP) a go. Back in September I started to acquire a few bits. Since the main component was a kite, I decided I'd start with this first. After a lot of research, I decided that a Delta ...

Five year old Noah Biorkman from Michigan, USA is celebrating Christmas this weekend.

The reason santa is coming early this year is that Noah is in the finals stages of cancer that he has been fighting since he was 3 years old.

It seems all Noah wants for his (early) christmas is christmas cards….
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Five year old Noah Biorkman from Michigan, USA is celebrating Christmas this weekend. The reason santa is coming early this year is that Noah is in the finals stages of cancer that he has been fighting since he was 3 years old. It seems all Noah wants for his (early) christmas is christmas cards.... I heard about ...

I’ve been trying to work it out, but what is so important about the number 1122334567895 anyway?
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I've been trying to work it out, but what is so important about the number 1122334567895 anyway? I'm guessing you did a search for this number online, but why 1122334567895, and how did you come up with this seemingly random number?

If you get the following error while trying to update the firmware on a Nokia Phone…

Nokia Software Updater has attempted to connect to the internet but has failed three times. This could be because of a poor-quality, slow or intermitent internet connection, or restrictions due to a firewall.

If requested by your firewall, Nokia Software updater needs the following applications to gain access to the internet:
nsl_host_process.exe
nsu_ui_client.exe

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If you get the following error while trying to update the firmware on a Nokia Phone... Nokia Software Updater has attempted to connect to the internet but has failed three times. This could be because of a poor-quality, slow or intermitent internet connection, or restrictions due to a firewall. If requested by your firewall, Nokia Software ...

Microsoft just upgraded Live Messenger.

If you happen to use Windows Server 2003 as your operating system of choice – As a lot of web developers do, you are now out of luck using Windows Live Messenger.

As of yesterday, you are forced to upgrade Live Messenger to the latest and greatest version, which um, er, doesn’t support Windows Server 2003. You’ll either need to upgrade to Server 2008, or downgrade to an older version Windows Messenger instead of Live.

Yes, we understand, Server is meant to be used as a server, but a lot of people use it as their main OS.

Microsoft really overlooked this one…

Microsoft just upgraded Live Messenger. If you happen to use Windows Server 2003 as your operating system of choice - As a lot of web developers do, you are now out of luck using Windows Live Messenger. As of yesterday, you are forced to upgrade Live Messenger to the latest and greatest version, which um, er, ...

For those of you that use twitter, I’m going to be tweeting the Moon Landing Live (Well, 40 years late).

You can find the twitter feed at www.twitter.com/ApolloEcho.
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For those of you that use twitter, I'm going to be tweeting the Moon Landing Live (Well, 40 years late). You can find the twitter feed at www.twitter.com/ApolloEcho. An in case you were wondering, I've automated the whole thing. I've trawled through newspapers, mission transcripts and other sources to try and get at least ...

By default, Microsoft IIS only supports a small number of files. This is what you need to support KML and KMZ files in IIS.

The MIME type details are:

Extension: .kml
MIME type: application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml

Extension: .kmz
MIME type: application/vnd.google-earth.kmz

If you need to know what to do with these mime types, I have a step by step guide for setting up RSS files at http://www.john.geek.nz/index.php/2009/06/supporting-rss-files-in-iis/ – Just use the different extensions and mime types.

By default, Microsoft IIS only supports a small number of files. This is what you need to support KML and KMZ files in IIS. The MIME type details are: Extension: .kml MIME type: application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml Extension: .kmz MIME type: application/vnd.google-earth.kmz If you need to know what to do with these mime types, I have a step by step guide for ...

I just brought an 8GB Sandisk Cruzer USB stick. Unfortunately whenever you plug it in, it comes up as both an emulated CD-ROM drive and the removable disk. the emulated disk comes up as “U3 System” and it tries to run backup/sync software called U3 Launchpad.

Some people enjoy these extra “benefits”, but I’m not a big fan of the bundled software and just want 8GB of storage space I can call home.

If you want to remove the built in software and just use it as a memory stick, you’ll want to use the U3 LaunchPad Remover from Sandisks’ Website. The link to it is: http://www.sandisk.com/driverdownload/download.asp?driverId=2

I just brought an 8GB Sandisk Cruzer USB stick. Unfortunately whenever you plug it in, it comes up as both an emulated CD-ROM drive and the removable disk. the emulated disk comes up as "U3 System" and it tries to run backup/sync software called U3 Launchpad. Some people enjoy these extra "benefits", but ...