I have a Power Mac G5 and iMac G5 and noticed both were running slow after updating my Flash Player to version 10. The fix? Roll back to version 9. It seems most sites still support version 9. This tutorial will show you how to uninstall Flash 10 and install Flash 9. Continue reading →
How to make Pandora work outside USA for free
Lately I’ve been frustrated with internet radio here in Australia. We can never get a reliable connection and it often drops out. Pandora delivers radio based on your musical tastes. The only problem is that they’re bound to only offering their service in the USA. Continue reading →
Fritzing – PCB, schematic, and breadboard creation
I’ve been looking for an open source PCB creation program for OS X for a few days now. Most of the programs I found were not open source, or looked as though they’d been made 10 years ago and left that way. I was hoping for a program that was fresh and new with some potential. Continue reading →
Ning Strips Javascript in Pages
Nings ‘Pages’ functionality is great because it lets you add javascript in your code. The other day I tried pasting in my code and noticed after I saved it that Ning stripped out my javascript. I put in a help ticket and discovered that there is actually a bug in the Ning system. Continue reading →
Making Ning 2 Column
I know ning is going to release a 2 column design soon, but we just couldn’t wait. I work for an organization called YWAM Reef to Outback and we use ning for our main website. Our newest design moved to a 2 column design because we needed it to have a bit more focus and less clutter. Continue reading →
RGB LED, Processing, Firmata and Arduino
My wife plays in a band and some of us started to get the idea of rigging up an led light system for the stage. I figured this would be the perfect project for the arduino. I bought a RGB led here (for $6 AUD from Jaycar, an absolute ripoff) and decided to have a go controlling it. I’m starting small with just one for now and eventually I want to create a large matrix. Continue reading →
