About: Giles Smith

Giles Smith / RoonI am a Software Engineer for Text Internet Marketing; the Research & Development arm of UKFast.net Ltd

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The Large Hadron Collider: The End Of The Universe?

04 May 2008 in IT & Tech

This summer is looking to see one of the biggest forward jumps in science and technology since our early ancestors discovered that using a rock to smash something could be effective.
Scientists from all over the world are combining state-of-the-art science and engineering in one of the largest scientific experiments ever conducted. Essentially, they are going [...]

Yes! It’s the sawed-off USB key!

18 Apr 2008 in IT & Tech

For the latest scruffy look you need to get yourself a sawn off USB drive.
To the average onlooker this handy gadget will make your laptop look like you have just fled from your desk, without a care for your connections, however hidden inside is a nifty 1Gb Flash Drive!
You can find out just how to [...]

Desktop Clutter Art Competition

18 Apr 2008 in Mistfits

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1. Clean up your desktop.
2. Get an empty folder (or a set of folders in different colors,) document icons, or whatever other thing is around your desktop. Don’t get big documents, as you will need to duplicate them to create your image.
3. Third, deactivate automatic snap-to-grid in the view desktop options in Windows or Mac [...]

Robotic Snake Can Perform Heart Surgeries

12 Apr 2008 in Mistfits

A lot of people are scared of going under the knife for a variety of fears which grip them. That’s why scientists are constantly trying to find a way to create surgical methods with lower risk factors. At the Carnegie Mellon University, a snakelike robot called “CardioArm” was devised to aid in heart surgeries. The [...]

More amazing images of Sand Dunes from HiRISE

12 Apr 2008 in Up in Space

There seems to be a never-ending flow of stunning images coming from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on board NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). In today’s high-resolution look at the Martian surface, large flat-topped hills (a.k.a. mesas) can be seen to be eroded by the Mars winds, stripping them of their material, creating [...]