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Announcing Launch of BrickEngineer.com
Published on 4 Oct 2007 at 2:07 am.
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Filed under Intelligent Systems, Inventions, Lego, Programming, Robotics, Software, Technology.
Today I launched a new website called http://BrickEngineer.com/pages
This page is devoted to designing machines, instruments and robots with LEGOs. Like all sites, it will slowly grow. It is not much to speak of right now, but I have plans for tutorials on topics including: gear designs, computer-aided design and animation, robotics, and machine-learning systems.
If LEGOs [...]
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Powerset Labs Launches
Published on 21 Sep 2007 at 1:26 am.
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Filed under Entrepreneurship, Internet, Inventions, Research, Software, Solutions.
Powerset launches Powerset Labs at TechCrunch40. Powerset is developing a natural language search engine that interprets the meaning of your query to return the results you are looking for. See their blog here.
I worked with Barney Pell at NASA Ames before he formed Powerset. I must say that I am really looking forward to this [...]
How to Restore the Show Desktop Icon on the Quick Launch Toolbar
Published on 17 Sep 2007 at 9:50 am.
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Filed under Programming, Software, Solutions.
Last night when my machine was bogged down and I became impatient, I inadvertently threw away my Show Desktop Icon that came with the Quick Launch Toolbar. There is no easy way to restore this, so I went searching online for a solution.
Here is what I found from Microsoft support:
1. Open the Notepad program so [...]
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Preventing Accidental Clicks on Google Ads
Published on 10 Sep 2007 at 1:35 am.
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Filed under Internet, Software, Solutions.
My brother recently pointed me to a site that has information on how to prevent accidental clicks on your own Google Ads.
This javascript utility that runs on Mozilla Firefox with Greasemonkey.
You can download it here.
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
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How Do I Get GoogleSky?
Published on 5 Sep 2007 at 12:51 am.
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Filed under Astronomy, Exploration, Fun, Internet, Software, Space, Technology.
A few people have asked me “How do I get GoogleSky?” GoogleSky comes bundled with the new version of Google Earth. There is a new button on the upper toolbar next to Print that says “Switch Between Sky and Earth”. Clicking this button will toggle Google Sky and Google Earth.
I myself have had problems with [...]
