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How to get Brother Control Centre working for remote scanning on Windows Vista
How to get Brother Control Centre working for remote scanning on Windows Vista Description of the problem You’ve installed the Brother Control Centre software on your Windows Vista PC and can print, copy, fax and even scan using the software on the PC but you can’t use the buttons on the MFC scanner to…
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The 10 Commandments of Photography
The 10 Commandments of Photography Here’s something new. A photography article with no pictures. There is one rule you need for taking great photographs. It was a favourite saying of noted British nature photographer Heather Angel and most of the 10 Commandments come from this simple phrase: "f8 and be there" Read on to…
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International System of Units (SI) prefixes.
I always find it hard to picture these BIG numbers in my head, so here they are in simple form with comma’s between the 0’s to give them a little length. yocto — 10^-24 — 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,001 zepto — 10^-21 — 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,001 atto — 10^-18 — 0.000,000,000,000,000,001 femto — 10^-15 — 0.000,000,000,000,001 pico — 10^-12 — 0.000,000,000,001 nano — 10^-9 — 0.000,000,001…
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An impoverished landscape – Part 2
by John Sinclair A land rapidly losing its wildlife — Birds As a concerned grandparent, I am conscious of the world we are bequeathing to future generations and try to compare my own childhood and youth with that of my grandchildren. In this essay I discuss how they will miss the sound and sight of many…
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An impoverished landscape – Part 1
This essay is the first of a series of planned reports discussing the Australian landscape and its natural environment and how it has become significantly impoverished especially in recent years. A land depleted of its natural heritage After more than a half a century of exploring Australia to identify the best of its natural heritage,…
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Connor’s Lost Football
A story from Kakadu July 2010 by John Sinclair for his grandchildren and others When Connor lost his football in the tall dry grass while on holidays with his family in Kakadu he thought that was the end of the matter. He and his sister and cousins had searched and searched in the long…
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How to avoid problems when selling your home
1. Always insist on a deposit that is large enough to cover your costs and inconvenience if things should go wrong. Many agents will tell you not to worry about it especially if there is a cooling off period. Don’t use those agents. Any purchaser truly keen on buying your home will get a deposit.…
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Using the Logosol Timberjigg in Australia
I was lucky enough to get a Logosol Timberjigg for my birthday two years ago. Last year I got two ripping chains and bars (50cm and 63cm). Here’s what I’ve learnt so far. Summary It’s fun and rewarding. For a few hours of work you can get a lot of valuable timber from what might…
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Dolphins at Dawn
Dolphins at Dawn About the photo This image is simple and powerful. It captures a time and a place. I captured it because I was ready. The dolphins surfaced while I was waiting for the fog to lift to photograph the light house (just visible). I worked out where they’d come up next, waded out to…
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The Island Stack – Lawn Hill Gorge
The Island Stack About the photo Lawn Hill Gorge is in the Boodjamulla National Park in far North Western Queensland, Australia. There’s a spectacular gorge carved through the limestone with fantastic walks around the cliffs. One evening I was coming back well after sunset when the glow from the clouds on the horizon lit up…