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Just recently a new version of the Minecraft launcher was released. I dutifully installed it, simply to get rid of the annoying message nagging me to update it. Imagine my shock when I started up the new version and discovered that my rather extensive list of installations was now almost completely empty! A quick browse … Read More “New Minecraft Launcher Deleted My Installations!” »
Use common household chemicals and items to make a foaming monster. Materials: Plastic Bottle Coloured Paper Tape and Glue Tissues Vinegar Bicarbonate of soda Method: Decorate the bottle to make it look like a monster. We added teeth, tentacles and lots of eyes. Half fill the bottle with vinegar Put a teaspoon of bicarbonate of … Read More “The Foaming Monster” »
Using some easily obtained household items, it is possible to turn milk into plastic Ingredients: Milk Vinegar Food Colouring Jar Sock or stocking Biscuit cutter Method: Heat the milk over a low heat on the stove, don’t let it boil. Add a drop or two of food colouring, and stir. Add two tablespoons of vinegar, … Read More “Plastic Milk” »
Trick your mind with this clever device Materials: Square of card 2 short lengths of string Tape Pen/pencil Method: On one side of the card draw a cage, and on the other draw a stick figure, bird or other drawing. Poke a hole half way down each side Poke the end of each piece of … Read More “The Cage Trick” »
Explore static electricity in this simple experiment. Method: Put a plate on a piece of tissue paper and draw round it Draw a spiral, and cut it out to make the snake Rub a plastic ruler on something made from wool Touch the snake’s head with the ruler Results: It rose up and uncoiled. I … Read More “Be a Snake Charmer” »
I’ve been a long-time fan of Apple computers, mostly because my experience has been that when I want to do stuff, I can do it easily. When I returned to Uni to study a post-graduate degree I ended up switching to a Windows 10 laptop, simply because that was all I could afford. I found … Read More “Getting Family Sharing to Work in iCloud” »
Some time ago I was surprised to read about a TV show being produced based on Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series of novels. As a big fan of Terry’s writing (particularly the Discworld series), I was both excited and apprehensive about this. Excited because I’d enjoyed previous adaptations of Discworld novels, and apprenhensive because this new … Read More “Fabricati Diem, Pvnc” »
Back in the day I spent 3 years in the Australian Army Reserves. One of the few skills I’ve retained over the intervening 20-odd years is the ability to use swear words like punctuation. As awesome as this might sound, in normal company it’s a bit of a handicap. As a parent, you need to … Read More “Learning the “F Word” in Russian…” »
Let me preface this post by stating that I am nowhere near an expert when it comes to ethical hacking, penetration testing, or cyber-security in general. This post is more of an overview of how I got to where I am now, and what I wish I’d known along the way. Rather than a definitive … Read More “So, You Want to be a Hacker…” »