Author Archives: Stephen

Simple Wooden Puzzle – Plans & Instructions

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Stephen

I remember making this puzzle in woodwork class in secondary school. I’m not sure what the name of this puzzle is, but from a quick Internet search, it seems to be called “the cross”. It was a good project to … Continue reading →

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Camtasia Video Player

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Stephen

Camtasia is a popular commercial screen recorder. It can record your computer screen, audio and input from a web camera. While it can produce a FLV output, many people accept the defaults and an AVI is produced, which requires a camtasia … Continue reading →

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My Final Year Project – Interactive Educational Website

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Stephen

I recently came across the PDF write-up and ISO CD Image of my Final Year Project. It was for the Bachelor of Technology (Education) in Materials and Construction degree, which I completed in 2003 in the University of Limerick. Introduction An interactive educational … Continue reading →

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Rubik’s Cube Puzzle

Posted on August 9, 2010 by Stephen

I had planned to write about some of my favourite puzzles. Today it was discovered that any Rubiks cube (3×3) can be solved in 20 moves or less (www.cube20.org). Recently I learned how to solve a 3×3 rubiks cube, and … Continue reading →

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Web Design and Google Translator

Posted on July 30, 2010 by Stephen

People visiting your website may come from many different nationalities and may not speak English. The majority of these people use “Google Translate” to convert websites into their native language. I seen this with the kartbuilding.net website where I was surprised at … Continue reading →

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