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Free Aussie Music

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

I’ve volunteered to compile a DVD slideshow for the Kurrawa Nippers group and was hoping that an aussie band/s or artist might consider authorising the free use of their music. There are 8 age groups and they will all get their own section on the DVD so hopefully each will have their own sound track otherwise I will just use the same track for each age group which won’t be quite as interesting.

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Credit to any Artist supplying music will be mentioned on the DVD and a copy given to the artist for their portfolio. It doesn’t matter how old the music is just as long as it’s G-rated and compliments the Surf Life Saving Club theme. Any help much appreciated. Phone 07 5538 2545, 0404 375 559 or use the contact form on this website. All proceeds from the sale of the DVD will go the the Kurrawa SLSC club. NEESH design receives no payment of any form for this project.

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Theft/Loss Alarm Gadget

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

This would be a useful gadget. The idea is to have a transponder that can be attached to an object and a master transponder that sounds an alarm if the distance between the two transponders exceeds a certain limit. I don’t know much about electronics but being able to set different distances for the alarm to trigger would be beneficial for different uses. The small transponder could be attachable to an item or placed in a pocket, desk or appropriate place of alert. The slave transponder would be smaller to allow easy attachment and positioning. The master transponder wiould need to be slightly larger to accommodate a fairly audible alarm.

Slave & Master Transponders

Slave & Master Transponders

Uses could include:

  1. Warning that your wallet/purse etc has been removed after it exceeds a meter (or set distance) from the main alarm transponder in your pocket.
  2. Placing the transponder in your childs pocket that warns if your child wanders more than a certain distance from you.
  3. Attaching the transponder to your laptop or portable device that sounds if it leaves a certain area such as your desk.

I’m sure this list could be extended on for different uses and the technology could probably be implemented into mobile phones etc. It is often unknown when and where you may have had an item stolen but even if the theft isn’t prevented by the alarm, at least you would be aware of the place and time of the incident for Police and Insurance reports etc.

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Dual Screen Laptop Variation

Tuesday, September 1st, 2009

Seeing the new dual screen laptop at http://www.gscreencorp.com/ reminded me of a concept for a dual screen that I had some years ago. After giving presentations to clients all huddled around my laptop (when the screens were only visible sitting directly in front) I thought it would be ideal to have a laptop with opposing screens so I could be on one side and the client could view from the opposite side.

Laptop in Presentation Mode

Although not ideal with the screen positioned at a 90 degree angle, it still would be useful for anyone giving presentations to small groups, real estate agents, finance brokers, sales reps etc.

The Gscreen prompted a modification to the concept by having a hinged based system for the screens so that they could be adjusted to varying angles and have the possibility of 2 screens facing the user. Here are a couple of pictures to look at.

There are some obvious flaws with the concept, some being:

  • The weight of the screens would probably be too heavy for the laptop to hold up using monitors the size of the ones in the example picture. With monitor weight decreasing  and utilising widescreen monitors it possibly could work.

    • Dual Screen Notebook

  • When folded the outside screen would have no protective cover. Maybe a clip on cover would be needed?
  • Battery life, weight, cost etc as with the Gscreen, but it’s for a niche market, not everyone needs two screens but once you have it’s hard to go back.
  • The screen when folded down to face the opposite way would be upside down. This can be inverted with the graphics card display settings but a more convenient method would need to be implemented.
  • The hinges would be under considerable pressure from the weight of two monitors.

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