notebook100aTools for scientific productivity

Eclectic collection of tools for working in science, ranging from software utilities, computer hardware, gadgets and internet sites - hopefully there are a few useful items among these, and some odds and ends - quirky things which cropped up in the search for useful stuff - and which seemed too good to throw away without sharing.

 
The notion of a physical store dedicated to 3D printing is still new to us, and Solidoodle's Asia-focused plans didn't give much reassurance that we'd see more shops in English-speaking countries all that soon. iMakr may have just come to our rescue by opening what it claims is the world's largest 3D printing store in London's Farringdon area, occupying 2,500 square feet across two floors. The...
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This is big news from the hackintosh front: since you are limited to using single GPU graphic cards on hackintosh (Mac OS X only supports single GPU systems) the best possible card up to now was the Geforce GTX 680 (see our previous article). Not anymore, since the Nvidia Geforce GTX Titan (GK110 chipset) is working on OSX 10.8.4 with official Nvidia drivers. There are already some awesome...
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Although the touch-centric UI makes getting to grips with Pages for iOS straightforward, the interface does not appear well-suited to precise positioning of objects, which is necessary in more complicated documents. Luckily, Apple’s iWork suite extends the default iOS set of gestures to provide options for finer-grained control. Learning these more-obscure techniques makes doing ‘real...
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Somewhere in-between the point-and-shoot and ILC categories falls the superzoom, and it doesn’t get much love. Often nearly as bulky as an entry-level DSLR, superzooms present a mix of features that only endear them to certain consumers. Sony’s newly announced Cyber-shot aims to expand that market by shrinking down the traditional superzoom to tiny proportions. The company’s new...
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In what may very well be the most exciting Magic Lantern development ever, the team has discovered a RAW DNG output in live view on the 5D Mark II and 5D Mark III. What this means is that, in the near future, 5D Mark II and III owners may be able to record crystal clear 2K RAW video that blows H.264 output out of the water and then some. Apparently, both the Mark III and II are able to record...
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Three USB hard drives: WD My Passport vs Toshiba Canvio Plus vs Adata DashDrive Elite There are times when a USB key can’t handle the action we’re throwing at it and we need something bigger to step in and get the job done. Like a police officer calling for backup, it’s at these times that we summon a USB 3.0 external hard drive. This latest batch of drives offers something for everyone,...
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Not since Liquid Paper has there been an innovation in office supplies as awesome as this highlighter's see-through tip that makes it easier to see the text as you're... well... highlighting it. More » Why Did It Take So Long to Make a See-Through Highlighter Tip? (Via Gizmodo.)
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This video tutorial explains how you can write Chrome Apps and Extensions for your website without any knowledge of programming and publish them to the Chrome Web Store.
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Although graphics in 3D computer games has gone really far in the last decade or so, the water in most of them does not look very real - especially when you throw a couple of solid objects into it. Now, a new fluid simulation algorithm, called 'Position Based Fluids' makes it look easy, with water bouncing off objects in a startlingly realistic fashion. YouTube link (via Mashable) The...
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Part 2: Collecting Icons posted by Matt Ward on Apr 6, 2010. (One of a great series of articles at http://blog.echoenduring.com/2010/04/06/icons-and-the-web-part-2-collecting-icons/) This is the second article in a six part series, in which we will discuss various aspects of using icons for the web! This particular article offers some tips and resources for finding icon sets and building...
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