tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357517862012-02-16T07:54:36.011-05:00Australian Focus on Tech and Environmental Issueshutch120http://www.blogger.com/profile/02334556091645419022noreply@blogger.comBlogger401100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35751786.post-90662384491843234942010-07-26T18:02:00.005-05:002010-07-26T18:05:13.538-05:00

Hi All, If you're wondering why there are no entries here since 2008, I moved my blog some time ago, evidently forgot to put a link here.http://www.clearlysecure.com.au/

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Evolution Mail - Check Junk Failed - error message.Fix by marking an email as junk, then go to the junk folder and mark as not junk.

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http://au.movember.com/mospace/1856566

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Private Sub AddToolbar() Try Dim objBar As Office.CommandBar OL = Me.Application objBar = OL.ActiveExplorer.CommandBars.Item("Standard") objButton = objBar.Controls.Add(, , , 1, True) With objButton .Picture = getImage() .Mask = getImage() .TooltipText = "eConfirm" .Caption = "eConfirm" .Style =

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Quick post as this was a great tip to avoid using SUDO constantly. If you change the owner of the files in the webserver path to be the current user then you don't need to do SUDO gedit filename everytime you want to edit a file! :)

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11-June-200810amWow, who would have thought it would be so hard to write an add on to outlook. (And the code I want to write is only about 10 lines!!!!) But deploying this so it will run without the Windows security model getting in the way has taken many hours of my time already! If only I could get on with writing code. (frustrated).But, as of writing this, Microsoft has made it so hard to

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Hi All,As usual timezones are the bane of my life, here is another few hours that I'll never get back.---How to get a Unix timestamp timezone adjusted from VBScript (clientside, not ASP)So you are using VBScript (again, not ASP, i.e. there is no IIS web server) and you want to pass a timezone adjusted unix timestamp to a server side script such as PHP. You can not use Session.LCID because you are

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---------------------PHP timezones example written by Simon Hutchison - http://www.econfirm.com.au/---------------------date_default_timezone_set("Australia/Sydney")Sun, 02 Mar 2008 14:57:11 +1100date_default_timezone_set("Australia/Perth")Sun, 02 Mar 2008 12:57:11 +0900---------------------The comments in this example assumes server is Sydney time.---------------------Demonstrating that timezone

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Photos from Indo: Bali Lombok July 2007

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Seems RSS is the communication medium of the future. Maybe this will solve many of the problems associated with multiple versions of content?? In any case, this blog is detected through RSS feed! I wonder how it will evolve? Already google homepages and others make extensive use of RSS.

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Well, made it to CeBIT, wondering if this is going to be posted to the BIG screen!

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http://www.clearlysecure.com.au/

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http://www.rain.org/~philfear/how2solar.htmlhttp://www.energyrefuge.com/how-to/solar_power_generator.htmhttp://www.siliconsolar.com/diy-solar-panel-kits.php

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Sustainable Development: Prosperity Without GrowthThe assumption that economic prosperity requires growth seems so reasonable that most of us don't think much about it. After all, it's what we've always been told; politicians, business boosters, economists, and the media all seem to take it for granted. The assumption is so pervasive that virtually every American community is looking for ways to

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http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/873aae7bf86c0110vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.htmlhttp://www.treehugger.com/files/2007/02/garbage_plasma.phpPerhaps the most amazing part of the process is that it’s self-sustaining. Startech’s Plasma Converter draws its power from the electrical grid to get started, and the initial voltage is about equal to the zap from a police stun gun. But once the cycle is

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http://money.cnn.com/2007/02/13/magazines/fortune/gunther_pluggedin_lightbulb.fortune/index.htmCFLs, as they're known, cost more than old-style incandescent bulbs, but they last longer, use far less electricity, save consumers' money in the long run and reduce greenhouse gases.All of which is well and good. But the next, next big thing in lighting could turn out to be the technology known as LEDs

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http://www.physorg.com/news91171489.htmlGood job, leading from the top, with some political will, not a lot, I guess there aren't many light bulb lobbiest groups funding your department, but anyway it's a start.So, now that we've got political support to buy the cheapest eco friendly item you're ever likely to purchase in your life, how about looking at something a bit bigger, an eco friendly car

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http://www.dansdata.com/modularcar.htmSome interesting links from this blog:http://www.acpropulsion.com/ebox/specifications.htmhttp://www.acpropulsion.com/tzero_pages/tzero_Gallery.htmhttp://www.voltmasteramerica.com/products/LR105E.htm

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http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,21204062-2682,00.htmlIs there a conspiricy surrounding the electric car? I mean, why can't I buy an electric car in Australia, I can buy one in the UK, I can buy one in California, I can definetely buy one in India!! Could it be as John B comments that it comes down to state tax revenue? And, why is it that web sites like "Electric Vehicle

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http://www.developmentcrossing.com/development_crossing/2007/02/blue_man_group_.html

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http://www.exn.ca/video/?video=exn20051215-power.asxhttp://www.enviromission.com.au/http://www.enviromission.com.au/project/video/video.htm

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http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/no-time-for-nevernever-solutions/2007/01/31/1169919402348.html...our options become more and more limited the longer we stand around like stunned mullets. We need to take action, now....we now have plenty of evidence to suggest that swings in the global climate can happen faster than we previously believed. Much faster.Mike Archer is dean of science at the

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Scientists say rising greenhouses gases will make climate change unstoppable in a decadeTHE world has just 10 years to reverse surging greenhouse gas emissions or risk runaway climate change that could make many parts of the planet uninhabitable.http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2087-2569944,00.html

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Australian Conservation Foundationwww.acfonline.org.auhttp://www.christinemilne.org.au/files/campaigns/Energy%20Efficiency%20Leaflet%20final%20Feb06.pdfBe a hero for Planet Earth. Take a moral stand. Lead byexample. Embarrass the Howard government into action.Help the Australian Greens lobby the government to:* Set a national standard for new electricity generators toensure investment in clean

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http://www.thebizpress.com/profiles/stories/BP_News_Local_D_bp0108_profile.e12e01.html

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LPG sales up 139%. Imagine if they could buy a car that was 3 times more fuel efficent than LPG, Electrichttp://www.smh.com.au/news/business/small-cars-outgun-their-bigger-rivals/2007/01/04/1167777219282.html

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Mr Howard,I am concerned about the lack of government policy to enpower individuals to get involved in renewable energy. I have looked over your policy statement on energy reform and find it to be disturbingly lacking in this regard.I do aplaud your rebate on solar panels, however I feel much more can be done particularly in regard to transportation as this is the second most expensive purchase

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Why isn't Australia supporting renewable energy? Another example where the government could do something, but isn't!!Hitting home the true value of solar PVThe Stern Review - BBC Summary (Not Howard Stern for you Canadians out there)http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6098362.stmExpert responses to the Stern Reviewhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/6098612.stm26th Oct 06 - PM wrong on base-load

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Interesting Movie, makes me wish Gore beat Bush even more for the Presidency of the USA. The movie makes the facts about human influence clear, but get ready for a lot of facts and figures.Some suggestions on how we can all take action: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/

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About time, they've got rid of that oldsmobile and updated their web site, see it at:http://www.phoenixmotorcars.com/

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A Californian taxi company has placed an order with Pheonix Motorcars for their EVs and will be using it as taxi transport. Below are some figures comparing fuel and LPG vs electricity costs with reference to the Sydney fleet of taxis.Source for taxi usage figures:http://www.nswtaxi.org.au/public/Taxis_in_NSW/Taxis_in_nsw_statistics.htmlThere are 5,900 Taxis in NSW and over 22,000 drivers. The

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Well I did a little homework and figured out comparable costs between a leading EV (The Phoenix SUV pictured below) and the leading Hybrid (A Toyota Prius). My numbers are all in Australia Dollars and are based on web research, and km/tank are direct from a Prius owner.Prius - AUD$37000600km per tank - 36L tank * AUD$1.15 = $41.40 / 6 = $6.9/100kmPhoenix - AUD$57000160km per charge - 35kWh

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RSS feed is active on this site (Link at the bottom of the page)More Links:http://thefraserdomain.typepad.com/energy/2006/07/altair_batterie.htmlhttp://www.wrhambrecht.com/sector/nanotech/notes/alti20060724.pdfhttp://www.greencarcongress.com/2006/08/phoenix_motorca.htmlhttp://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=article&storyid=852 Electric Vehicle Association of Asia Pacific: http://www.evaap.org/

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Well, absolutely no response from either the SMH emails or from Daily Planet. I was at least hoping for something to the effect of acknowledgement that this was a problem. Well, I encourage anyone reading this blog to post their thoughts and information, pass the message on and perhaps we will get closer to this elusive dream.

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Hi Natasha & Jay,First thanks for the great show, but I thought you missed a crucial point in your story on Tuesday night (21-Nov) about the Hydro-powered BMW. When the gentleman who leads the BMW build team very quickly glosed over the fact that electricity is required to split the Hydrogen from the O2 I almost laughed out loud and wondered why such a huge fact was not pointed out clearly?

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This was sent to SMH in response to an article posted on their web site today.Articles titled high-tech answers to the fuel crisis, which don't even make a mention of a plug in electric can't be serious; you want a scoop, talk about a true high tech answer to the fuel crisis, plug in electric cars.As the phrase goes, 'please explain' why would a hybrid car be considered over a plug in electric

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Excerpt from http://www.teslamotors.com/display_data/21stCentElectricCar.pdfThe true multi-fuel carThe beauty of powering cars with electricity from the grid is that we can generate the electricity any way we want without changing the cars. As we have seen, we can generate electricity with our choice of fossil fuels. We can also use nuclear fuel, or we can generate it with any of a number of "

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In my (so far unsuccessful) efforts to find more information about how to purchase an electric car in Australia, I have come across some innovative individuals who have decided that they do not wish to wait for manufacturers to get some balls, and have built EV's in their own garages. The web sites below show in some detail how to build an electric car and how an individual can get it road

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I just watched "Who killed the electric car", and I'm astounded. I immediately went online to see if I could buy a plug in electric car in Australia, and the first thing I found was that Australia also appears to be killing inovation and the electric car as well!!Article about an EV being crushed in AustraliaWhat is going on in the world where we are crushing electric cars? Is this normal

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Viewing is restricted.http://hutch120-personal.blogspot.com/

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