RK Labs Open

I have created a site RK Labs which will complement and work in conjunction with this blog. It is there to host a wide variety of items such as my rocket designs (which will soon appear) as well as host multimedia content which might be blogged about on this site. This site is unfortunately, still [...]

Optus Caught Out Spamming

Over the recent years, there has been a drastic increase in the number of spam messages sent out over the World Wide Web. One of the main clients for spam is email. Sometimes, the average user can have an inbox flooded with random and unnecessary emails which promote uninteresting and vague products. As a result, [...]

Windows 7 Beta Delayed

Microsoft said on Friday it has paused offering downloads of the public test version of its new version of Windows due to “high demand.” The “beta” launch of the highly anticipated update to Microsoft’s Windows franchise began early on Friday, but the company had to halt downloads to add more servers. “We are adding servers [...]

Tutorial (PS) – ‘Cut Out’ Text

Here is a little tutorial for Photoshop which I think you might enjoy. It is a simple tutorial and uses the basic tools to create a neat effect. You can download the 2 pdf files here: Main File: Click Here Pictures File: Click Here [If you want to save them - right click and click [...]

Australia a free world? The Net Filter doesn’t seem to think so.

Dick Cheney described the Western world as the “free world” when he was speaking against the regimes that has oppressed (or so we are told) their citizens. I’m sure a lot of you out there are thinking that in your country (whatever that might be – say Australia in this instance) you are free to [...]

Proving Einstein’s equation – E = mc²

Whether you do physics or not, I’m sure all of you have heard of the Einstein’s famous equation regarding the theory of special relativity, E = mc². Now, after a hundred years after this theory was proposed, scientists from France, Germany and Hungary have used supercomputers to prove its reality. In conventional physics, the atom [...]

Can Martians be real?

NASA’s own Mars Reconnaissance rover has managed to find enormous amounts of frozen water. This discovery has enhanced the possibility of find life – although it may be primitive in the harsh environment of the red planet. According to the rover, there are sheets of ice approximately 800 meters thick which is buried under the [...]