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New rules for all co.za websites and ISPs during coronavirus outbreak

2020-03-26 Danie

The directions include a section which deals solely with the dissemination of information. The new rules include: Broadcasting Licensees are required to receive and disseminate public information related to the national effort to combat the […]

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NOW is the time activity trackers should all have had temperature and respiratory sensors in

2020-03-26 Danie

I always wondered what would get Fitbit to agitate its saturated market and with the advent of Covid-19 now was the time to have had masses of activity trackers everywhere measuring temperature differentials and respiration […]

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An open-source ventilator design by MIT researchers has been submitted for fast-track approval – automatically compresses widely available bag valve masks

2020-03-26 Danie

The motorized device automatically compresses widely available bag valve masks, the sort of manual resuscitator used by ambulance crews to assist patients with breathing problems. The designs could arrive as a growing number of engineers, […]

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Tested out Zoom myself today and was quite impressed – Can see why so many like it

2020-03-25 Danie

I know its not open source but I’ve been hearing more and more about Zoom and decided to test it out myself. We had a family social this morning and these are some of my […]

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Singapore’s Government Technology Agency is contributing the source codes of the BlueTrace protocol that powers its contact-tracing app for COVID-19

2020-03-25 Danie

Singapore’s Government Technology Agency (GovTech) is contributing the source codes of the protocol that powers the TraceTogether contact-tracing app to the open source community to help stem the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic. Launched on 20 March […]

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Meet the Chinese operating system that’s trying to shift the country off Windows – recruiting 5,000 people to work on it and using Chinese-made chips

2020-03-25 Danie

China’s homegrown operating systems haven’t made much of a dent on the global stage. Now there’s a Linux-based system that’s aimed at weaning the country off Windows. UOS, or Unified Operating System, hit a new […]

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How to join an online meeting: Google Hangouts, Zoom, and Skype – Only Skype requires you to have an account already

2020-03-25 Danie

A short guide below on how to join any of these meetings if you receive an invite. In order to join a Skype meeting, you must have a Skype account and the app installed either […]

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$125 Open Source Ventilator-ish Device – NEVER to be used in preference to proper a medical device or in delaying professional medical care

2020-03-24 Danie

In the event that COVID-19 hospitalizations exhaust the availability of FDA approved ventilators. This project attempts to convert a low-cost CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) blower into a rudimentary ventilator-ish device that could help with […]

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How to change the Zoom video conferencing background

2020-03-24 Danie

Zoom is a tool that’s gained quite a few years in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s become the go-to tool for online meetings, and online classrooms. With a lot of people working or […]

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New study aims to use health data from a smart ring to identify coronavirus symptoms – More than 2,000 medical workers in SF will wear Oura Rings as part of the study

2020-03-23 Danie

A new study will evaluate a smart ring that takes people’s temperatures in an attempt to identify people who have the new coronavirus early, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Oura Rings, which are marketed as […]

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