Monthly Archives: April 2011

How to install the printer canon mx340 wi-fi without the cd on mac

Posted on April 8, 2011 by eloone

This is not a usual post but it can be useful for those who struggle installing a wi-fi printer without the setup CD on a mac. I just bought the canon mx 340 printer, unpacked it tonight and unfortunately I realized my CD reader didn’t work. So I couldn’t use the setup CD and go through the setting up of the wi-fi connection after setting up everything else before that. Here is what I did to make it work.
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Biomimicry and Fishes

Posted on April 6, 2011 by eloone

I am so glad I have discovered Biomimicry. I watched a series of 4 documentaries on French tv about it and found it really fascinating. Biomimicry is a field of science that studies the design of natural systems such as caudal fins, the way some insects float on water, etc. to build self sufficient and very efficient systems for human societies. For example, biomimicry can be applied to architecture to build buildings that regulate their energy alone depending on the weather and seasons. I extracted this video from one of the documentary to illustrate how biomimicry also applies to everyday objects :
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