Archive for the ‘Cool’ Category

nerdz

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

PeeJ noted this link to The Nerd Handbook: Really it's a couple of pages describing how to meaninfully interact with a nerd who is painted for the most part as being a borderline Autistic with directional (and somewhat immutable) focus. ...control issues mean your nerd is sensitive to drastic changes in his ...

SkyHook: WiFi geo-location

Wednesday, March 12th, 2008

I got this link initially from MacRumors A new knowledgebase page from Apple: If you are using Wi-Fi on iPhone or iPod touch and you experience unexpected results when tapping the Location button in Maps, you can refer the respective wireless router administrator to the following URL to update information that Skyhook ...

Hot/Cold

Monday, March 10th, 2008

Okay. I want some of these. The Hot-Cold Mug In fact, there's a heap of things there which would be just fabulous. :) I'm a kitchen geek as well. Sue me. Yes, this is a link to remind me.

NiMUG meeting Monday 24th March

Thursday, March 6th, 2008

Yes, it's Easter Monday but don't let that stop you. Here's the details.

Irish Blog Awards

Monday, March 3rd, 2008

I can only live vicariously though the reports of the Irish Blog Awards

Iron Man

Saturday, March 1st, 2008

As I tweeted earlier, I saw the Iron Man trailer earlier. Gave me the same shivers I got from the trailers of Batman Begins, Superman Returns and the recent Star Trek due May 2009. Funny how that works.

mobile Learning

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Abilene Christian University is investing in mobile learning. What might a university look like with a fully deployed program of converged devices like the iPhone? Connected is one possible vision. This fictional day-in-the-life account highlights some of the potential benefits in a higher education setting when every student, faculty, and staff ...

iPlayer on my iPhone

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

From TUAW: Hot on the heels of Auntie releasing a selection of videos for sale via the iTunes Store, we somehow missed yesterday's sneaky revelation that the BBC is intending to release some form of the BBC iPlayer for iPod touch and iPhone 'in the coming weeks.' iPlayer is a mixed bag. ...

Rickshaw. Golly, Oh Gosh, Oh Wow.

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Okay, tonight I sent out a document to a few friends. 1.6 MB sent out to my email server. Whoosh. Some of my friends have very limited mailboxes from their ISP. Some only 30 MB, some as high as 50 MB. Very few are unlimited. I used to be worried ...

Encyclopedia Britannica on iPhone.

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

Britannica Mobile - iPhone Edition In order to ensure the best experience, we've specifically optimized this site for the iPhone. Please visit http://i.eb.com on your iPhone or iPod Touch. If you don't have an iPhone or iPod Touch handy, you can still access plenty of great Britannica content from your desktop. Come ...