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Archive for March, 2007

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Online = talking about what you are interested in!

Monday, March 26th, 2007

From World in their Hands, Sydney Morning Herald Icon today:
But Dr Jan Fletcher, of the Child Study Centre at the University of Western Australia, is wary of virtual lives for children. "There is a danger that this online interaction might be limiting the amount of social interaction the child is actually having," she warns. "I [...]

Learning Technology Challenge. It’s not the Technology.

Monday, March 26th, 2007

As highlighted by one of Australia's leading Social Networking thinkers in Education, Mike Seyfang, technology in schools is already in schools. Mobile phones, the MSN Messenger communities, blogs, Myspace, Wikipedia: these technologies are being used by students today.
One pervasive technology that hounds parents today is the use of MSN Live Messenger. It's the standard tool [...]

Lane Cove Tunnel Rocks, then Stops

Monday, March 26th, 2007

A drive to work normally takes me 45 minutes, and is around 12Kms from home.
Today, with the opening of the Lane Cove Tunnel and onramp from Falcon Street to the middle of the Warringah Freeway (which should have been done in the first place) I can get to work within 22 minutes, and 10Kms to [...]

The Geek Stories: Joseph Cooney, LearnWPF and Thoughtex

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

As recently highlighted by Frank Arrigo, Joseph Cooney's ThoughtEx is an excellent example of how interfaces can be created by code cutters. Yes, Shane, there are probably many UX rules Joseph is breaking.
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The Geek Stories - David Wallace, The Lifekludger

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

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Uncle Dave "Likekludger" Wallace goes large!
This video was originally shared on blip.tv by nickhodge with a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike license.

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Kevin Richardson, Headmaster, Immanuel College

Sunday, March 25th, 2007

Kevin Richardson, Headmaster of Immanuel College, on the Future of Learning.

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A Life in Packets

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

TCP/IP is the low level stuff that has changed the world. VoIP, Web, Web 2 and all that stuff require TCP/IP to work. When I was first introduced to this protocol in 1987 (late bloomer, here) I wasn't that overwhealmed.
What has TCP/IP have to do with life? TCP/IP packetizes data. Instead of have a channel [...]

Connecting to Make a Difference

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007

It has been three days of absolute pleasure in Adelaide.

Firstly, a big shout out and major thanks to Mike, Mandy, Jamie and Jemma Seyfang for their hospitality and recording studio (which doubled as my late night work area and sleep area) for three days.  Oh, and happy birthday Jemma. Getting out of the [...]

Crowded House, March 2007 Webcast

Sunday, March 18th, 2007

In the middle ages of the web, Neil Finn hosted a webcast from his studio somewhere in Auckland. Avril and I watched, emailed and listened to Neil do our request and song online. This was in stark contrast to the very personal concert to the massive 1996 Farewell to the World show only 5 years earlier.
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The Geek Stories - Imagine Cup 2004 Retro

Saturday, March 17th, 2007

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Bernard Oh interviews the 2004 winners of the Imagine Cup

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