Archive for October, 2005
Wednesday, October 26th, 2005
Here's a take on the idea of converting an old style land-line telephone by hooking it up to a mobile inside it. This article shows how it's done.
I thought what a neat idea for someone needing a mobile phone with big buttons!
Article - http://www.tristanperich.com/Art/Telephone/
via make - http://www.makezine.com/blog/archive/2005/10/old_phone_to_new_phone.html
Posted in Devices, Listening, Talking | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
This article from Newsday outlines how over at Purdue University the students are gettig into using podcasts. Digital recordings of lectures allow college students with MP3 players to catch lessons or just catch up wherever and whenever they want.
This is excellent example of lifekludging using existing (if not emerging) ...
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Monday, October 24th, 2005
Well may you ask "What is a kludge?"
Different people have different definitions. Many times it's very subjective. A bit like 'one man's trash is another man's treasure' or 'beauty is in the eye of the beholder'.
I've outlined what I mean in my "About this blog" page, which you can get ...
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Sunday, October 23rd, 2005
I saw this article on how to make a RSS Alarm clock and thought that could be usefull...for someone. In particular I thought someone who has a vision impairment could benefit. So I filed it away for another day.
Well, today I found my 'someone'. Darren over at ProBlogger has some ...
Posted in Devices, Listening, RSS | No Comments »
Saturday, October 22nd, 2005
I can't believe it! This neat little portable sewing machine is a beautiful piece of design, engineering and technology. It's also got a bluetooth equipped pedal.
Boy, you can get a bluetooth equipped sewing machine and I still can't get my PDA to play music over my bluetooth earpiece. What a ...
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