Author Archives: dnw

WeMo – power control via mobile

WeMo is a family of simple, ingenious products that allow you to control home electronics from anywhere. Turn them on or off, trigger them with motion, even put them on a schedule. WeMo lives on your smartphone and uses your home WiFi and mobile internet. Source: WeMo by Belkin via Lifekludger on Pinterest

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-01

My week on twitter: 2 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # "from the shareholder capitalism of last century to stakeholder capitalism" – Impact Makers Gives Away All Its Profits http://t.co/zkVFdG7n # Extra hectic …. Hump day living up to its name # IRIS Camera Lens by Mimi Zou – maybe this then becomes a contact lens orContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-07-01”

Comprehensive Stylus Reviews

There’s been some large comprehensive reviews and comparisons of Styluses on offer for the myriad of capacitive type touch devices that now surround us. A stylus is of particular interest to me as I don’t use my fingers. One thing I find with these “Best of” or even the “comparative” type reviews is they areContinueContinue reading “Comprehensive Stylus Reviews”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-24

My week on twitter: 1 retweets received, 3 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # @SilkCharm SSM – Silo Social Media in reply to SilkCharm # @SilkCharm Hi Pixie gurl. I'm fairly well thanks. Been hibernating. Busy bear.. trying to sell house to move. Nice hear from you. #ltns in reply to SilkCharm # Heading off for lunchContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-24”

Testing MacJournal for blogging

Update: That seemed to work.. once I got ftp of image uploading sorted out. I like how I can edit and re-post (called Share in Journal) Let’s try some multimedia. [wp_youtube]qcQAxd57Mqs[/wp_youtube] Ok. So because MacJournal didn’t ilk,e ‘<‘ charac her I used wp_youtube plugin which uses ‘[‘ to specify youtube video id. Works good. Hi..ContinueContinue reading “Testing MacJournal for blogging”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-17

My week on twitter: 2 new followers, 4 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # It's not going to stop till you.. ? Wise Up – Aimee Mann http://t.co/PduqPTbh #Spotify # So.. Hump days off to a not so good start mostly thanks to a rotten night.. Soldier on # @amandalandz so are hat tassel covers lolz inContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-17”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-10

Actually have a different response to give to flutracking survey this week … worse luck | FluTracking Home http://t.co/tdTuAm73 # My week on twitter: 1 retweets received, 1 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # @fang needs to listen to / watch this : TWiT Live Specials 126 | TWiT.TV http://t.co/CFnYAOjz # Today is one of those :ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-10”

The Descriptive Camera

  The Descriptive Camera works a lot like a regular camera—point it at subject and press the shutter button to capture the scene. However, instead of producing an image, this prototype outputs a text description of the scene. I’d like to see the description passed through to a text-to-speech conversion process and read out audiblyContinueContinue reading “The Descriptive Camera”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-03

My week on twitter: 5 retweets received, 7 new followers, 6 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5K6s4JP # Feeling poorly… working from home. VPN here I come. #telework # Schools leading BYOD way.. inclusive digital citizens | BYO policy takes technology out of pockets and into the open http://t.co/858Tj7TF # @rickcl Everyone knows cold is slow. … youContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-06-03”

3D-printed, individually designed prosthetic legs

[wp_youtube]fir5HI0Gwrc[/wp_youtube] What I love about this is how the people feel re-connected with themselves. 3D-printed, individually designed prosthetic legs that are unabashedly artificial and completely personal. Source: http://pinterest.com/pin/69031806758345278/ via Lifekludger on Pinterest

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-27

My week on twitter: 2 retweets received, 7 new followers, 7 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # @mickyj Your Dad might be interested in this I have on Gumtree. If is call me I'd like see it go to good home. http://t.co/frM700KW in reply to mickyj # @mickyj Sorry mate. Try this one: http://t.co/UyapOrfz in reply toContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-27”

The Leap – Motion control device

“Leap Motion, a San Francisco start-up, wants to change the way you control your computer with a little device called The Leap. It is a small 3D motion sensor that goes in front of your computer and creates a 3D interaction space of 8 cubic feet from which you can use your hands and fingersContinueContinue reading “The Leap – Motion control device”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-20

@FergusHogarth I agree.. but then what jobs would SA have? in reply to FergusHogarth # @FergusHogarth Besides flying out to dig up the outback.. in reply to FergusHogarth # My week on twitter: 2 retweets received, 28 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # I'm at Modka Cafe (Adelaide, Australia) http://t.co/TWgkftZ8 # Filling out my weekly Flutracking dataContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-20”

When did Disabled become Handicapped?

ngram-disabled,handicapped-2, a photo by dnwallace on Flickr. Spurred on by the discovery of Google’s ngram utility whilst reading this post by Doc Searls, I tried a query using the words disabled and handicapped. I am struck by a couple questions” 1/ What happened around 1920 when disability became overtaken by handicapped. Especially since handicapped wasContinueContinue reading “When did Disabled become Handicapped?”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-13

My week on twitter: 1 new followers, 3 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # Finally got around to doing fresh install of Lion. Nice n swish. Now to reinstall. Trying the new Messages beta. http://t.co/DYDCaHEQ # Oh shoot. Missed it! RT @amandalandz: wow….now watching The Price Is Right # @amandalandz oooo pretties! in reply to amandalandz #ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-13”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-06

My week on twitter: 4 retweets received, 3 new followers, 4 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # Bummed I can't be at the #ndisrally in #adelaide … too short staffed @ work. Following on twitter. # @myen Script Junkie | Web Accessibility and WAI-ARIA Primer http://t.co/ZMkFjsFe # Government to fund disability insurance scheme http://t.co/Rtw6DMEq @abcnews #ndis #disabilityContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-06”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-29

#ndis rally next week in #adelaide … #disbility http://t.co/iBFvTFUt # My week on twitter: 1 retweets received, 1 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # Interview with #brucecockburn on The DREW MARSHALL Show – Canada's Most Listened to Spiritual Talk Show http://t.co/qhpx3TnS FTW # Packed train home. C'mon Adelaide Metro stick another carriage on at peak hours youContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-29”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22

Something on creativity for your Mon morn John Cleese on the 5 Factors to Make Your Life More Creative | Brain Pickings http://t.co/bgOG41vg # My week on twitter: 3 retweets received, 1 new followers, 2 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # Good Wednesday Twitter # OMG I think the Readability extension for Chrome just made sense… becauseContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-22”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15

My week on twitter: 5 new followers, 2 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # Somehow this makes me cringe… 'Virtual Photo Walks on Google+ Allow the Disabled to Explore the World' http://t.co/BCwizTiz #disability # @kirkib Check out number 3 re C : Three careers that will dominate social media (and it’s not what you think) http://t.co/2Sa9fJS8 #ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-15”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08

My week on twitter: 2 retweets received, 1 new listings, 4 new followers, 6 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # @ptw312 Here's one for you mate: this isn't happiness™ (Ampersand wearing a fez), Peteski http://t.co/3EHlt6Ur # Love Yourself http://t.co/slet1Beg # Everything ends http://t.co/7RqODcds # tired.of.reinstalling.windows.boxes.and.fecking.driver.hassles. # Neat. So I'm stuck in red tape that only funds drugContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-08”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-01

Good Monday twitter folk… # My week on twitter: 1 new followers, 1 mentions. Via: http://t.co/Y5KaZESZ # Here's a controversial one for your digestion: Disabled deserve the joy of sex |.#disability http://t.co/gVu5gq87 #catamongstthepidgeons # @KirkiB Howsitgoin limpalong? # @KirkiB round in reply to KirkiB # “@FergusHogarth: M Milton 1 legged skier, cyclist & more. …ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-01”