Catching up on @silkcharm and @mpesce on radio national [hi guys] http://bit.ly/cFJJj5 # @WoollyMittens IMHO Facebook's dilemma is simply due to the fact they changed from a default cclosed to a default open midway through in reply to WoollyMittens # @mpesce @silkcharm Well done guys. in reply to mpesce # @jobsworth Yuk. … Now, stopContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-06”
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30
Dusting off eels podcast, setting up to do 1st show in 9months with @silkcharm and @fang # @SilkCharm http://bit.ly/bVqHKl There. 12,ims in for 10mins. 🙂 in reply to SilkCharm # On #eels071 podcast with @fang & @silkcharm ftw # @silkcharm reckons Mark Zuckerberg is the coming Treasurer of the Internet with Facebook credits. # AbsolutelyContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-30”
NYT on finding ourself in the cloud
Interesting bit from an article in the New York Times about self-tracking – this bit rang a bell in my head around humanity / culture driving technology creation to fulfil its desires. NYT Article One of the reasons that self-tracking is spreading widely beyond the technical culture that gave birth to it is that weContinueContinue reading “NYT on finding ourself in the cloud”
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23
@mickyj you on gita regional board for apac? in reply to mickyj # @adriankhall Congrats. Seemed I scared you off. 🙂 in reply to adriankhall # @SilkCharm Try thawing and cooking them next time! in reply to SilkCharm # I'd listen to @mpesce on Radio Adelaide on dangers of 3DTV if I could get pastContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-23”
Camera Mouse
Developed by researchers at Boston College and Boston University, Camera Mouse is a free program that enables you to control the mouse pointer on your computer screen just by moving your head. Camera Mouse requires Windows 7, Vista, or XP and a webcam. Some useful applications and utilities are available from the Downloads section.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16
Catching up with last nights #qanda – love the way #abc are quick about it http://bit.ly/bUEse2 # @fang Does audioboo have feeds? in reply to fang # Catching up on Kelly Vincent on "The 7.30 Report – ABC" http://j.mp/dvqwws #disability # @SilkCharm Ok. Will chat @fang & be in touch .. miss you too myContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-16”
Keyboard Navigation extension for Chrome
Came across an interesting, potentially useful tip on a extension for the Chrome web browser called “Keyboard Navigation”, on the excellent blog makeuseof.com. From the blog: The extension defines a hot key (,) which places a hint next to every link on the page that can be clicked. While the hint is displayed, key inContinueContinue reading “Keyboard Navigation extension for Chrome”
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-09
@fang Be thankfull you *have* an upgrade path. How'd the talk go today, BTW? in reply to fang # @NickHodge Getting lost at Maslins has benefits too 🙂 in reply to NickHodge # @fang Been there, done that. 🙂 in reply to fang # Checkin in with "Cadmus – Updates since you last checked in"ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-09”
DIY Touchscreen Stylus using Conductive foam
Finally, a Stylus kludge that actually looks workable as it can be made different lengths and is cheap and easy. Now, I just need to get hold of some of that conductive foam so I can get someone to make me up a mouthstick version. If anyone has some foam you can post to me,ContinueContinue reading “DIY Touchscreen Stylus using Conductive foam”
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02
@SilkCharm Is that a new tag in html 5? I must brush up on it. (so to speak) in reply to SilkCharm # @WoollyMittens Excellent stuff. Where was this? in reply to WoollyMittens # @WoollyMittens If there is, I don't know about it. in reply to WoollyMittens # @WoollyMittens Oh, there likely is, somewhere. JustContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-05-02”
Dagi Transparent Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens
Isn’t it interesting how we are seeing more and more uses where there’s a need for a stylus on these capacitive touch screens? Just when everyone thinks Steve Jobs has liberated them to the freedom of the finger, it seems we aren’t so free after all and that maybe other forms of pointing can beContinueContinue reading “Dagi Transparent Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens”
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25
Back in the orifice, doing orifice stuffs. Grey day out the window. # So, the #ecomm conf publishes audio/video of a conference "over 12 mnths later" [see 1st comment] http://j.mp/aJa0nq – really communicative! # @vinbrown Reading now Bold Ideas Better Lives Challenge in reply to vinbrown # Callout to anyone interested in help kickstart LifekludgerContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-25”
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18
Exploring "commonsExplorer" commonsExplorer http://j.mp/bj8rVx – Neat tag cloud interface # @JudeEkerick Bravo! Exactly my thoughts. Idiocy. #heyheyitswednesday in reply to JudeEkerick # More than cool .. very useful RT @Tarale: http://slash7.com/everytimezone <– ooo this is cool # Aust. Govt. Productivity Commission Inquiry into Disability Care and Support – PDF – http://bit.ly/cWAyCR #disability # Been headContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-18”
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-11
@kentnewsome Try this for rss reader on your iPad it's what I use on imac "NetNewsWire for iPad News App | Macworld" http://j.mp/d7cG6p # Ok. I'm up. Alright? # @myen "A Serious Man (2009) – IMDb user reviews" http://j.mp/bAEKbU # I like this from "Clay Shirky" http://j.mp/9QnAWI "Collapse is simply the last remaining method ofContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-11”
Soft Sock Stylus for Touch screens
Over on Instructables is how to make a stylus out of anti-static socks for use on capacitive type touch screen devices – ala iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad etc. The stylus was the creation of dsLabs. Looks neat, but not sure I’d want to put this sock stylus in my mouth for use as a Mouthstick!ContinueContinue reading “Soft Sock Stylus for Touch screens”
Random Train pic
Random Train pic Originally uploaded by dnwallace Was thinking I could take a pic each train ride to/from work. However I suspect it’d get very boring very fast.
Waiting scenes
Waiting scenes Originally uploaded by dnwallace Another appointment another waiting room another attempt to take a semi-decent photo with my old wm5 PDA camera. #waiting scenes
Apple listens – iTunes Menu makes sense again
I just updated iTunes to v9.1 and lo and behold, look what I found. Apple have fixed the non-sensical menus that I wrote about on this blog a couple weeks back. As these screenshots now show, audio podcasts get correctly marked as Played and video podcasts as Watched. — Oh, the world somehow feels aContinueContinue reading “Apple listens – iTunes Menu makes sense again”
Recognition of Lifekludger’s stickytape love
My iStick / iKludge experimenting got a shoutout in a recent presentation at the Science Museum in the UK. And the subject was …. “Stickytape”! Katrina Jungnickel has the full slides and story over on her making cultures blog.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04
Reading: "The Unfinished Project: Exploration, Learning and Networks | the human network" http://j.mp/bR1VuD by @mpesce # @RoyBlumenthal No mate. Been there, done that. Pogo stuff is asically conductive [hence why metal body] Thnx thought! in reply to RoyBlumenthal # @RoyBlumenthal Yeah. Would depend on the gloves I bet. But wrap plastic around your glove [totallyContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-04-04”
Inside 4 stroke engine real time video
As an ex Motor Mechanic, this is neat. Real time video of inside a combustion chamber. Dave
Magnets the TouchBarrier solution for capacitive screens?
Looking at this post re HTC and stylus patents, I'm going to start looking at a kludge for my mouthsticks using magnets. HTC has a solution ready for the market. They have patented an ordinary stylus but with a twist. The stylus has a magnetic head, and due to the current induced by its movementContinueContinue reading “Magnets the TouchBarrier solution for capacitive screens?”
Modded xbox controller
An excellent example of the life enhancing benefits of life kludging. Randy “N0M4D” Fitzgerald, is a tournament gamer born with a rare muscle & joint disability called Arthrogryposis and uses a custom modded x-box controller. From FlatLine via TechBlog
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-28
on train. my cubicle awaits. # cubicle aquired. have twitter. (and outlook :-/) # Lifekludger New post: Whamberry Handsized Keyboard/Trackpad http://cli.gs/YuALb # home again after day of outlook n orifice. *hugs his mac* # funny how you win ebay auction when you aren't trying hard yet the times you *really* want something you always missContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-28”
One problem with Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens
iPhone Hacks blog has the low down on the problems of styluses on capacitive touch screens in a post titled New Apple Patent Talks about Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens. The relevant bit: According to the inventors, modern day capacitive touch sensors are not optimized to receive inputs from styluses. This is because, unlike aContinueContinue reading “One problem with Stylus for Capacitive Touch Screens”
