Author Archives: dnw

iTunes menu makes no sense – Is Apple paying attention?

Okay. That’s it. I’ve had enough of seeing this message in iTunes that makes no sense every time I’m in my Podcasts area. It seems a couple versions ago someone decided at Apple that we never actually listen to audio podcasts anymore. No folks, that’s just not allowed. How uncouth. Don’t you know that sinceContinueContinue reading “iTunes menu makes no sense – Is Apple paying attention?”

Whamberry Handsized Keyboard/Trackpad

The Whamberry is great mini keyboard/input pad that connects to your computer simply with a USB plug-in dongle. It is wireless and can be used more than 30 feet (10m) away from your computer. You can control the cursor using the touch-pad that is built-in or type with the full keyboard. The size of theContinueContinue reading “Whamberry Handsized Keyboard/Trackpad”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21

@fang feeds out of sxsw hard to find this year (unusual for them) in reply to fang # @shwood 257600 #pidaymagic # @shwood No. not 7. close though. # @starsnostars Mine doesn't. 24" in reply to starsnostars # @Irena_Morris Hugging anyone is best medicine. 🙂 in reply to Irena_Morris # @digitalkitty In black or white?ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-21”

Open-source hardware heads towards mainstream?

Interesting article on Computerworld talks about the emergence of open-source hardware and the ways it seems to be moving towards more mainstream acceptance. Open-source hardware developments offer great hope and advantages for the adaptive technology field where there is not a huge mass market need and such specialisation and individualised needs exist. Here’s a snippetContinueContinue reading “Open-source hardware heads towards mainstream?”

Network learning – Social Media helps us learn

Some interesting thoughts in an article titled “Social Media’s Effect on Learning” over on a WSJ Blog. Some snippets: “Bilingual people aren’t cognitively smarter, but they are more cognitively flexible,” “Practice at constant switching improves an aspect of their cognitive abilities.” “This is much like what people do when they’re updating their Twitter status, instant-messagingContinueContinue reading “Network learning – Social Media helps us learn”

apana-award.jpg

apana-award.jpg Originally uploaded by dnwallace Going through some old papers turned up this ‘pseudo-award’ the APANA (SA) people gave me back in 1994 when I was hosting their server at work feeding APANA with newsgroups from Adelaide uni via SLIP. Was probably Leigh Hart, Mark Newton, Adrian Corston or John Lindsay inspired. Heady days.

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14

Getting my #macheist nanoBundle. Great deal. http://www.macheist.com # Good Tuesday everyone. # Off to see the Doc. # @fang Not unless she sigs it outloud! #copyright in reply to fang # Lurking… checking out tinychat in operation. very impressive http://tinychat.com/androidsuperusers # Productivity Commission undertaking an inquiry into a National Disability Long-term Care and Support Scheme.ContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-14”

Alternative Input Possibilities – Acoustic skin

There’s always going to be different options required for alternative input devices according to differing abilities. So it’s great to see the research and experimentation going on around this area, mostly driven I suspect by the need for different control of mobile technologies. Here’s one using acoustics of taps on the body. [via: Make -ContinueContinue reading “Alternative Input Possibilities – Acoustic skin”

Scenes while waiting – homemade style lemonade

Scenes while waiting – homemade style lemonade Originally uploaded by dnwallace I sometimes do a lot of waiting – so pass time playing with my phone. Think I’ll start  a scenes while waiting meme on my blog. This time I’m waiting for a script to be filled by the chemist. Ok I know this pictureContinueContinue reading “Scenes while waiting – homemade style lemonade”

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07

Interesting: "The Death of Print Journalism – a set on Flickr" http://j.mp/bDqmPw [via @ccarfi] # @fang your sciencetypes might like this? "The Carbon-Economy Opportunity | Design & Innovation " http://j.mp/dt82yX # Wednesday. Humpday. Great. # @fang Check under your pillow. They sometimes fall off 🙂 in reply to fang # A new egsperingment for @fangContinueContinue reading “Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-03-07”

Kids, Guns and Landmines

Xmines-DSCN0915.JPG Originally uploaded by dnwallace Very effective display at Adelaide Railway Station entrance by Red Cross [from recollection] against land mines and exploitation of children as weapons and casualties of war. Outside the door was a hop-skotch game drawn on the ground in chalk, with a pattern that would’ve gone 1,2,3/4,5,BANG and landmine stickers. ExcellentContinueContinue reading “Kids, Guns and Landmines”

Depth = Full Focus Attention

Mark Pesce in his contribution to a piece on ABC Unleased shares in “My dreams for 2010” What Mark refers to as depth is what Linda Stone calls “the next aphrodisiac” in her talk at Supernova 2005 – Full Focused Attention.  Five years into Linda’s 20 year cycle framework of culture, cycle where swinging backContinueContinue reading “Depth = Full Focus Attention”

With Hope – (Steven Curtis Chapman)

(20) malujoja [at] aol.com (Matt Nightingale) (20) "With Hope" was written for the students who died in the Paducah, KY school shooting. It’s perfect for a funeral for a young person. I recently sang it at a 16-year-old’s funeral, and it was very moving… Although I could barely get through it. God is good, though,ContinueContinue reading “With Hope – (Steven Curtis Chapman)”