EverythingUSB has a report on a device called USB Power Bar that Turns Peripherals On & Off. It is basically a power board with outlets and a USB cable, with a “Y” connector that replicates your USB port so you don’t loose one to the power bar. The power bar also has magnets on theContinueContinue reading “USB Power Bar”
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Rebooting Relationship
Looking at some of the thoughts filtering out of Reboot8, a post by Robert Paterson titled Reboot8 – Transactions or Relationships? A return to being human! caugfht my attention and just kept reinforcing my thinking on a few things. About having, not using blogs. Like I wrote last week in No-one likes to be used….ContinueContinue reading “Rebooting Relationship”
Elephant Staircase
Elephant Staircase is a wiki full of great how-to DIY projects. Check it out at elephantstaircase.com.
Latest EEL Show up – ConnectingUp2006
Extraordinary Everyday Lives #003 : Connecting at ConnectingUp 2006 That’s right, number 3! Who said we wouldn’t last… The latest Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show podcast is about connecting up at connecting up. A short one this time. Check it out on the shows blog on The Podcast Network here. Or better still, subscribe to theContinueContinue reading “Latest EEL Show up – ConnectingUp2006”
Three types of people?
Portrait of a Lifekludger
Roy Blumenthal is an artist from South Africa who paints – ‘inks’ – what do you call it – portraits on a TabletPC. After a comment on one of my posts on my Lifekludger blog and some discussion we had Roy went and did a portrait of me in my natural state – Lifekludging! ThanksContinueContinue reading “Portrait of a Lifekludger”
Acer C200 Series Tablet – A lifekludger review
I’d mentioned previously how while doing my first review of using a Tablet PC how I’d come across the AcerC200 series tablet notebook and how its’ layout really tweaked my interest. Well, as it happens, not long after I presented at a conference right here in Adelaide and one of the display booths was Vectra.ContinueContinue reading “Acer C200 Series Tablet – A lifekludger review”
No-one likes to be used….
Okay I finally figured it out. Figured what out? Why when someone talks about how they can USE blogs why I get a strange uneasy feeling and bells faintly ringing in my head. I was approached a few times by people after our presentation at the ConnectingUp 2006 Conference saying how they’d come to findContinueContinue reading “No-one likes to be used….”
Brilliant, simply
If you have a broadband connection, watch this video of a Sony commercial. Don’t um or ahh … just watch it. Simply brilliant.
More kludging required as Research Centre Rejected
Just read the bad news over on Lloyd’s blog that the bid for a Collaborative Research Centre in Assistive Technology for Australia has been rejected. The letter from the CRC selection committee cited in part: The Committee recognises that this application covers an important area that does not currently receive strong financial support. However overallContinueContinue reading “More kludging required as Research Centre Rejected”
Blogs with a face
Just got an email telling me my blog is part of the collage of faces at the “Blogs with a face” blog. Check it out and see if you can find me! Dave
In absentia
Yes, I know, the Lifekludger has been a bit quiet on the home-front. Well I’ve been on holidays and away from easy access to a computer. I had a notebook pc with me but being out of my usual environment meant it was often hard to access it much. This hilighted the importance of environmentContinueContinue reading “In absentia”
Latest EEL Show Up – Chris Finnen
Hi ppl. The latest Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show podcast just went up. A chat with Chris Finnen. Check it out here. Dave
Darwin thoughts
.Mitchel Street is the epicentre of activity not the Mall. .Wisdom Bar & Grill is a great outdoor shady spot that serves good food – try the pork chop or if you don’t eat meat the three nut salad wrap. .Almost all staff in shops is transient so go to Information centre for information. .AccessContinueContinue reading “Darwin thoughts”
Darwin – getting there is half the fun.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Put another way, you could say things are generally the same here in Darwin as home in Adelaide – aside from the obvious one, the weather. There are differences obviously – but the weather really seems to be the only big difference. There’s still theContinueContinue reading “Darwin – getting there is half the fun.”
First Extraordinary Show Up
Back on the 1st of May the podcast I’m doing with Mike called “The Extraordinary Everyday Lives Show”, was launched on The Podcast Network. The show is described as being “Discussions with people about their strategies for getting through the challenges of everyday life.” – however it’ll be a flexible mix of all kinds ofContinueContinue reading “First Extraordinary Show Up”
‘Paralysed’ woman runs from police
Now this is funny! A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Los Angeles woman, who has repeatedly filed lawsuits over access for the disabled, got up and ran after police arrested her for fraud, authorities said today. From Advertiser, read full story here.
CeBit, Lifekludging Input and Wacom
I’ve been keeping an eye on what’s going on at the Australian CeBit show via the CeBit blog. One interesting thing that caught my lifekludger eye was the Wacom tablet input options. After just having my second experience with a TabletPC (an Acer c204, a review of which you’ll see here later) my grey matterContinueContinue reading “CeBit, Lifekludging Input and Wacom”
Language and Nationality
Good to see a post by Steve Gleeson and signs in it that he’s starting to get and idea of the rewards blogging offers. Steve asks “Do English Blog?” He seems to be asking about ‘English’ people (nationality) rather than English speaking. Which is strange as he lives in Australia. I’d much rather ask ‘DoContinueContinue reading “Language and Nationality”
Another friend blogs
My friend Jane has taken her first step into blogdom. Her blog is over here. Say hi and welcome another Jewel. [tags]longtailjewel[/tags]
Life|kludger – Life|ware
More in the line of ‘Home Automation’ products that seem to be emerging more and more. Life|ware: Media Center Edition, by Exceptional Innovation, is software that works with Windows® XP Media Center to merge digital entertainment and home control into a single, seamless experience. It seems the ability to ‘extend’ device control could be dueContinueContinue reading “Life|kludger – Life|ware”
Willing but weak
Ohhh…head hurts, feeling poorly. I’ve got a couple good things brewing but no energy to get there. I think I peaked and burnt temporarily at the Conference. Spirits willing but flesh ….. I may be temporarily resembling this remark Hugh highlighted in “the price of a cluetrain ticket” from Jeremy Ballenger: What I find interestingContinueContinue reading “Willing but weak”
Photo from Conference
As promised, a photo of us at the Conference. Mike (Learndog-Left) & Dave (Lifekludger-Right) – Thanks Lab for posting the pic.
Daylight savings a ‘miniY2K’ – New York Times
The New York Times has comment on the Daylight saving headache. Calling it a ‘mini Y2K’ problem. No REAL solutions that would help our balls up with the recent Commenwealth Games fiasco though.
Multi-lingual blogosphere
In a part 2 blog post about the state of the blogosphere, Dave Sifry outlines interesting stats about the languages of posts that are being generated.
