Category Archives: Cool Stuff

Direction counts!

Posted on January 3, 2010 by paulwalk

I took advantage of an offer to upgrade my iPhone 3G to the 3Gs model just before Christmas. I spent some time considering the alternatives, and speculating about what might become available during the next eighteen months of my new … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Ada Lovelace Day – Pattie Maes

Posted on March 24, 2009 by paulwalk

Some time ago, Suw Charman-Anderson introduced the idea of an Ada Lovelace Day, to celebrate the achievements of women in technology. As part of this effort, Suw also created a ‘pledge’ on MySociety’s excellent and innovative PledgeBank service, which stated: … Continue reading →

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Loving the user

Posted on February 3, 2008 by paulwalk

It hasn’t even occurred to me to look for a user-manual. This user-interface is so much better than any comparable device, it’s just not funny. It’ll be copied for sure, but right now the iPhone is fast heading for the … Continue reading →

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Unconferencing the CRIG and browsable podcasts

Posted on November 29, 2007 by paulwalk

David Flanders and I share an interest in the notion of the ‘unconference‘, so I’m pleased to be participating in the CRIG Unconference which David and the ‘WoCRIG’ team has organised. David introduces the idea of the unconference thus: An … Continue reading →

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Harvey has landed

Posted on August 23, 2007 by paulwalk

So, last Monday, right in the middle of University Challenge, it became apparent that our second child (sex then unknown) was announcing his/her intention to arrive a week early. After a certain amount of drama, including my forgetting how to … Continue reading →

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Jaw dropping demo

Posted on July 25, 2007 by paulwalk

Quite a bit of excitement has been generated by Blaise Aguera y Arcas’s Jaw-dropping Photosynth demo. The demo starts with a quick run-through of the capabilities of Seadragon, now owned by Microsoft, and then follows this up with a demonstration … Continue reading →

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6 billion testimonies

Posted on July 14, 2007 by paulwalk

The 6 billion Others project by Yann Arthus-Bertrand: In 2008 you will be able to listen to the thousands of testimonies which have been collected, and add your own testimony to the site. Simple idea, neat & stylish execution, powerful … Continue reading →

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