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With This Ring, I Thee Click?

A colleague sent me this article about a new augmented reality device – a ring with an embedded camera that can snap photos of objects then send that photo to a smartphone which can, in turn, analyse and provide feedback about what is being seen – colours, prices, etc. This hits two areas of interest [...]

Posted 16 August 2012 § Internet § Mobile § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Commodore 64 at 30: What Do Today’s Kids Think of It?

The C-64 was the first computer I interacted with on a regular basis. My elementary school had one at the back of the Grade Six classroom (along with a homeroom teacher who was a pretty big nerd when that wasn’t as cool as it is today!) and we would spend hours (or at least it [...]

Posted 01 August 2012 § Computer § Technology § UK ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

Google Creates Artificial Intelligence Brain Using 16 000 Networked Computers

Librarians rejoice as the first thing this artificial brain recognizes when it is turned loose on the Internet?  Pictures of cats! (All kidding aside, this feels like another one of those amazing milestones for technology which keep coming at an ever-accelerating pace.)

Posted 28 June 2012 § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Re-live TEDxRegina Through the Magic of Online Streaming Video!

Here’s my personal favourite presentation from TEDxRegina last month. (All the TEDxRegina videos are up but as of right now, and just for me (?), not all eight are showing up when you search for that tag.  But that’s okay because I can hold a few back for later posting!)  

Posted 19 June 2012 § Humour § MemoryLane § PopCulture § Technology § Video § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Ask Reddit: What’s a computer trick you think everyone should know?

What’s a computer trick you think everyone should know? Lots of practical tips as well as some slightly more devious ones.

Posted 13 June 2012 § Mobile § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , ,

Apple TV/Airplay Combo as an Undiscovered Reading Boon to Handicapped and Visually Impaired

An article about how the various iDevices, used in conjunction with Airplay and Apple TV, can act as a natural magnifier and allow single-handed operation for allowing the reading of web content and e-books on a big screen. As I increasingly get familiar with my temporary new role of Outreach Librarian at Regina Public Library, [...]

Posted 31 May 2012 § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,

Too Many Tabs Tuesday

“Wake Up Moms, You’re Fighting the Wrong Fight” – points out that it’s ridiculous to argue about the recent Time breastfeeding cover and instead, all US moms should be pushing for a benefit that new moms in the vast majority of the world get – paid maternity leave.  Why Nicolas Tesla was the Greatest Geek [...]

Posted 15 May 2012 § Library § Sappy § Technology § Too Many Tabs § Work ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , ,

A Bad Year for Computers (And It’s Only April)

It’s funny how we sometimes get locked into one mode of thinking, no matter how much evidence there is to the contrary. For example, when we were first planning our Hawaii trip, I decided that the best option for taking photos was to use my iPhone.  At the time, I thought I could purchase some [...]

Posted 12 April 2012 § Humour § MemoryLane § Technology § Work ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Friday Fun Link – The Personal Analytics of My Life (Well, Stephen Wolfram’s Life)

Stephen Wolfram is a famous computer scientist/physicist (though not everyone is a fan) who is behind the Wolfram Alpha search engine.  He recently released some analysis of data he’s been collecting about his personal computing and productivity habits since the early 1990′s. Although MetaFilter has its usual snark in talking about this release (“All that data [...]

Posted 09 March 2012 § FridayFunLink § Mobile § Technology ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

You Will Never Kill Piracy and Piracy Will Never Kill You

Following yesterday’s post about “No Copyright Intended”, here’s another relevant article from Forbes.com (via MetaFilter where, come to think of it, I may have originally got the “No Copyright Intended” link as well.)

Posted 08 February 2012 § PopCulture § Technology § Wisdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: , , ,