December 2, 2008 – 8:25 pm
Of the iPhone apps I have tried the one that has me most impressed with the possibilities is locly. This app uses the built in gps or cellphone towers to work out where you are and then tells you what is close, as well as flickr images and nearby tweets. You can then click on [...]
October 28, 2008 – 6:52 pm
Ok a blatant ad for teamviewer but for those of you who need to support family or friends and sometimes it would just be easier to show them rather than guess where their mouse is I have found teamviewer very fast and effective. You simply install the full version on your computer and they [...]
October 26, 2008 – 8:21 am
Having a son made me question the place of a computer in his life. When should he be allowed to use one? What rules should there be around that use? Would he be better spending his entire life doing “real” stuff?
Matthew is 20 months old in this photo and has now been using a computer [...]
October 15, 2008 – 1:49 pm
Software for copying your dvd’s to your Harddrive $39 US. I am not sure whether I have a big enough Hard Drive for all my dvd’s but it is interesting that here is a company that is allowing you to copy dvd’s legally.
Flip4Mac Drive-in
October 5, 2008 – 2:19 pm
BoinxTV - Seed 4 - Click here for more blooper videos
I got my prerelease copy of Boinx Tv which seems like a great tool. I look forward to using it at ulearn I just have to convince Kelvin to go on camera again after our last video attempt.
BoinxTV - Seed 4 - Video.
September 2, 2008 – 1:55 pm
After another teacher asked me how to put swf files into powerpoint I recalled how complicated this was, but with many teachers having resources already in Powerpoint rather than Smart Notebook it was a matter of finding a way for teachers to insert flash in ppt.
Then I remembered flash spring which is now rebadged as [...]
August 17, 2008 – 9:28 pm
Well Xen anyway!!…..One for the System Admins or anybody else who has overall responsibility for the systems at a workplace/school.
I love it when a plan comes together!!!. A few months ago Arron from Totali convinced me to throw caution to the wind and virtualise a number of our servers into one ‘box’. Lots has been [...]
August 6, 2008 – 11:17 am
The latest edition of NZ PC World magazine includes a free version of the powerful xara graphics package. Dave creates many of his great smartboard files and desktop background in the xtreme edition of this software and swears by it. Some of his work can be seen at manzana. We have found it to be [...]
In the continuing backup saga. I went away to Auckland in the holidays and while half way to Katikati thought I had left the front door unlocked so to the delight of my family we headed half an hour back to where we came. To of course find the door locked but I digress, [...]
Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch!
Today was a special day, when I went to pick up and install Neo Office on the Music Departments laptops I recieved the shock of finding them updated. All security patches installed everything done. Now these machines sit off the usual network as they are stand alone hence don’t get push installs [...]
