Category: Technology

Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us

February 8, 2007 - Computers , Internet , Technology , Web - by admin - No Comments

Interesting video on what the Internet has now become. More than just a collection of static pages that it used to be. I wonder what the future will hold, will the semantic web go anywhere? Will machines be able to extract the information from this ‘Web 2.0’ as easily as […]

Electricity meter

January 9, 2007 - Computers , Home , Linux , Technology , Web - by admin - 1 Comment

A recent discussion on IRC has prompted this. At the least, it’s a shout out to Adam Sampson, who usefully provided all the info required in order to monitor your electricity usage by your home PC. I’ve been monitoring my electricity usage since the begininning of December, using the same […]

aKademy2007 CfP

January 5, 2007 - Events , Glasgow , KDE , Linux , Technology , Web - by admin - No Comments

It’s 2007, and the Call for Participation went out for aKademy2007. Now’s the time to get those talks, demos and presentations out and into the public eye.

Roombacam

December 18, 2006 - Home , Technology - by admin - 2 Comments

It’s be lounging on my drive for a while now, and I’ve finally transcoded it into something useful. It’s a short clip of my Roomba going about its duties in the flat, as I tromp about in front of it trying to guide it to somewhere useful. [coolplayer width=”480″ height=”380″ […]

Unexpected item

December 17, 2006 - Shopping , Technology , Things that annoy Kyle - by admin - No Comments

Recently I had the misfortune to use Asdas self service checkout. After double-bagging an item due to the bag tearing, I was told “Unexpected item in bagging area. Wait for assistance”. I waited for an eternity… well, about 5 seconds – before accelerating a 3.8l bag of cat litter onto […]