Electric Car Charging in MelbourneElectric Car Charging in Melbourne
This morning I noticed some parking bays reserved for car charging in a car park at the corner of Sydney Rd and Glenlyon St in Brunswick (near Aldi). One of[...]
Fingerprints and AuthenticationFingerprints and Authentication
Dustin Kirkland wrote an interesting post about fingerprint authentication [1]. He suggests using fingerprints for identifying users (NOT authentication) and gives an example of a married couple sharing a tablet[...]
Clothing and Phone CamerasClothing and Phone Cameras
In 2012 I wrote about my jeans from Rivers that fit the largest available phones (and the smaller tablets) in their pockets [1]. Those jeans are still working well for[...]
The Movie ExperienceThe Movie Experience
Phandroid has one of many articles about a man being detained for wearing Google Glass in a cinema [1]. The article states as a “fact” that “it’s probably not smart[...]
Links January 2014Links January 2014
Fast Coexist has an interesting article about the art that Simon Beck creates by walking in snow [1]. If you are an artist you can create art in any way,[...]
Dr Suelette Dreyfus LCA KeynoteDr Suelette Dreyfus LCA Keynote
Dr Suelette Dreyfus gave an interesting LCA keynote speech on Monday (it’s online now for people who aren’t attending LCA [1]). One of the interesting points she made was regarding[...]
Length of Conference QuestionsLength of Conference Questions
After LCA last year I wrote about “speaking stacks” and conference questions [1]. In that post I did some rough calculations on the amount of conference time taken by questions[...]
Sound Device Order with ALSASound Device Order with ALSA
One problem I have had with my new Dell PowerEdge server/workstation [1] is that sound doesn’t work correctly. When I initially installed it things were OK but after installing a[...]
Political Advocacy in ClubsPolitical Advocacy in Clubs
One topic that often gets discussed when it’s near election time is whether clubs and societies should be “political”. Some organisations are limited in what they can do, for example[...]
The Nexus 5The Nexus 5
The Nexus 5 is the latest Android phone to be endorsed by Google (and manufactured by LG). It’s getting good reviews and the price is good for the specs. I[...]