Monthly Archives: July 2010

It’s not fun recording a bunch of video.. with no audio

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Karl

Arg! The Kodak ZI8 doesn’t remember your microphone gain settings between power ups. Not a problem when you are using the internal microphone as it is sufficiently sensitive enough. But it is very noticeable if you are using an external … Continue reading →

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I hate a song that…

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Karl

“I hate a song that makes you think that you are not any good. I hate a song that makes you think that you are just born to lose. Bound to lose. No good to nobody. No good for nothing. … Continue reading →

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Getting Started with Android Development Links

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Karl

Here goes two for future reading: Android Developers: Hello, World Lars Vogel: Android Development Tutorial – Froyo

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Is this a ‘Have you no sense of decency momment?’

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Karl

The Atlantic: James Fallows: “On Today’s Hot Media Stories: Sherrod, “Journolist”. The only way it would be so is if we collectively stop watching, stop clicking, and stop linking to such witch hunts, such hatred, served in pursuit of traffic … Continue reading →

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Reading books before bedtime is great but…

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Karl

Hearing from your daughter that she wants to be an Astronaut is beyond great, it’s awesome. I highly recommend “Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11″ by Brian Floca. It conveys, with simple poetic words and illustrations, the awe of space … Continue reading →

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An introduction to Kanban

Posted on July 21, 2010 by Karl

Jeff Patton put together an introduction to Kanban that has helped me become familiar with some of its concepts on his blog, AgileProductDesign.com, “Kanban Development Oversimplified”.

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Ethan Zuckerman at TEDGlobal on the challenge and opportunity

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Karl

Interested in how information reaches those it needs to reach? Intersted in acts of journalism crossing cultural gulfs and divides? Interested in web services and connectivity? You will want to watch Ethan Zuckerman’s talk at TEDGlobal 2010 and I hope … Continue reading →

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A metal band that bridges cultures

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Karl

Al Jazeera: “The Maiden frontier”: As many metal fans from the region have pointed out to me, Maiden’s songs remind them that they should not trust the hype and slogans promising a better tomorrow, that progress demands putting aside easy … Continue reading →

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Want to know what people want?

Posted on July 18, 2010 by Karl

Well this doesn’t get you exactly there, but László Kozma has a Perl script and some analysis that points you to the top sentences on the Web that start with “How can I” using Google. Fascinating stuff.

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Tutoring

Posted on July 10, 2010 by Karl

Lately I’ve been part of a project helping tutor an individual in assisted living, who is disabled, in learning how to navigate the Web and email, with the eventual goal of uploading his music to YouTube. I can’t wait to … Continue reading →

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