Wednesday, December 24, 2003
Christmas Eve
Hello there ... Santa here.
I'll be setting out in a few minutes and if you want to follow my progress NORAD has set up their site again.
Jump to their radar and camera section here.
Hope you get to see me at some point despite the speed at which I have to move around - and thanks for all the food and drink you leave out - it's a long day and night for us and every snack helps us keep going.
A Merry Christmas to you all.
I'll be setting out in a few minutes and if you want to follow my progress NORAD has set up their site again.
Jump to their radar and camera section here.
Hope you get to see me at some point despite the speed at which I have to move around - and thanks for all the food and drink you leave out - it's a long day and night for us and every snack helps us keep going.
A Merry Christmas to you all.
Friday, December 19, 2003
End of term - game day 5
Here's a bonus game for those who have kept watching this blog.
A remarkably good - and free - online adventure game, "Runescape". It has several servers, each with their own version of the world and with hundreds of players active at any time. Easy to get into with lots of on-screen help and a nice mouse-based interface.
If you've wondered what these sorts of games are like this might be a good time and place to have a go.
A remarkably good - and free - online adventure game, "Runescape". It has several servers, each with their own version of the world and with hundreds of players active at any time. Easy to get into with lots of on-screen help and a nice mouse-based interface.
If you've wondered what these sorts of games are like this might be a good time and place to have a go.
Thursday, December 18, 2003
End of term - game day 4
We will end the term with 4 days of simple, online games. Enjoy the holiday and keep watching this blog.
Today - back to the UN site - do you know the flags of different countries. A nice little game with easy, medium and hard settings.
Today - back to the UN site - do you know the flags of different countries. A nice little game with easy, medium and hard settings.
Wednesday, December 17, 2003
End of term - game day 3
We will end the term with 4 days of simple, online games. Enjoy the holiday and keep watching this blog.
Today - a slightly more active game - a return to retro-action with Pacman.
Today - a slightly more active game - a return to retro-action with Pacman.
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
End of term - game day 2
We will end the term with 4 days of simple, online games. Enjoy the holiday and keep watching this blog.
Today - a return to the UN site we visited last week - and a nice, interactive quiz about water. Remember, 2003 is the International Year of Freshwater.
Today - a return to the UN site we visited last week - and a nice, interactive quiz about water. Remember, 2003 is the International Year of Freshwater.
Monday, December 15, 2003
End of term - game day 1
We will end the term with 4 days of simple, online games. Enjoy the holiday and keep watching this blog.
Today - have you the wisdom to test yourself against the Games Guru (from Gamezville)?
Today - have you the wisdom to test yourself against the Games Guru (from Gamezville)?
Friday, December 12, 2003
Website Design
The Internet is used by many people in many different ways and designing websites that are accessible to all is a difficult but worthwhile task. The National Library for the Blind (NLB) held an awards ceremony on December 2nd 2003 to celebrate the Visionary Design Awards. The short-list of sites can be seen here while the winners were:
Finally - try this W3C page about accessibility - this contains definitive information about such matters. Elsewhere on the W3C site you can find out even more about modern webpage design and features, you can even get their system to check your webpages too.
- Manchester United - access site
- Rushcliffe Borough Council
- Calibre Cassette Library
- Citizen's Advice Bureau
- The Bradshaw's
- Birmingham Focus on Blindness
Finally - try this W3C page about accessibility - this contains definitive information about such matters. Elsewhere on the W3C site you can find out even more about modern webpage design and features, you can even get their system to check your webpages too.
Thursday, December 11, 2003
Computing Power
Pinched direct from the Beeb - a small sequence that illustrates how computing power has changed since the first electronic computers were designed.
Tomorrow - 12th December - sees the last day of the - rather short - United Nations (UN) conference titled 'World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)'. Intended to devise a global plan to ensure everyone has access to information and communication technologies. Alongside this is the 'World Electronic Media Forum' because the development of the information society is closely connected with radio, television and other mass media.
There are other links at the BBC iGeneration site including this one about recycling computers for re-use elsewhere in the world.
Tomorrow - 12th December - sees the last day of the - rather short - United Nations (UN) conference titled 'World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)'. Intended to devise a global plan to ensure everyone has access to information and communication technologies. Alongside this is the 'World Electronic Media Forum' because the development of the information society is closely connected with radio, television and other mass media.
There are other links at the BBC iGeneration site including this one about recycling computers for re-use elsewhere in the world.
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Space Invaders
According to this news.com story Taito are going to restart manufacture of the classic Space Invaders arcade game.
There's a nice little link in there to the KLOV site (Killer List Of Videogames) which has details of thousands of classic machines. My favourite would probably be Galaga.
There's a nice little link in there to the KLOV site (Killer List Of Videogames) which has details of thousands of classic machines. My favourite would probably be Galaga.
Tuesday, December 09, 2003
Digital Snapshots
Pinched direct from the Beeb - a small sequence that illustrates how modern communications methods affect our lives.
Tomorrow - 10th December - sees the opening of the United Nations (UN) conference titled 'World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)'. Intended to devise a global plan to ensure everyone has access to information and communication technologies. Alongside this is the 'World Electronic Media Forum' because the development of the information society is closely connected with radio, television and other mass media.
There are other links at the BBC iGeneration site including these 'digital lives'.
Tomorrow - 10th December - sees the opening of the United Nations (UN) conference titled 'World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)'. Intended to devise a global plan to ensure everyone has access to information and communication technologies. Alongside this is the 'World Electronic Media Forum' because the development of the information society is closely connected with radio, television and other mass media.
There are other links at the BBC iGeneration site including these 'digital lives'.
Monday, December 08, 2003
Vince Lombardi
The England Rugby team are due to have their parade in London so today seems an appropriate day to point to this site.
In case you are unaware of it, Lombardi is/was the inspiration for England coach Clive Woodward.
In case you are unaware of it, Lombardi is/was the inspiration for England coach Clive Woodward.
Friday, December 05, 2003
Virus - 20 years and still going
An article - with lots of other info and links - here at news.com about computer viruses.
(Okay - it's about a week out of date - but in 20 years, who's counting??)
(Okay - it's about a week out of date - but in 20 years, who's counting??)
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
If Microsoft Built Cars ...
This site has a list of 20 things that might happen if Microsoft built cars.
With the state of our own system this might be renamed "if anyone involved in computers built cars" - oops.
With the state of our own system this might be renamed "if anyone involved in computers built cars" - oops.
Monday, December 01, 2003
Human Pac-Man
The mixed reality lab at Singapore University has an interesting project - Human Pac-Man.
WARNING - this site can be slow to load.
WARNING - this site can be slow to load.
