January 2008 Archives

On Tuesday - a cool mouse - so today we simply HAVE to feature bad keyboards.

This PC World magazine article lists the '10 Worst Keyboards Of All Time' ..... or at least so far.

The humble mouse comes in many varieties nowadays.

Fillimon has made his own and it does look very good.

See how it's done here.

It's always fascinating to see how people express their ideas in so many different - and imaginative - ways.

See some more of Mark Khaisman's work here.

Pioneer have a very cool looking combo here with the MEP-7000 player that will play almost any format apart from vinyl. Add that to the SEP-C1 controller and you have an awesome outfit for mobile DJs, bars, shops - and even for that over-the-top digital home you crave.

Read more - and see pix - here at Gizmodo.

It is always interesting to see how people in the past expected the future to turn out. This post about a Popular Science article from 1939 shows one view.

I wonder how much better our view of our future is likely to be.

An interesting clock with only the digit 9 used to show the different times - you could always argue over whether the position 7 actually works.

More interesting - can you extend this to include the 24 hour clock, ie. 13 to 24?

Or what about doing clocks for other digits too?

See here in this posting how a guy has put a bowling lane in his garage.

While the lane is very short - surely he could have found a way to extend it with cover from the elements - it does have a proper Brunswick pin-setting machine.

Take a look at the videos.

People are amazing - they do things others have said can't be done.

This page has a link to a video showing a young guy performing a full somersault in a wheelchair. He also does things that others do on skateboards - brilliant.

The after-school sessions are intended to extend and help with GCSE practical coursework for Year 10 students. If there are spare workstations then other students are welcome too.

Location : C24 - Time : 3 pm to 4:30 pm

16. Friday, 11^th January 2008
17. Thursday, 17^th January 2008
18. Wednesday, 23^rd January 2008
19. Friday, 1^st February 2008
20. Thursday, 7^th February 2008
21. Wednesday, 13^th February 2008
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22. Friday, 29^th February 2008
23. Thursday, 6^th March 2008
24. Wednesday, 12^th March 2008
25. Wednesday, 19^th March 2008
26. Friday, 28^th March 2008
27. Thursday, 3^rd April 2008

The day of the week changes to avoid 'clashing' with regular events like homework clubs or sport practice.