Every month my team gathers for “Show & Tell”. One lucky victim volunteer leads a discussion on a cool project or discovery they have made in our field of web design and development. This month I asked if I could take the team on a virtual fieldtrip to Australia to hear Tantek Çelik’s presentation on The Elements of Meaningful XHTML from Web Essentials ’05.
Category: technology
No Boys Allowed
The feature story on my university’s home page today is:
No Boys Allowed: Friendships among high school girls can promote academic success
Hard to resist reading further! My initial reaction “No Boys? No Way!” But being quite fond of listening to different points of view, I tossed aside my initial reaction and began reading the article with a critical eye.
To Have & To Hold: Siemens SX66
My love affair with the Siemens SX66 is now on day 18. While it still thrills me to have this sleek and powerful device in my possession, because it is just on loan to me, I can be objective about it. The key question, will I buy a Siemens SX66 for myself when (and if) I have to give it back? Considering that the price tag is currently hovering at $499.99, I’m certainly looking at the device with a critical eye. (No honey, hiding my credit card won’t help one bit.)
So, it is time to do a plus/delta on the SX66.
Technofickle?
Am I technofickle? Do I fall in love too easily with new toys? Or am I just all thumbs? Ask my boss or my husband…and you will get a resounding “YES”! But really, what do they know?
Touching Art
Have you ever heard of an art exhibit where you are allowed to use your hands as much as your eyes? My recent trek to see Shade: Art Beyond Sight elevated the sense of touch above vision, and was specifically designed from an “eyes closed” perspective. Tactile drawings, touchable objects, braille labels and audio descriptions created a multi-sensory experience.
X Marks the Spot
What options are available to provide location specific information to visitors in museums? And how do these options compare? If you had to make a decision today, what technology would you choose? Well, it would depend on your objective and your budget.
As I’ve pondered these questions, I’ve come up with a list of what I consider to be the viable location sensing options today. This topic must be revisted at least once a year (preferably every 6 months) as the technology is changing quickly.
Google Map Pedometer
Cool discovery of the week = Google Map Pedometer
Oooh that smell
We get some interesting project requests working at a research university. When I first heard about the “Stink Projector” or “Fart Locator”, I’ll admit I fell over laughing. Okay, okay, so the official name of the project was NOT the “Stink Projector” or the “Fart Locator” but the Trajectory Analysis Tool.