Category Archives: technology
iCloud demo
At the Eaton Centre last Wednesday before lunchtime… it was a rainy day and all the stores were pretty empty, until I walked past this iCloud demo. Afterward I realized that watches, jewellery, food, drink and clothes don’t turn people on half as much as the latest high-tech trinkets. That’s where the action is. And I guess that’s just part of human evolution…
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How a computer processor is made
This is pretty mind-boggling…
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- TACC’s Stampede a “Home Run” for Intel’s MIC (insidehpc.com)
- How to Get your Computer Running Faster (superdoodadsblog.wordpress.com)
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- Processors 1000 times faster in a couple of years (sjackm.wordpress.com)
Glenn Gould memories…
Here’s a video that summons up childhood memories of listening to CBC FM radio, when it was still predominantly classical.
Glenn Gould used to live in a 70s-style Toronto condo called “Inn on the Park” that’s now torn down, replaced by a Toyota dealer. He’s buried in a nearby cemetery, where I worked one summer cutting grass so I’d have enough cash for school.
I’ll have to go visit some day and pay my respects…
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R & D
Earlier today I was surfing around the web, looking at old Spirograph game box pictures and came across a site where you can make your own spirographs.
Click on the logo to go there… and have fun!
Streaming Electronica
I ♥ techno: diluvienne / Mélanie
When I was doing my doctorate in Ottawa I went through a huge techno phase as it was called back then. All the university radio DJs played it like crazy, in both French and English.
So happy I was when I found this CBC Ottawa streaming channel, called ‘The Chill Lounge’ on Cable.
Seems to be a good mix of laid back, atmospheric stuff without getting too angry or odd.
Check it out… http://radiotime.com/WebTuner.aspx?StationId=65413&
skyperference
skyperference, originally uploaded by earthpages.
I can’t remember exactly how this happened. I was talking to someone on skype; the image started to break up at their end; they took a photo or maybe webcammed it back to me and I did a screenshot…(?)
BubbleTweet
Oh what fun. It’s like YouTube without all the hassle. True, you only have 30 seconds, but isn’t that long enough?
If you’re wondering what I’m talking about, it’s a new application for Twitter that’s taking the web by storm. BubbleTweet. 30 second videos right on your Twitter page.
I’ve done three so far. Still trying to get my style down. Check it out.
Computer… start dictation…
Microphone by psd
Looks like voice recognition is finally getting off the ground.
I’m still using WinXP so did a search for some front end voice recognition software that apparently uses Microsoft smarts included in Vista.
If it sounds complicated, it’s not. Well, it sorta is. But any interested WinXP users can figure out how to get voice recognition software up and running without too much trouble.
First you set your microphone levels and all that. There’s a wizard to help. Then you start talking. And you can train it to recognize your particular accent better by reading all sorts of interesting stuff into it. Sort of like following the bouncing ball…
I’m using it for my volunteer work at allexperts.com and find it’s really opened the door. I talk much more easily than I type.
The name of the software is e-Speaking Voice. It’s definitely worth a shot… for all you still in the world of Win2000 or WinXP.
All about twitter
Twitter guy Evan Williams talks about following hunches even if you can’t say why or know where they’re going…
In the year leading up to this talk, the web tool Twitter exploded in size (up 10x during 2008 alone). Co-founder Evan Williams reveals that many of the ideas driving that growth came from unexpected uses invented by the users themselves. » http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/473
