badgerman dark coat

Bigtrak

2010-04-13T20:11:00.000+01:00

Yup the programmble tank toy that was so popular back in the 80s is coming back woohoo soon as I have more info I will let you all know

adobe cs5

2010-04-12T17:14:00.000+01:00

wow thats all i can say photoshops content aware fill and after effects new rotoscoping i need it and i need it now damm you adobe for making your last upgrade look like something out of the stone age

gadget show live 2010

2010-04-12T15:32:00.000+01:00

As you may have seen i went to the gadget show and it was incredible
apart from going to see the latest gizmos to drool over (ipad) it dose really show the commercial trend and this year it is 3D

there is 3d tellys 3d videos 3d monitors 3d grafix cards active 3d passive 3d everything is 3d

question is is it a gimmick well to be honest for the most part yeah it is its a way to curb piracy let not beat around the bush here we just got hd why do we need 3d we dont simple as do you really want to watch filme with sunglasses on in your own home

but as a gimmick it is a really cool one

no its not going to be the film buff that usher in tv and watching corrie street in 3d i do not find appealing

gaming how ever is a whole different ball game

simple games took on a whole new realism not only looked good but felt good i played burnout paradise and wince at every crash expect to be hurtled out of the window , i felt nervous crossing a battlefield as for the first time i could see how far i had to go knowing there was a sniper out there i felt exhilarated jumping of a roof top and gliding down to the ground as batman it was like i could see all of this before but now it had depth my mind was filling in all the other missing bits to make it real

so no i wont be getting a 3d telly just yet but hooking up a 3d monitor to my 360 oh yeah im there

here are some pics from the day

http://gallery.me.com/nme61#100120

been a while

2010-03-03T11:01:00.003Z

not had much time to catch up lately bee really busy with looking at things for the ipad and attend various seminars most of which can be found here

http://www.seminarstreams.com

highlights so far have to be going down a full vert ramp and finding more things my mac can do out of the box than what my pc ever did

as for social media there is a change afoot not only are we going mobile but we are starting to calm down from the social media craze and started to used them as tools and not a lifestyle choices interesting time which im sure the ipad and other like minded device will be fighting to capitalize on

rewrite

2009-08-20T14:37:00.001+01:00

well justt going through rewrite at the moment was hoping that some one may have had a look at it if you have let me know please

2009-08-14T12:55:00.003+01:00

Report is now in first draft stage just bear in mind that there is a lot to be added yet and some needs rewritting and not all referance are in yet and quotes cited and iv missed out some glaringly obvoius obmission such as rss and more

I have added it not so you can tell me how bad my grammer is but for you to add too your selfs then repost back a socialy made report on social media
so some one else can add to it a combination of knowlege so to speak that will benifit all and is free for all to use

i am quite intreaged to see how much of my report will be left in acouple months time

social media report

Found this

2009-08-03T15:26:00.001+01:00

I was doing some research and came across this site
http://www.socialmedia.org/video-case-studies/
didn’t know if anyone had seen it its business focused but a lot of the usage of social media can be directly transferred to local government

open social source

2009-07-29T11:04:00.001+01:00

Currently doing a report on social media and seeing a lot of convergence with open source systems.
which has got me wondering what is the main application for an open source system with in an local authority

is it for example a cms for intranet or possible a websites or would it be more things like paint.net to replace photo shop or paint shop installs or perhaps moving to google docs or even open office to replace Microsoft’s cash drain ?

http://www.opensourcecms.com/ - site grouping together all the open-source cms system with a tryout system so you can see which one suite you best

http://paint.net/ - powerful photoshop alternative

http://www.openoffice.org/ - as good as office 2003 not sure but dose have some nice touches the potential is there

social media

2009-07-17T08:30:00.004+01:00

Trying to write a report on social media and even though i have the basics in my head there is still so much to know

the general advice of which i am getting is to know your market plan not what tool you will use which is all well and good for most business out there as the market dose dictate the tool

but

when your in local government surly that means you have a broader market so you need a broader range of tools which sounds perfectly reasonable until you look at the time management perspective with out having a dedicated social media office is social media still viable and even with a dedicated officer are the results worth it

i think thats my main question for this report which i will publish it here when its done

oh and just so you know the feedback I'm getting so far is yes it really is worth it!

hello world

2009-07-09T12:07:00.002+01:00

Well here we go finaly with a blog up and running to allow the world to see my random thoughts on social networking broadcasting and the internet in general i have been giving out advice for so long to my friends it seems right that i try it now on strangers as well

well i hope peaple will find me and follow me on my journy through this tangled web of social media and hopefully i might be able to provide something of use to you all on the way