So I made it down to Ravensbourne for MozFest Opening night, it was set-up like a mini maker faire across two floors. There was tables laid out with different hacks, displays and information about the companies/people/technologies that will be showcased and played with during the festival. Mozilla also provided nibbles and drinks for the evening which was a great touch after a long train ride from Glasgow. If you have never been to a Moz…
I must start by saying a big thank you o Linux Foundation who gave me a free ticket after I won a competition over twitter. I was offered my choice of tickets and I chose Europe as I could see good friends in Scotland, visit Edinburgh where I have lived before and it lined up with MozFest which I was wanting to go to. Linux Con Europe Edinburgh 21 -23 I ended up taking a student…
I have lived my life as many people looking up to people for inspiration and in moments of hard times reminding myself of their turmoil and also their successes. Someone who has always inspired was Nelson Mandela. There have been many times in my life be it in the workplace or in education where I have had to face opposition and sometimes violent opposition. In these moments I would remind myself of Nelson Mandela if…
So yesterday was my first day at doing the Mozilla Teach the Web course… We had a live video session followed by a twitter chat [ see hashtag #teachtheweb ] and were left with a list of cool things to make using the Mozilla online resources… So what did I do? I started with signing up to Mozilla Badges, I had known about this project for awhile but just not yet had time to play.…
Found this presentation the other day I quite like it, discusses the ever evolving concept of IT Stratergy and presents it in a nice layout. Quick, Short and to the point but well worth a flick through, especially for those in the area of making business decisions. The strategist: An ever-evolving profession from TP1
I was happy to learn about the Living Computer Museum located in Seattle. We headed down for a Sunday to go and see the collection of Retro Computers. I felt like a kid in a candy store it was awesome. There is so many old machines in working order, the cool thing is that they allow you to actually use the machines. We created a punch card from one of the old IBM Punch Card…