Category Archives: Technology

2511, 2013

Innovative and interactive music videos (depeche mode cover, pharell, bob dylan) [video]

robinna/ November 25, 2013/ Technology/ 0 comments

In the last week, I’ve received 3 interesting videos in my inbox:One notable for the homemade instruments and 2 for the technology itself: Pharrell’s get happy: do check out the interactivity and technology use, but make sure to read about the scope of the project itself. http://www.fastcocreate.com/3022066/how-pharrell-and-a-cast-of-hundreds-got-happy-for-a-24-hour-interactive-video …and then there is the bob dylan’s rolling stone: the channels will eventually

0411, 2013

Personal Learning Networks for IT Professionals

robinna/ November 4, 2013/ Technology/ 0 comments

How do you increase your skills and keep up with technology? Tips and tricks for IT professionals.

1510, 2013

happy ada lovelace day – tech, science, math, & geek girls!

robinna/ October 15, 2013/ Technology, History of Technology/ 0 comments

Happy Ada Lovelace Day geek girls! Celebrated on October 15th, the day aims to promote women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and encourage female role models. It’s named in honour of Ada Lovelace, who wrote an algorithm for the engine in 1842 and is widely credited as being the world’s first computer programmer. (Robin note: She was the

0410, 2013

Loneliness and social media [video]

robinna/ October 4, 2013/ Technology/ 1 comments

0310, 2013

Google rolls out new search algorithm; help for conversational searching [Hummingbird]

robinna/ October 3, 2013/ Technology/ 0 comments

In case you haven’t seen the news elsewhere, Google has rolled out a significant search algorithm upgrade called Hummingbird – the first major enhancement since 2010. You won’t notice a considerable change in the look and feel of searching, but it should make search results more relevant (hopefully). One driving factor is that people are speaking search queries using their