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Technology Notes - 29 July 2009

July 29, 2009

[Twitter](1), as you know, is increasingly becoming popular tool used by many, even to the extent that the British government is now ‘urging civil servants to use the micro-blogging site’, according to [BBC](2). The Cabinet Office, which has a [blog](3) for digital engagement, has published the [20-page document](4). Do go have a read. In addition, […]

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Solar System is the Biggest Junkyard

October 5, 2008

The white dots in the graphic above represent a orbital garbage in the Low Earth Orbit that NASA is tracking. ScienceNews has posted an article explaining how the trash is monitored and why it can be really dangerous as most pieces are flying at more than 20 times the speed of sound. An example is […]

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Embedding YouTube Videos into Google Docs

May 7, 2008

Google just announced that you can now insert YouTube videos into any documents in Google Docs. Besides YouTube videos, you can also insert images and text captions. What is more interesting is the ability to embed your Google Doc presentation onto your blog and it can be of varying sizes. This seems like a direct […]

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Isaak’s Links - Online Word Processors and Other Stories - 10 March 2008

March 10, 2008

- Forget Word: 13 Online Word ProcessorsA comprehensive listing of some of the more interesting online word processors available. I’ve personally used Google Docs, Buzzword and Writeboard. The mainstay for me is Google Docs because of its integration with the rest of the Google apps. However, I must say I’m very impressed with the UI […]

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Hilarious Video of Bill Gates’ Last Day at Microsoft

January 9, 2008

YouTube Text Link A really hilarious make-believe video of Bill Gates last day at Microsoft that was shown during his last keynote at the CES 2008. He managed to get quite a number of celebrities to ‘star’ in the video such as Bono (of U2), Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Al Gore and a couple of […]

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Nintendo Wii Bowling Championship for Seniors

October 5, 2007

A very serious looking bowling competition amongst 4 teams from the Erickson Communities, a provider of retirement communities. A very slickly produced video, indeed. But what was more remarkable was the enthusiasm and seriousness of the seniors in their participation of the bowling championships. I must add that the video has been very slickly produced. […]

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