Monthly Archives: June 2007

Barcamp: Scott Barnes – web developer, Microsoft evangelist

Silverlight: why Scott joined Microsoft. Is it a smartarse way of saying Flash? Kate is recording Scott’s talk right next to me. (I can’t keep up with Scott’s jokes.) Says Transformers (the movie) was a religious experience. Vista is kinda slow, says Scott. General chuckling around the room.

Barcamp: M-learning (Sue Waters)

Sue Waters – Challenger TAFE M-learning Digital learners learn better when engaged. E-learning – any sort of delivery facilitated by electronic device M-learning – portable technologies – allabout being mobile. Mobility now like net in 96 – then everyone discounted the Internet, worried that it would just encourage games. Smartphone and PPC mag (Feb/Mar 2007 [...]

Proust reading

Thanks, Michael, for the five tips on reading Proust. I have achieved your first tip at least: 1. Buy In Search of Lost Time, all of it, up front. Making the investment will increase the likelihood that you’ll finish. (Imagine the ignominy of bringing the unread volumes to a used-book store!) Now I need to [...]