Category Archives: World Wide Web
Sep 01
2011
Forward-thinking – your business as the web evolves
We’ve had a look at the future of small business, but how will the internet look in the next few years and how will that affect your business? Predicting future trends accurately is never easy, and I don’t pretend to … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, Gadgets, Geek, Marketing, Robots, Small Business, Web Design, World Wide Web
Tagged BGM IT, community, gadget, geek, marketing, robots, small business
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Jul 10
2011
Friendly Google
Fascinating. It hasn’t taken very long at all, but it seems that Google may finally have gotten it right socially with the Google+ Project and the Google +1 Button. Already, more of the top 10,000 websites are using the Google … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, Facebook, General, Google, Social Networking, Twitter, Web Design, World Wide Web
Tagged BGM IT, facebook, google, Google +1, web design
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Jul 02
2011
Hacks, Robots and even some website stuffs – from google, of course!
So, let’s get into it. Here’s a groovy little DIY project to check out. Automated Hallway Lighting, using LEDS. Read about it here. Robot fix for the day – a quadcopter that is controlled via body movements translated using a … Continue reading
Jun 19
2011
Want to hack your own Kinect? Or are you stupid enough to smash an iPod?
A day or so ago, Microsoft announced the release of the SDK (software development kit) for the Kinect. You can find the download link and more information here. The system requirements aren’t all that massive. What it means is that … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Computer Training, Gadgets, Google, Technology, World Wide Web, X-Box
Tagged BGM IT, gadget, geek, google, kinect, microsoft, National Broadband Network, NBN, x-box 360
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Jun 12
2011
I’veseenthat-facebook
Since the booming of the world wide web, we’ve become mired in seemingly endless issues of privacy, identity theft and who knows how many other heretofore unknown – or unnoticed – issues. I can’t say that we’ll ever be free … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, censorship, Consoles, Facebook, Gadgets, Games, Robots, Social Networking, Technology, Twitter, World Wide Web, X-Box
Tagged advertising, BGM IT, facebook, geek, kinect, kinect hack, microsoft, Pakenham Residential, personal computer, Privacy, robots, x-box 360
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Jun 01
2011
Robots, Brain Cancer and Daleks
In between courses – I’m running classes for two different CGEA (Certificate in General Education) courses, plus VCAL (Victorian Certificate in Adult Learning), and scheduled to run 6 short courses next term – and building websites – 5 under construction … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, Computer Training, General, Technology, World Wide Web, X-Box
Tagged electricity, gadget, geek, kinect hack, robots, x-box 360
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Mar 16
2011
Newsflash
While it’s not computer-related, it is technology-related, and while it may only be a little geeky, it’s brought out the green side in me. When it comes to soft drinks, I’ve preferred Coke to Pepsi for a long time, but … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, General, Technology, Training, World Wide Web
Tagged environmental, green, Pepsi, recycling, training
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Dec 26
2010
Back online
We’re back! Regular bloggings to resume shortly; website updates coming, and the same great computer maintenance and repair services, training and web design are still going. Plus more business changes to be announced soon… watch this space!
Posted in BGM IT, General, World Wide Web
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Dec 16
2010
Websites, Relocations and Corporate I.T.
Been a few days since I’ve posted, but I told y’all that would be the case. I get a truck in tomorrow to move two houses into one, and the interwebby connection will be relocated as well. Apparently it’s all … Continue reading
Posted in Aussie IT, BGM IT, Computer Maintenance, World Wide Web, X-Box
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Nov 25
2010
Facebook, Google and the Founder of the Internet
I don’t know about anyone else, but I always get a good chuckle out of some of the seemingly crazy/inane/extreme things people and companies do, be they urban legend or not. In this case, it’s one of the rare times … Continue reading
Posted in BGM IT, Facebook, General, Google, Social Networking, World Wide Web
Tagged facebook, freedom of information, google, Tim Berners-Lee
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