oz: the blog of glenda sims ( the goodwitch)
Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.
What happens to your website when disaster strikes? Do you have a plan? I remember the first time we discussed this here at the University of Texas at Austin. As usual…our group saw the humorous side. “Ya know, if Austin was a smoking hole in the ground,
What options are available to provide location specific information to visitors in museums? And how do these options compare? If you had to make a decision today, what technology would you choose? Well, it would depend on your objective and your budget.
As I’ve pondered these questions, I’ve come up with a list of what I consider to be the viable location sensing options today. This topic must be revisted at least once a year (preferably every 6 months) as the technology is changing quickly.
Cool discovery of the week = Google Map Pedometer
You’ve got to touch this book! And once you touch it, you won’t be able to put it down. Be prepared to be seduced by the velvety green cover and then transformed by the minds of 40 top designers and what inspires.
We get some interesting project requests working at a research university. When I first heard about the “Stink Projector” or “Fart Locator”, I’ll admit I fell over laughing. Okay, okay, so the official name of the project was NOT the “Stink Projector” or the “Fart Locator” but the Trajectory Analysis Tool.
A recent post by the marvelous Molly got me to thinking. What is my favorite automobile? You know, the one that makes my head turn when it drives by and my heart beat a little bit faster. So, I’m imagining I just won a prize labeled “Free automobile of my choice“. What would I choose?… Continue reading Automania
Imagine you are a college student at the University of Texas at Austin (or perhaps you really are). Your mobile phone is as important to you as air. You can communicate faster using SMS than making a voice call. You have started surfing the web using your phone and recently discovered that UT is developing… Continue reading UT Mobile