Position Puzzle: Where are you? Or more specifically, where is your handheld? One method for determining the location of a handheld computer indoors is by infrared beacons. Armed with two Lesswire IrDA Beacons and my trusty Dell Axim x50v, I searched for the answer to my position puzzle. Each Lesswire IrDA Beacon is designed to… Continue reading Infrared Location Sensing
Category: technology
Blogger Most High
So who’s the highest blogger in the land? At the moment, I’d betcha it is the amazing Molly! She is on a private jet blogging and IMing via WiFi in the sky. But don’t read my account…read Blogging the Stratosphere!
Molly, you are my hero!
Listening to the Muses
Annie Leibovitz knows how to capture the spirit of an artist in her legendary photographs. Wandering through the American Music exhibit at the Austin Museum of Art (AMOA) was pure pleasure today.
Is bigger better?
There is a new choice in mobile computing for the museum market. Adocere has developed a mid-size mobile device called the Weblet. It is a delicious cross between a tablet and a PDA. The 8.5″ screen certainly had my designer drooling. My response?
Gender Blind
I’ve been thinking a lot about sex gender. While I’ve never encountered any glass ceilings because I’m a girl…the recent discussions about “where are the women of the web” got me to thinking. What are the statistics for women in the high tech field?
3D Immersion
Can a monitor ever be too big? A computer ever too fast? NEVER! And while I’m achingly fond of handheld computers, I’m awed by the massive power and size of the Texas Advanced Computer Center’s Visualization Laboratory.
Oops…you dropped your keys!
Are you blissfully unconcerned about the dangers of identity theft, phishing and online stalkers? Are you letting your personal information hang out for everyone to see? Or are you irrational in your attempts to conceal your identity? A post by Elly Thompson talks about phishing and illogical public response .
Music, Dancing, Museums & Location Sensing
I have a new dance step to share with you. It is called the Ekahau Dance…and it goes like this. Set up at least 4 wireless access points. Install the Ekahau Position Software on one laptop and a few mobile devices (laptops or pdas) Mark a square grid out on the floor of the “room”… Continue reading Music, Dancing, Museums & Location Sensing