#“Microsoft really taking Node.js seriously” We're now on the Microsoft BizSpark program and one thing I want to try out over the next few weeks is getting our Node.js+MongoDB back-end running on Azure. I spotted this yesterday on the Node mailing list and it shows how Microsoft now lists Node after .Net but before Java and PHP! It's now "Tier 1" inside MSFT which is fantastic news. »
#“Running Your Own Private Copy of AppInventor for Your School” I had been getting quite concerned recently about the switchover of AppInventor from Google to MIT. For some reason Google is sticking hard to the Dec 31st shutdown date whilst MIT won't be ready to publicly host until "some time in Q1". This would leave 60 kids I'm teaching in my kids' school in the lurch for potentially a few months. »
#“Yeah, so I got an iPad. Let the Flaming Commence :-)” It's for work, alright? Seriously tho. First impressions: Great for doing demos. Spent all morning doing so. Very good browser Love that smart cover thingy. The Next buttons during initial setup are too small Nice to see you don't need a bloody computer any more to set it up No idea what any of the icons in the email client do. »
#“Wonderful Idea - Free Sugru for awesome education projects” via youtube.com Those brilliant Sugru people have gone and done it again. In their own words: "We know that sugru is a great material for prototyping ideas and testing stuff out so we thought we would set up sugru PROJECTS, its a simple idea where we give second level schools, colleges and universities (anywhere in the world) free sugru to run great projects. »
#“Simple Fix for Major Asus N53SN Laptop Sleep Recovery Problem” The Asus N53SN is proving to be a great purchase. Wodges of CPU power and yet it strangely lasts a decent amount of time on battery. Unlike certain other makes, you can pop the battery out and bring a spare so it's no problem doing lots of hard-core work on the Cork-Dublin train run. However it has had one infuriating problem since I bought it. »
#“Agloves Touchscreen Gloves - Very Nice.” The Agloves people in the US mailed me recently wondering if I'd review their touchscreen gloves. I didn't even have to see them to know that they had come up with a brilliant idea. They popped a free pair in the post to me and I got them earlier in the week. This won't be a long review for the simple reason that they just work, brilliantly. »
#“Ubuntu Announces the Unity Mouse” The perfect partner for the Unity GUI.The future is here, today. »
#“So long Google Health. Hello Microsoft HealthVault.” I got the dire email from Google earlier in the week reminding me to download all of my Google Health data before the end of the year. I did so today whilst feeling terribly depressed about the missed opportunity. It's one of the first times I've ever fully deleted any online account for anything.But it was interesting to see Google offer export toMicrosoft HealthVault as an option. »
#“First Leaked Screenshot of Unity 2 on Ubuntu 12.04” via upload.wikimedia.org Given the direction that Ubuntu is heading in, this is the logical conclusion. »
#“Happy 10 Years XBOX” XBOX users also have access to arguably the best media center application on any platform. XBMC started because the XBOX needed a good media player, but it evolved into something so much larger. Streaming media files from the network with library organization, weather support, XBOX game trainers, a game/program launcher, and an entire build of python to run a plethora of scripts which can be created by anyone. »