Inside View

Testing E7 and Rode

ShaneTest.mp3 JUST A QUICK TEST TO to show how fast it can be done. I sent this image and a short sound clip from my Nokia E7 phone with Shane Egan peering over my shoulder. Shane is interested in extending his practise as a host on loc...

shanetest.mp3

Handheld Reporting

Listen to my Nokia E7 Recording SO MANY PIECES of my personal gear are like the iPod Touch that I have attached to my blog post. The Touch (shown in this blog post with my wife reflecting on its screen), my Nokia E7, and my Mifi dongle ...

Using my iPad Mouse

WE HAVE AN iPad Mouse (shown) that gets regular service by a three year old power user. Important apps like Angry Birds, Angelina Ballerina and the Doras Coloring Book work better when the chocolate is wiped off the screen with our iPad ...

The Day Android Moved Ahead

THE ANRDOID PHONE in my bag now represents the biggest slice of the mobile smartphone market. In today's Canalys report, final Q4 2010 global country-level smart phone market data shows Google’s Android has become the leading platform. S...

Most-Shared Tech

AS THE 2011 Spring semester comes to a close, I want to mention three pieces of my personal technology collection that I share the most. The first is my Mifi dongle, seen snuggling next to my coffee cup. Either its open wifi service is s...

Father's Day News from Ireland

IT IS MORE THAN busy around the house this week because we've a new arrival under the roof and although I was thinking about doing a Sunday newsround, I reconsidered because I would like to know what it was like in my home during the wee...

Fathers Day News

Liveblogging Back on 911

I VIVIDLY REMEMBER the hand of technology playing a major part in the memorable events of September 11, 2011. The Irish Open Mailing List offered the best alternative to modern day Twitter. People like Richie Wilson, Brian Greene, Gaddo...

Kitchen Table Art

MOST MORNINGS our kitchen table has some remnant that proves the kitchen is part artist's studio. This morning, as I put away Mia's colouring sets, I decided to talk about what it means to watch an emerging artist craft her work. It's qu...

Freefi Books

AS A YOUNG teen, I spent a lot of time in our local library. The only problem with it was its location nearly eight miles away. We can walk to the Cashel library but we don't do it often enough. Today I brought Mia in for storytelling an...