Attending DotConf
Tomorrow I’ll be attending the DotConf in The National College of Ireland, a web technology and social media conference. If you wont be attending you can see the live coverage thanks to HeaNet. You can also join the discussion on LinkedIn.
I still laugh when I see Keith Maycock as Yoda.
I’ll likely be taking copious amounts of pictures with my iPhone4, as will many others of the >250 attendees, which you can see on Flickr.
If all that isn’t enough, I’d keep an eye on the DotConf YouTube Channel as I’m sure they’ll upload videos after the fact.
I’ve also got a twitter list going of all the attendees I could round up the night before, no doubt many are missing, so searching for #dotconf should be useful too.
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iPhone4: In my grubby hands, today
I got my iPhone4 today, something like a 6hour round trip from Dublin to Belfast, so haven’t had much chance to play with the new toy but so far I’m happy with it. Nothing yet blows me away, the front-facing camera is really nice and the screen is crisper, but nothing yet screams awesome.
iPhone4
Looks like carriers are beginning to suggest the iPhone4 is finally coming to Ireland, but given current delays/shortages and antenna/recall talk, its not likely to be for a long while yet. I wouldn’t be surprised if we’re still talking about it come August.
Hacking with Sugru
I ordered a bunch of Sugru recently, great stuff. Sugru, for the uninitiated, is a cross between playdoh and silicon – its pliable, playable, moldable silicon, and this is its spokeperson/inventor, pretty cool, huh?
So first thing I hacked together was this security camera using a webcam and I fixed the iPhone cable that was getting dangerously close to breaking.
iPad Buying Guide
** I will update this post as more information is made available
Winds prevailing, iPad in all its flavours will be available in The Republic from the end of July onwards. If you’ve been waiting patiently to get your hands on one since the announcement in early May, then you have been more patient than I.
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Two weeks with iPad
Having now had the opportunity to experience iPad for just a little over two weeks, I am really enjoying the device. Frankly, I thought that after the initial buzz of it wore off, I’d become quite bored of it, but that has not happened. Far from it in fact, it’s become my defacto device for so many things.
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Shoddy work rears it head
Figured I’d find out why one of the spotlights didnt work anymore… I found more than I expected: a potential fire hazard.