m-learning, Lilian's blog

Creating jpeg quizzes with PowerPoint

2012-01-18T16:51:00.000-08:00

Now that PowerPoint allows you to easily save your slides as jpegs, it's a simple job to create these quizzes for mobile phones or any mobile device using PowerPoint. Just watch for the way PowerPoint numbers the slides so that you don't get caught out with slide1 being followed by slide11 (rather than slide2). To prevent this, you may want to re-number the slides slide01, slide02 etc. Download

Subscribing and reading RSS feeds

2011-12-14T01:59:00.000-08:00

Those of us who use RSS feeds sometimes take it for granted that students or teachers know how to subscribe to feeds and read them. I recently had a request to create a handout on how to do this for the textwall but the instructions will work for any RSS feed so here is the handout.

Creating a Google Presentation

2011-12-13T14:19:00.001-08:00

This is pretty straightforward to set up, like Google Forms. A Google Presentation with the right settings allows learners to type into the slides at the same time as other learners. One idea for this technique is to ask learners to type a question they may have on the topic. You can then run through the questions as a slideshow and answer each one in turn. I've used this with groups where each

RSS, podcasts and Joe Bloggs

2011-11-22T08:43:00.000-08:00

If you don't currently subscribe to James Clay's elearning stuff podcasts, why not? Latest episode here starring myself and Dave Sugden: podcast #080

Spinvox Goddess

2011-09-03T10:20:00.000-07:00

Sometimes Spinvox gets it spectacularly wrong! This is an old post that I never got round to publishing so here it is:

Google forms has a new feature (new to me anyway!)

2011-08-01T08:07:00.001-07:00

Oh wow! On Google Forms, using Multiple choice, you can now go to a specified page depending on the answer. This is the pop up information when you select 'go to page based on answer'. "Note: "go to page" questions work only on forms with multiple pages. Choose "page break" from the Add Item menu to add additional pages." Would love to see examples of how you have used this feature in replies

LAMS

2011-03-29T12:40:00.000-07:00

Many years ago, I was enamoured with LAMS. It had an intuitive interface and was the best mirror for how we might want to plan a lesson for an individual (or a class but having differentiated routes available)I wonder if it's worth revisiting it? It can now integrate with Moodle!I think the trigger for this was a discussion with Jacqui Smith of Selby College about ways to encourage her learners

Wii puzzle for education

2011-03-15T14:55:00.000-07:00

Below is a video that shows how you can use the Doodle and Puzzle function of a Wii for educational purposes.Download the PowerPoint template by clicking on this link: grid.pptTo download the slides used, right-clicking on one of the pictures below and choose save as: I will be working on the 12 piece puzzle next!

Wii interactivity templates

2011-02-16T03:24:00.000-08:00

I've been teaching the People In Action team in Leeds how to use the Wii for curriculum purposes for the JISC RSC YH Pathfinder project.Apart from the games that you buy and creating Miis on the Wii, the team the Puzzle feature of the Photo Channel on the Wii to be useful. One idea is to ask learners to take pictures that are suitable to turn into puzzles for the Wii - eg signage, equipment,

Twitter and the teaching of History #gtp2010

2010-11-08T14:45:00.001-08:00

I've been absolutely inspired by Winchester House School's use of Twitter to make the Gunpowder plot come alive over a number of days. See http://wp.me/pLYcW-8o and http://bit.ly/9c2ujJThis is a prime example of teachers embracing the technology to make it work for them and their learners and I'm so grateful that examples like that exist because it makes my work so much easier! Hats off to @

Google Docs has a new fan

2010-11-04T16:42:00.000-07:00

In the last two weeks, I have created more Google docs, forms, presentations and spreadsheets than ever before. To use an analogy I read in one of Doug Belshaw's blog posts (and I think he attributes the idea to someone else...), it's sunrise time for Google Docs in my world. So what is the sun setting on at the same time? Etherpad. Having touted it for a while now, the various incarnations

Nabaztag update

2010-10-21T04:36:00.000-07:00

Here is a video of the Nabaztag I made a while ago. Unfortunately the audio is a bit quiet as it was late at night when I filmed it. I tried to make an updated video, but the bunny's voice was on vacation (maybe they are updating the server? Who knows?)I have an iphone app that allows me to 'control' the rabbit in a limited way: I can get it to move its ears and I can get it to speak messages

Kodak zi8

2010-10-21T04:31:00.001-07:00

Thoughts on the Kodak zi8 camera on #molenet loan to me from Sheffield College. I was interested in trying it out after reading about it in this JISC report: goo.gl/hRTAPlus points:1. Lovely size, easy to work out and use.2. Has a tripod mount3. Has great audio recording quality4. Crisp clear videos5. ext mic socket, wow!6. AV out leads (nowadays, this seems quite standard, but the zi8 has HDMI

QR codes update

2010-10-21T03:50:00.001-07:00

Just followed the link on @tombarrett's tweet on QR codes http://bit.ly/bYDi10 and learned something new :-) If you use a URL shortener like http://goo.gl and create a short URL, add .qr at the end of the short URL and you will get a QR code! For bit.ly, you add .qrcode Guess there's no need to use http://splashurl.net anymore!

google mail

2010-10-20T03:08:00.001-07:00

Have just discovered that you have a choice of how to view your Google mail - you can either group all related messages in a thread or choose to have a 'traditional' view of emails as they come in!Just goes to show that it's worth playing with the settings on any accounts that you might have (email, web 2.0, social networks etc). You may find you have more control than you realised ;-)One of the

Ifl and RSS feeds for portfolio evidence

2010-09-27T06:32:00.001-07:00

Just preparing for the Molenet conference on Wednesday. I was going to run a session on RSS feeds and using them, but am now running a joint session with Dave Sugden on m-assessment. RSS feeds still come into it and it's a good opportunity to show people how items from our tweets, flickr photos etc can become part and parcel of m-assessment. What's brilliant about this is that reflection and

camcorder comparisons

2010-06-18T05:14:00.001-07:00

Good to know that there are some models of cheaper camcorders out there that have a line-in for external microphone:http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/blog/entry/side-by-side-comparison-of-kodak-zi8-sony-z5-and-flip/Good job JISC digital media!http://tinyurl.com/lskodakzi8 for the Kodak Zi8 recommended by JISC. Not enough suppliers clearly state that their camcorders can record ext mic input. And

Flash quiz on PSP continued...

2010-06-09T09:24:00.001-07:00

Well, I guess I'm going to have to get an online software written to allow people to upload a list of multiple choice questions and output a swf file that will play on the PSP. It's a gap in the market! However, along the way, I've learned a lot of interesting stuff and come across some very useful links. In terms of putting files on the PSP, if you add them to the /COMMON folder on the PSP,

Flash quiz on PSP - myth or reality?

2010-06-01T15:56:00.001-07:00

I think I'm hunting down the Holy Grail here: you would have thought by now, that somewhere out there, someone would have created an online site that allows you to create a multiple choice quiz for the PSP. After all, there's web sites to do almost anything these days! But no, seems I've hit on the one gap and the question is, is there a market for it? I guess if I can get enough colleges/schools

creating effective videos on iPhone

2010-05-21T07:00:00.001-07:00

Now that we have Moletvshoot (available via iTunes) for the iPhone, we can shoot and upload to Moletv quickly and easily! The only downside is the flood of long, one scene videos that are going to appear.The answer to creating roughly edited videos is to also download Qik Video Pro for 59p for the iPhone. This allows you to pause your video recording so you can move the camera to a different

Enhanced podcasts

2010-03-27T11:22:00.001-07:00

This has been niggling me for a while now, but at last I have some answers thanks to the brilliant Twitter community coming to my rescue. Despite attending an event where I was shown how to create an enhanced podcast and watching Di Dawson's moletv video on it, I still couldn't get the podcast from Garageband into the podcast section of iTunes. I can understand why (podcasts need an rss feed),

This blog has moved

2010-03-18T17:06:00.001-07:00

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Converting m4a to mp3

2010-03-18T17:03:00.000-07:00

Have discovered an easy way to convert m4a to mp3. I already have dwhelper installed on Firefox on the Mac, so after making a voice memo on the iphone, I email it to a blog account that will host it (I used Posterous.com in this case) and used dwhelper to download it as an mp3. Great stuff!http://liliansoon.posterous.com/lia-singing-in-french-0

MMS on iPhone, t-mobile

2010-03-12T03:20:00.000-08:00

At last! I have MMS enabled on my iPhone with t-mobile.Here are the settings in case anyone else needs them:Pop your new T-Mobile SIM card into your iPhone (the tool to do this is in the box!) 1.) Tap Settings on the Home screen 2.) Tap General3.) Tap Network4.) Tap Cellular Data Network 5.) In the Cellular Data section please tap each field and enter the following settings: APN

Some interesting Web 2.0 tools, Flips and PSPs

2010-03-01T05:41:00.001-08:00

I've gathered some PDAs together 'oop north' and have learned quite a few interesting things from them which I am just going to drop into this blog post:1. @juecov has shown me http://www.memiary.com/ which is also available as an iPhone app. Seems to me this might make a good mini-reflective blog if used on projects. We've often suggested that Twitter could be used like this, but memiary can

Some interesting Web 2.0 tools, Flips and PSPs

2010-03-01T05:38:00.001-08:00

Blogging with the iTouch part 1

2010-01-23T15:23:00.000-08:00

At an Apple event organised by the Sheffield College on 26 Nov 2009 and sponsored by http://www.krcs.co.uk, I was lucky enough to learn a lot more about using Macs generally (Dave Foster's session was particularly good. He's the manager of the Leeds West CLC) and some new things about the iTouch that I didn't know about as a newcomer to these devices.Quite a few of my eCPD PDAs and MoLeNET

Evernote and Dropbox have revolutionised my life

2009-12-02T09:13:00.001-08:00

Just a quick post to say how excited I am about the possibilities ofusing Evernote and Dropbox with learners to communicate and shareresources.Set up an Evernote (evernote.com) account and download the app to yourpc, your mac, and your phone. Any note you create on your pcautomatically syncs to your phone (so reminders, to dos, directionsetc are easy to access).So if you have an account that you

Making a paper box

2009-10-03T17:20:00.001-07:00

Thanks to Dave Sugden for making the video on the spur of the moment and Di Dawson for showing me how to make the box in the first place!

One 'Web 2.0' site to rule them all

2009-09-04T08:36:00.000-07:00

I've been on the search for one ultimate site that will do all that I want it to do, and I still haven't found it. So either someone out there can suggest something for me to try, or I'll have to create it myself!The site has to be able to:1. Accept email input of text, photos, videos, audio and other files like PowerPoint etc. (Posterous is good for this, will even convert ppt to iPaper)2.

Using email to blog to support learning

2009-08-25T02:43:00.000-07:00

I had a fruitful session with a placement manager at Sheffield College yesterday - we discussed what she wanted the learners to be able to do:1. Easily upload pictures and videos that they had taken with the XDA Flints or their own phones to one place so they could view them in class or in their own time.2. Comment on each other's pictures and videos3. Rate themI was going to use FriendFeed but

BT 1571

2009-08-04T02:47:00.000-07:00

I used to find the BT 1571 service handy for recording to my home phone while I was out and about, then picking up the mp3 from the website (kind of like a poor man's Gabcast or Ipadio). However, on checking it recently, they've removed this feature from their website! Boo hiss!Wonder if anyone out there knows of other phone to web recording services?

Great social use of blog sites

2009-07-29T13:54:00.001-07:00

I'd suggested to a tutor that they set up a blog site and give out the email to blog address to the learners so they could all add photos and reflections on one blog site. We're going to try this from Sept with a group so I'll update my blog later in the year with the outcomes of this.I was chatting to some friends in a kitchen today and people are already using this function in their everyday

Reflections on PSP

2009-07-05T17:00:00.001-07:00

Video captured by PSP by Ron Mitchell and myself at a recent (MoLeNET) Sheffield College event about the use of PSPs in education. Audio is a bit quiet, so turn up the volume. http://tinypic.com/m/4syw75/2

I had a play on the DSi!

2009-06-21T13:42:00.000-07:00

Went along to a friend's bbq last night and the little girl that was there had a DSi, so of course I pinched it and sat in a corner by myself to explore the new toy. Well, actually, I asked the 8 year old to show me how to work the camera etc because it was much faster to learn it that way. I had a blast with the photo editing functions - you could really have fun with it. And I can see the

Some new fav tools

2009-04-04T15:54:00.000-07:00

Thanks to various colleagues who have shown me these great tools recently:http://splashurl.net This takes the tinyurl concept and goes one further - it generates a large qr code on a web page as well so that at a presentation, people can simply point their phones at the screen to capture the is.gd url! For a recent workshop, I uploaded content onto my web space, created qr codes for them and at

Making jpeg quizzes

2009-03-02T14:44:00.000-08:00

For some reason, I made these videos and never blogged about them. Luckily, Dave Foord has so it saves me having to say anymore: http://tinyurl.com/dfjpegquiz A tutor came across Dave's blog and ran with the idea to produce a set of 92 quiz cards. Superb!http://tinyurl.com/tesljpegquizHope to gather more resources like this in future. Regarding transfer of these files to a learner's mobile phone

my thoughts on the iPhone

2009-02-08T14:49:00.001-08:00

At the risk of being the only person in the world not enamoured with the iPhone, I'd like to share my thoughts on my recent trial of it.A bit of background first: I've been using a Windows-based touchscreen mobile phone since 2006 and have had mobile Internet access all this time. I am also very into Apple-based products so am not out to 'diss' it for the sake of it. I am merely making a

Nintendo DS Lite, Pictochat, Handheld Learning 2008

2008-10-23T05:16:00.000-07:00

My current favourite m-toy is the Nintendo DS Lite. I received mine after signing up early for the 2008 Handheld Learning conference (what will they give away next year? PSP?), proceeded to buy a few games for it to get to know its functionality. Games like My Word Coach include opportunities for you to write the letters to fill in blanks, which is a great bit of interactivity. I also have My

Weird technology fixes

2008-09-09T15:07:00.000-07:00

Ok, this must be the weirdest technology fix I have come across to date that works. It's almost like asking someone to sneeze three times and the thing that wasn't working, will work again!Basically, my HTC Touch on Windows Mobile 6 was refusing to let me install anything on it, either by download or via Activesync. I was getting very frustrated and had this problem for months. I finally came

QR codes

2008-07-23T04:54:00.001-07:00

Having heard about QR codes from James Clay, Carl Smith of London Met etc, I thought I'd have a go at it myself.I couldn't Bluetooth the software to my phone, no matter how I tried (the .jar file went across but not the .jad file), but with my Sony Ericsson, I managed to transfer the .jad and the .jar file on to the memory card via a card reader and install the software on the phone that way. I

Cutting and pasting with the Wii

2008-07-17T07:03:00.000-07:00

Two blog posts in one day! Blimey!I decided to try out my idea of using cut and paste on the Wii (instead of doing some proper work) and here's the video of my result.Some of the features I really like about this is the way you can zoom out to see all the photos on your SD card. You will see me choosing the Road Signs picture on the Wii, then cutting the text from the right and pasting it under

Using the Wii for educational purposes

2008-07-17T06:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some reasons for using the Wii for educational purposes that I have witnessed in various colleges:1. The games encourage hand-eye coordination2. The learners enjoy the interactivity and for under £200 compared to a £3000 Smartboard, it buys a lot of engagement.3. The games can allow people with disabilities to join in an activity that would not be easy to do in real life: bowling,

USB headphones and mic

2008-07-10T14:44:00.000-07:00

I have a Samsung Q1 Ultra which is a nice ultra-portable PC. However, it does not have mic input and relies on the built-in mic, which records too much surrounding noise to be effective. Having used Dave Foord's USB headphones and mic at the RSC YH summer conference (and suffering the Princess Leia effect), I thought I'd buy some for myself. A little bit of research later, I bought these from

Channels on Jaiku

2008-06-27T09:39:00.001-07:00

Set up a channel for the first time in Jaiku yesterday. Did this for Techdis, so if you use Jaiku and want to follow the news from Techdis, join the channel by starting a post with #techdis.To start your own channel, you click on the channels tab at the top of the Jaiku page.Some ideas for using channels:Say you're a tutor and you have 3 classes that you want to use Jaiku with. Rather than having

Wii on the internet - wifi and network solutions

2008-06-20T02:31:00.000-07:00

Colleges may have a problem getting the Wii on the Internet because it only accepts WPA or WEP security.Try http://tinyurl.com/58amla for a network connection via the LAN.I've managed to get my Wii on the Internet using a USB wifi connector (http://tinyurl.com/5q7hvm) on my Q1 Ultra. I wanted to be able to take the Wii around to demonstrate it's capability once connected to the Internet, but

Connecting the wii on a college network

2008-06-09T15:08:00.001-07:00

In the last few days, I've tried to connect the Wii at Selby College and tried to connect it at Bradford University. After hours of trying and searching on the web, I've realised that for colleges to connect the Wii to the internet, they will need to purchase the Nintendo Wifi usb connector:http://wii.nintendo.co.uk/424.htmlI'm going to try it out and will report back if it works! Fingers crossed!

Veotag about Rotherham College's MoLeNET project

2008-05-22T15:00:00.000-07:00

I filmed Bill Jones, Asst Principal of Rotherham College talking about his MoLeNET project on 3rd April 2008 when I went for my visit as a Mentor. As you can see, he's a very enthusiastic person and very supportive of using technology in the classroom and beyond. Link to video.This video needed an airing but didn't feel varied enough as I didn't have the chance to film other people or to film

molenet voicethread

2008-04-22T08:25:00.001-07:00

Capturing video for blogs/podcasts

2008-04-03T01:26:00.003-07:00

I find that the video function of my stills camera (Fujifilm Finepix F30) is sufficient for capturing small videos (like above) for blogs or podcasting. No need to buy another cheap video camera if you already have a digital camera that will do the job! My Finepix records in AVI which makes it easy to edit in Windows Movie Maker. Many cheap little video cameras record mp4 files that are

Getting your Wii on the net

2008-03-10T13:17:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd collate some useful links on how to get your Wii on the net for any colleagues in colleges who have just purchased them to use with learners. (This is applicable for some Learning for Living and Work projects in the Yorkshire and Humber region. May not apply to the MoLeNET projects but maybe another project in future? )(For those who are just unpacking their recently purchased Wiis,

Learning on the Wii

2008-03-10T05:54:00.000-07:00

I've finally got round to buying some points and downloading Opera on my Wii. I'm excited by quite a few possibilities in its use for education, especially since some colleges I know have bought them to support learners in their Entry Level courses for the Learning for Living and Work projects.First off, I had to work out how to scroll as there was no scroll bar down the right side of the screen.

Jaiku as an RSS aggregator

2008-03-06T03:31:00.001-08:00

This is a really neat idea. When I was in Hitchin with Jill and Beth, we were looking at ways for learners to access feeds easily within college. I suggested that Jaiku could be used in this way. So Jill added a couple of feeds, one from the BBC (an Asian soap) and one from her Gabcast and voila! The learners have a one-stop shop for accessing the latest episodes of podcasts. Love it. James Clay,

My foray into podcasting on the PC

2008-03-03T14:06:00.000-08:00

It's not been easy. I've explored it before, but now I've come back to try to show colleagues how easy it is, and it's not.Let me explain: every free site that I've been to has been plagued with issues.Mypodcast.com won't display my site, although it has a nice little free application that you can download on your PC to record mp3 files. (http://www.mypodcast.com/) REMEMBER TO PRESS SAVE AFTER

Overcome mp3 filters

2008-02-21T09:09:00.000-08:00

Quick blog: I tried sending an mp3 file to some colleagues in colleges recently and in some instances, the email was blocked due to mp3s being filtered.So I put the file into Movie Maker, stuck on a picture and saved it as a wmv.This was received without a hitch. Hmmm...

Success with software on Asus eeepc

2008-02-20T02:38:00.000-08:00

Hurray! Managed to get a few things going on the Asus eeepc:1. I can use my t-mobile usb modem with my eee:Plugged it in, clicked on Network connections, created a new account and it pretty much detected everything itself.2. Install WINE on eee:"Wine is an implementation of the Windows API designed to run in Linux."Read my wiki to find out more on this: http://tinyurl.com/2trwyw3. Record directly

Two-way texting - beware certain long numbers

2008-02-08T01:39:00.000-08:00

There are lots of things to watch out for if you are going to implement 2-way texting and I'll try to write a full post another time, but very quickly, if learners are to text back to the college:1. How much does it cost the college to implement 2-way texting? Janet (PageOne) charges extra for incoming accounts. Does anyone know what the charges are and can let me know?2. Check that you do not

Asus eeepc 701

2008-02-05T14:18:00.000-08:00

I love the little Asus. I've taken it with me everywhere in the house - it's become like a pet. The reason why the Q1ultra never achieved this status is partly to do with the following:It's awkward to hold when you are sitting on your sofa (you can't just have it on your lap - you need to prop it up somehow)It got heavy quickly when used as a handheld (with the 6 hour battery attached)It couldn't

Sony DCR-SR52E and Macs

2008-01-24T14:46:00.000-08:00

At last, some success with stuff off HDD onto Macs! The Sony DCR-SR52E was detected by the Macbook although Quicktime will not recognise the mpeg2 file unless you have MPEG2-Playback installed ($20 from Apple) and then use Streamclip to convert files to an editable format (http://www.squidoo.com/VideoOnMac).Still, at least the original files will be of a better quality than mpeg4s, and can be

Windows Media Player to sync media

2008-01-24T14:39:00.000-08:00

I used Windows Media Player WMP) to sync media to my pda phone for the first time yesterday. Don't know why I've not done that before. I'm so used to just moving the files across, but the playlist function on WMP is similar to iTunes, so is very useful for organising media on the PC. I've used iTunes for ages with my ipod but it's the first time I've tried the same functionality with my pda phone

The latest on video formats

2008-01-23T15:12:00.000-08:00

The latest stuff I've been reading seems to indicate that so long as you have an Intel-based Mac and iLife'08, you CAN edit mpeg2 videos in iMovie. (See http://tinyurl.com/2llgad)So hopefully some contacts with an Intel-based Mac and iLife'08 will take their laptop down to a Sony Centre and try out some HDD camcorders for me! This list of compatible camcorders seems useful, until you realise that

which camcorder?

2008-01-20T14:15:00.000-08:00

Di Dawson and I had a discussion about providing people with advice on which bits of kit could be used to record videos for what mobile devices.I'm sure she'll be posting her findings soon, and I've done some research and have the following views to offer. For readers' info, I have a degree in audio-visual production and I've worked as a multimedia producer. I have worked with lots of kit from

mippin.com - internet aggregator for mobiles

2008-01-20T12:01:00.000-08:00

I've had a pda phone for about 2 years now. Used to have the MDA and now have the HTC Touch.So far on my pda phone, I've installed Newsbreak, a rss reader so I can keep up with the likes of Andy Black and Dave Sugden on the go. I paid a little bit of money for this.Just come across mippin.com, which seems like a nice free 'aggregator' for the mobile phone, bringing together news sites and blogs

Learning for Living and Work

2008-01-18T02:09:00.000-08:00

Many parallels between the MoLeNET projects and the LLW projects. Here are some thoughts on kit for the LLW projects:Top of my list has been: psp with camera attachment: The camera is about £30 and you can download free editing software on to psp for it. Learners can view video clips and record video clips of themselves, or rotate the camera (180 degrees) to record what they see. (Bear in mind a

An idea for use of Twitter/Jaiku...

2008-01-17T07:57:00.000-08:00

I've been getting excited by the idea of giving students virtual work placements through Twitter and Jaiku: You ask a tradesperson or professional to keep a Twitter or jaiku throughout a day (or a few days). Students view these via the web or subscribe to it via their mobiles and can ask further questions (by commenting or replying). They can then add their own mini-reflections using the

File transfer between multiple devices - Red Halo

2008-01-16T13:16:00.000-08:00

At Handheld Learning last year, I came across a company called Red Halo. I've seen them around before but it never twigged how useful their offering was until MoLeNET came along. Basically, you set up an account on their server, then download the Red Halo application to your device (I have it running on my HTC Touch and Q1 Ultra. They will soon have one for the Asus eee). Press the sync button on

Q1 Ultra growing on me, plus HTC Touch for video

2008-01-13T13:58:00.000-08:00

I think my Q1 Ultra is growing on me, but the main reason for this has got to be because of that little keyboard. I set it up on the m-champions training day on the 11th and it hardly takes up any desk space (I was perched next to two participants at their table). I used it to make notes as others were presenting. It accessed the wireless network at the LSN effortlessly, so I was able to

Getting used to Q1 Ultra

2008-01-10T14:21:00.000-08:00

Took the Q1 Ultra with me to a couple of meetings to take notes. Happy so long as I'm using the Keysonic keyboard with it (£15 from Amazon) so for me, the main thing is text input using these devices. I'm still waiting to find out if there is a better driver for the built-in cameras since they are not very good at capturing video. Someone passed my a mobile phone while I had the stylus from the

wireless problems at home

2008-01-08T05:13:00.000-08:00

Had hell all morning trying to resolve a problem connecting to the internet. Everything was fine last night. Went to bed. Woke up this morning. Nada.So I've been round the houses, ringing up the ISP, checking for winsock errors (didn't really know what I was doing), finally decided to upgrade the firmware on the router. Still no luck. However, I had my USB modem so I plugged that in and used that

Q1ultra and video capture

2007-12-30T14:41:00.000-08:00

My main gripe about the Q1ultra is the lousy video capture ability of the built-in cameras. So I tried plugging in my Logitech webcam and voila - no problems capturing video using Windows Movie Maker. So my guess is that the driver for the built-in webcam might need an update? Not sure if this is the problem and there is no later version of the driver on the Samsung download site. Will go in

Q1ultra and video capture

2007-12-30T14:37:00.001-08:00

Samsung Q1ultra useability

2007-11-28T04:11:00.000-08:00

Thought I'd take my Q1ultra on the train to use it as I normally would a laptop.First off, if you have to do any amount of typing, it's useless without a proper keyboard or mini-keyboard. The thumb keyboards were fine for small amounts of text entry, but because of the 6-hour battery pack, my Q1 felt heavy and I couldn't sensibly hold it for long.I'm used to tapping out text with my HTC/T-mobile

How many things to put on?

2007-11-12T13:36:00.000-08:00

That's another advantage of working with pdas or pda-phones: you don't have to put what seems like thousands of bits of software on the thing before you can get all the bits to work!On a pda, you still have to load on Flash player 7, mp3 recorder software, Mylearning package, add useful tools like Remote Display Control, but that's about it unless someone wants to send me more things that are

Samsung Q1ultra

2007-11-10T03:18:00.000-08:00

I've finally received my Samsung Q1ultra! Unpacked it last night. First thoughts - heavy for typing or writing on the go. It's easier to use it sat down; this might have a bearing on what device you choose. Unlike a tablet that you would normal hold like a clipboard, the Q1ultra is smaller so all the weight ends up on your wrist.Handwriting recognition is fantastic, so for note-taking, it's

Blogging via email straight to Blogger

2007-10-22T03:49:00.001-07:00

This is great! Mobile blogging has finally arrived in the UK in the form of Google's Blogger. I can now blog straight from my email or upload photos from my mobile to the blog. I'll be trying this next!For those who would like a similar facility, read more about emailing to a blog here .Mobile blogging info can be found here

another test

2007-10-22T03:05:00.001-07:00

another test cow

testing

2007-10-22T03:01:00.001-07:00

first test