If you use iTunes to stream music over your home network to Windows PCs ,Mac, iPhones and Apple TV you can now add Android phones to the list of supported devices thanks to  a nitty little program call Airbubble.  It also works with programs like Airfoil etc.

 

Have to say I was rather impressed with our local vicar (Kate Wilson) here in Ashurst recently.  She was performing a funeral quite a way from the church part of which included reading extracts from the 1939 King’s speech, but unfortunately had left her notes on the kitchen table! With the clock ticking Kate promptly whipped out her iPhone, Googled the Kings speech and bingo, she was back in business!

Xmas Update:

Kate received an iPad for xmas and is now using it for Sermons!

See also:

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/12/30/churches-increasingly-using-custom-apps/

 

Many of us are guilty  of just assuming people understand a point we might be bring to get across.. but once in a while stepping back and looking at something from someone else’s perspective can make a H-U-G-E difference to an outcome. Check  this clip if you have 1 minute 48 seconds mins to spare…

 

Imagine you have an implant like a pacemaker installed that doctors can program via radio (quite common these days).. but… the bad guys hack in to the implant and blackmail you.  A recent BBC podcast has a really interesting discussion on preventing your implant being hacked….

Click here to listen online

 

I don’t normally talk about where I work on this blog but for once I thought I’d break the mould  as our company blog has a really interesting piece about our Flying unit.   I believe the camera we use on the aircraft shown would not  give you much change out of £1,000,000 .

The  accuracy of much of the work we deliver these days is just a few  centimetres, just as well when  you are digging up the road for gas and water pipes….

You can read the full story here..

 

If you ever been sent a supposed parking ‘fine’ at one of those shopping car parks where you can park for 90 minute for free so long as you collect a ticket from the machine but forget to get the ticket this video is worth a watch.  I’ve had a couple of these supposed ‘fines’ and a friend who is solicitor said just ignore them, ditto C.A.B.  I’ve had also sorts of threats of county court action, balifs coming round, debt collecting agencies and increasing charges but have yet to find anyone who has been taken to court bar this example

Sadly around 40% of  people who get these ‘fines’ (BTW they are not fines in law they are invoices for goods you didn’t order)  usually pay up because they are scared they’ll loose their credit rating which is complete clap trap according to Solicitors.   Word has it on the consumer forums that many small claims court judges loath these sort of actions especially as it’s private land and just trespass which is very open to interpretation.

Anyway, have a look the video…

Further reading -

Consumer Action Group

MoneySavingexperts.com

 

In the past I’ve found that one of the ‘perks’ of being a radio ham is you get to climb rooves to erect antennas, though these days I tend pay other people to do this for me!  Have a look this video of a broadcast engineers who climbs a 1 ,768 feet TV mast with very little safety gear…. bring on those goose pimples..

 

Having become a Grandparent for the first time last year the Casdon electronic checkout caught my eye!  It  comes with a light sensor which, when activated by scanning an object says   “please scan an item” or “put the item in the bag”.  It also  simulates credit card and chip and pin payments via it’s built-in cash machine and  is bundled with 49 “items to buy” incl.  tins of beans and hot dog sausages for children  to scan and “buy”, paper receipt roll, play notes, coins  & credit cards.

(Oh to be a child again…)