Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Ok, so it’s not Politically Correct but by golly gosh it’s laughter at its best. This clip goes just over 10 minutes so sit back and enjoy.
Welcome Google Sites
This week Google launched the Google Sites application into their services.
Meet Google Sites, the newest addition to the Google Apps product suite. It was designed to allow you to easily create a network of sites and share them with whomever you choose. Google Sites lets you pull together information from across Google Apps by embedding documents, spreadsheets, presentations, videos, and calendars in your sites. Of course, we also harness the power of Google search technology so your search results are always fast and relevant.
Full Article: Bringing it all together
It appears this would be a great collaborative tool for work colleagues and students working on group projects. I have a few uni projects this year that require group collaboration, this would greatly assist in projects especially due to our geographical locations.
You can learn more about this new product from Google at Google Sites.
I found your camera
This morning I was watching the Today show (A morning news program on an Australian television network for those unfamiliar with Australian television) and an interesting segment appeared. The Today IT Editor presented information on finding lost photos. It’s not necessarily finding photos you’ve lost, but retrieving photos from a lost camera.
I have never been in the position in which I’ve lost my camera, sometimes my keys and wallet but never the camera (you can see where my priorities are). I think though if I was in a position in which I’ve misplaced my camera I would certainly be appreciative of someone to have posted them on the Web.
Someone has come up with the brilliant idea to provide a space in which individuals can post photos of found cameras to the Web and allow those who’ve lost their camera a place to retrieve the photos and hopefully the camera too.
I Found Your Camera is a blog in which users can email photos and details to be added.
From the Interview, I also found this an important idea as a precaution:
MR Brown suggests a few other methods to have your camera and photos returned to you if lost. “You can write on your memory stick “If lost please return to…” this will ensure that if someone finds your camera they will hopefully return it to you.”
“Also, if it’s a disposable camera you can write “If lost please destroy” this will lessen the chances of someone downloading your photos on the internet,” he suggests. “Another optionin is to engrave your email address on your camera.”
Making the most of Footer Space
Most recently I have been seeing a more developed area in website footer space. Generally in the past this area has been the domain of copyright, accessibility and author information with not much else entertained. It is interesting to see site developers utilise this wasted space for areas of promotion and user utilisation and tools.
This trend to utilise website footer space has got me into thinking … What can you do do make the most of your footer?
If we continue with the idea that footer space is used for copyright, accessibility and author information, we can further this idea by giving user options in social bookmarking, website promotion and branding.
I should make note though, that content that should be designed for main content should not appear in the footer area; probably the reason for this is that if it’s important and you put it at the bottom of the page, it could be totally missed by website visitors.
Some of designed pages I have noticed that have utilised their footer space include:
War on music piracy
Well it seems the Australian Government will be considering the implementation of a “Three Strikes and Your OUT!!!” rule in regards to Music Piracy in the wake of the British proposal unveiled this week.
AS THE internet threatens to kill the established music industry, the Rudd Government is considering a three-strikes policy against computer users who download songs illegally.
The Government will examine new legislative proposals being unveiled in Britain this week to target people who download films and music illegally. Internet service providers (ISPs) there might be legally required to take action against users who access pirated material.
The music industry estimates 1 billion songs were traded illegally by Australians last year.
Under the three-strikes policy, a warning would be first issued to offenders who illegally share files using peer-to-peer technology to access music, TV shows and movies free of charge. The second strike would lead to the offender’s internet access being suspended; the third would cancel the offender’s internet access.
Full Article: War on music piracy
I can understand the need to put a restraint on illegal downloads.
I have to wonder what ramifications would be placed upon minors where they simply control the PC with the parents simply paying the bill – I don’t think Mum and Dad would be pretty happy when they receive their first warning, and how long will it be before methods are taken to get around any regulations put in place to stop the illegal download of material. The Australian Government haven’t had much success with Internet Regulations.