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Oct 4 09

Augmented Reality

by Steven Cahill

Augmented reality (AR) is a term for a live direct or indirect view of a physical real-world environment whose elements are merged with-, or augmented by virtual computer-generated imagery – creating a mixed reality.
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Oct 3 09

Google Wave

by Steven Cahill

Said to revolutionise the way we communicate over the Internet, Google has sent out 100,000 preview invites to play with Google Wave.  As an IT educator who is trying to establish himself as an elearning and social media expert on campus, experimenting with Google Wave certainly would give me an advantage.

Unfortunately , I haven’t been put on the invitation list and despite my efforts to gatecrash the party … I had no luck in getting behind those closed doors.  In the meantime, I am waiting on some generous individual with a single invite to send it out to me.  One option being through http://www.googlewaveinvites.com/ now I just have to wait … and wait … and wait.

Sep 18 09

Where in the world are you?

by Steven Cahill

In my website administration class today I demonstrated to my students how to integrate Google Spreadsheets and Google Maps. This is the result of a very simple integration.

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Sep 13 09

Voki Avatars

by Steven Cahill

One of the projects I am working on this year have asked to incorporate an Avatar into their program.  Initially I had the idea of use SecondLife only on a basis that the Avatar would later be used in future projects for this organisation.  However, have had some difficultities.  Instead I was put onto a different path.

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Sep 7 09

GMail Master

by Steven Cahill

I love GMail and I am always looking for new ways to improve my experiences with it, I was excited to see Google releasing a set of new tips for GMail users.

Become a Google Mail Ninja

Learn tips and tricks to save time, increase your productivity, and manage your email efficiently. Start with the tips that are right for you, based on how much email you get each day.

How do you rate yourself using GMail?

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