New google easter eggs (December)

I accedently found something on google when I started to sype in "Do contract phones expire if you leave them?" I only got to the do when it changed my text to "do a barrel roll". Before I hit enter my screen was spinning like mad. I thought that something had gone wrong. I started to experiment with commands. The only one I have found so far is "Let it snow". I will let you find out what it does. Also try typing "tilt" and hitting enter.

Fignition

The FIGnition is a tiny little microcomputer that harkens back to the 8-bit days of yore. Designed to be an educational computer like the Altair or Heathkit (sans blinkenlights), the FIGnition gives its students ‘bare metal’ access to everything in the system. It’s powered by an ATMega168, a 4 Kb SRAM and an 8Mb Flash chip for storage. Unfortunately, the FIGnition only has 8 buttons to program with.

At only £20 it's a educational awesome mini computer. This is just like the new raspberry pi as reviewed by Greg at The Geeks Classroom. I would highly like this. If any one gets hold of this then let me know in the comments section and tell me what its like.

Portable Apps

My constant Problem at school is Installing Programs. With the new RM Community Connect 4 it is almost impossible to install programs with out hacking the system. Hacking the school network is not my style so I have been scouring the internet for a program that allows me to run a program with out having to install anything.

I eventually found Portable Apps. This is amazing. All you have to do is simply install it on your memorystick
using the Portable Apps platform and download some apps. The apps automatically run all the programs and features when you click on the icon. Unfortinatly the only programs you can use is the apps from the company. But it is sttill usefull.

I hope this helps you as much as it helped me.

Starwars On CMD

If you are board and you have nothing to do then try this out. You need to have Telnet enabled for this.
Open CMD and type telnet towel.blinklights.nl and hit enter. Now just enjoy.

New Pages and chats.

Hi everyone. I have added four new pages.

The Big Debate - This is where I will add a debate topic every Monday and anyone can join!

Projects - A list of all our projects.

Contact us - On this page you can contact us. Obviously.

The Social corner - A chatroom for anyone to join for free.

Is too much computing bad for you?

I always find that if I am on the computer too late at night and thinking hard then when I go to bed, my mind is still extreemly active and thoughts wizz through my head superfast. Ocasionly I play Unreal ( a shoot em up game) before bed. I get to sleep and I wake up in the middle of the night. I can not get back to sleep. The thoughts wiz through my head so fast that I actually am willing to run outside and scream at the top of my voice. The other thing that effects me is cravings. I went mad for an iPod touch a while ago and I had about 17 reacuring dreams about iPods ruling the world. I currently am desperate for a sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k and the other night I had a dream about a ZX Spectrum on Steroids. Scary. I would love to know what happens when you are on the computer for too long.

Please Comment, Ben.

Jquery UI

Greg( From The Geeks Classroom ) recently explained a new, simple concept to make your website a million times more interactive. jquery UI. This is a simple way to add draggable, droppable and even resizable windows. It is all very simple with the new on line builder and the awesome theme maker, There are loads of possibilities. I Suggest trying it. I am currently not an expert in it but I hope to add this fab feature to my new robotics website Xydapt

The State of ICT and Electronic teaching

As you know I am a passionate engineer and programmer. At my school I am very disappointed when I found what I would be learning. I found in ICT lessons we are not learning enough about using, programming and exploring computers. Unfortinatly that is classed as uni standard. Currently you will find that you only focus on Microsoft Office. Its a real shame. I suppose that you have to start from the very beginning as some of the other people arn't as well educated in ICT. For example I was in ICT yeasterday when another student asked me how to make a folder. I couldn't believe this. I thought it was the most obvious thing in the world. In ICT we are not learning general computer skills, we are learning Microsoft office skills instead. This is stupid as half the class don't know how to open Microsoft Office. Unfortinatly it is not their fault. The new Rasberry Pi is coming out soon ( For more info I suggest visiting The Geeks Classrook by Greg ) and I hope that will allow a lot more possobilities for children to learn programming.