Mobiles - i see teach

Repairing gadgets

October 25, 2011 - 17:48 | Mobiles, Personal

My stepson turns 17 this week. The economic climate dictates it might not be his best haul of presents. To his credit, he has asked for things to be repaired. My experience of sourcing the cheapest way to get these repairs done is why I am writing. Items: Sony PS3 iPod Touch 2nd Generation iPod Classic 5th Generation The PS3 repair filled me with dread. When he bought it we had to get a total of three new ones under warranty because the blue-ray player did not work. This was the same. The disk could not be read. I used http://gumtree.com to locate a local repair man. I rang Danny on a mobile number (FYI: 07508 698 845, he … Continue reading →

email on my mobile no more

June 23, 2011 - 08:15 | Mobiles

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My mobile is a vital part of my working life from dawn till dusk. Until recently I was able to integrate my school email into the native mail client. This meant I was able to respond to mail no matter where I was. In my role with responsibility for ICT across the school this was very helpful because I could assist colleagues as quickly as my schedule would allow. It also meant that, from my mobile, I could send colleagues articles and websites (found via twitter and my RSS reader) pertaining to their subject. Last Friday, my mailbox was migrated to Microsfot Exchange 2010 from 2003. The increased security controls of the Outlook Web Access client meant that policy could … Continue reading →

I kindle miPad

May 2, 2011 - 17:24 | Mobiles, Personal

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I have a kindle reader and an iPad with kindle app installed. I like both but don’t use my kindle much. A few of my colleagues have adopted the kindle with gusto, finding the price and the aesthetic and the new method of this reading platform appealing. I bought a book t’other day and have read it only on the iPad over the bank holiday weekend. It has been a pleasure. I turned the brightness settings down and the background to ivory rather than white to make it easier on the eye. With these settings it has been ideal for me to read in bed, indoors or in the sunny garden (with brightness turned up to max). All good in … Continue reading →

19/365 Google Nexus One

January 19, 2010 - 09:37 | Google, Mobiles

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One of my students received his Google Nexus One last night. Had a quick play and I am amazed at the speed of browsing – pages opening in three seconds on 3G. Camera with flash (double flash – red-eye) is excellent with ability to record directly to YouTube although this requires WiFi unlike the Qik app. Really nice size and weight, not dissimilar to iPhone. I'm very impressed and will be saving up to buy one if I cannot overcome my child-like gadget impulsion by the time my contract runs out later this year. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from daibarnes’s posterous

Teacher toolkit 6/365

January 6, 2010 - 10:02 | elearning, Mobiles