What are you guys doing right NOW??? ;)

[pahyu]

wishing i was sleeping instead of tapping

 

[Richard Brown]

I'm slowly working through the forum messages, after a very poor night's sleep.

My intention is to write a long post about the Olympics, as well as posting some before photos of Geenwich Park. As a consequence, I'm tapping this out on the plug in keyboard, which is better than the touch screen board.

BTW, I used to detest the expression "hit the keyboard". Did this brainwash users into PC abuse? LOL

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[scifan57]

Taking photos of all that's left of two houses that were torn down yesterday and today.





It's a shame that in our society everything is now treated as disposable,even houses. At one time,most of the lumber would have been salvaged.

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Searching for a kernel of truth.

AA

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[AdmiralAdama]

Wishing I had some sourdough bread for my raspberry jam.

AA

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[skimonkey]

At airport, trying to not get sneezed or coughed on by people who apparently have never been taught hygiene or manners.

That really annoys me also, kaykaykay!

 

[skimonkey]

I'm trying out a new app called Chirp.

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Ne'er heard of that app, Hayes. Do you like it?

 

[Richard Brown]

Watching very exciting rowing at Eaton.

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[Kaykaykay]

That really annoys me also, kaykaykay!

Good to know it's not just me. I try to dodge, but my reflexes aren't good enough to anticipate.

 

[stranding]

Ne'er heard of that app, Hayes. Do you like it?

Hayes will no doubt tell us in a bit but think it might be one for identifying bird songs, probably the European ones. Looks a good way to get to know them, something I should be much better at.

Just spotted that there are US & Canada versions too.

Edit: just bought "Birds UK" app. It's great. Each bird has good photos, good info, plus the call. The herring gull sounds just like it does on the coast. Or on that "Desert Island"!

 

[AdmiralAdama]

Watching UK TV series "Luther" now available in Canada.
AA

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[HKWrite12]

Hayes will no doubt tell us in a bit but think it might be one for identifying bird songs, probably the European ones. Looks a good way to get to know them, something I should be much better at.

Just spotted that there are US & Canada versions too.

Edit: just bought "Birds UK" app. It's great. Each bird has good photos, good info, plus the call. The herring gull sounds just like it does on the coast. Or on that "Desert Island"!

Watching batman 1989

 

[spencerrcb]

Got my new iPad today so I am reading and getting to know it. First Apple system since the Mac Plus. I am 99% sure that my new computer system will be an iMac due to the fun and easy learning with the iPad.

 

[Hayles66]

Hee hee. No, it isn't to do with real birds although I do have that uk birds app Stranding. Gizmodo thinks this is going to be huge in the future. Here's some blurb about it.

A new Apple iOS app that transmits data via "virtual birdsong" is making file sharing between smart devices easier than ever. "Chirp" is the brainchild of Animal Systems, a company started by researchers in the Computer Science Department at the University College of London.

Essentially, the app emits a two-second noise that sounds as if it were made by a robotic bird. The noise indicates that an instant download is being received from a trusted source.

App Uses Sound to Transfer Data

To send a chirp, an individual simply activates the app from their smartphone and selects the desired recipients.

Next, the user chooses a file to send (a stored file or even a newly-taken photograph) and pushes a big yellow button. The chirp is instantly sent out to a worldwide audience.

The ability of the recipient to push his or her own big yellow button and forward the received file to a new list of contacts makes Chirp the fastest way possible for a file to go viral.

The data itself does not travel via the sound. Rather, the chirp contains two proprietary protocols (an audio protocol and a network protocol).

Basically, the app first uploads the content to the cloud, then creates a unique code for the content and converts that code into sound. The sound is received by the recipient's app, which decodes it. (Source: computerworld.com)

Another feature: users can start a chirp offline. The next time the device connects to the Internet, the content begins to download automatically.

It works really well. However my daughter loves the oscilloscope on it and they can check out their soundwaves when they speak into the phone.

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[stranding]

Hee hee. No, it isn't to do with real birds although I do have that uk birds app Stranding. Gizmodo thinks this is going to be huge in the future. Here's some blurb about it.

A new Apple iOS app that transmits data via "virtual birdsong" is making file sharing between smart devices easier than ever. "Chirp" is the brainchild of Animal Systems, a company started by researchers in the Computer Science Department at the University College of London.

Essentially, the app emits a two-second noise that sounds as if it were made by a robotic bird. The noise indicates that an instant download is being received from a trusted source.

App Uses Sound to Transfer Data

To send a chirp, an individual simply activates the app from their smartphone and selects the desired recipients.

Next, the user chooses a file to send (a stored file or even a newly-taken photograph) and pushes a big yellow button. The chirp is instantly sent out to a worldwide audience.

The ability of the recipient to push his or her own big yellow button and forward the received file to a new list of contacts makes Chirp the fastest way possible for a file to go viral.

The data itself does not travel via the sound. Rather, the chirp contains two proprietary protocols (an audio protocol and a network protocol).

Basically, the app first uploads the content to the cloud, then creates a unique code for the content and converts that code into sound. The sound is received by the recipient's app, which decodes it. (Source: computerworld.com)

Another feature: users can start a chirp offline. The next time the device connects to the Internet, the content begins to download automatically.

It works really well. However my daughter loves the oscilloscope on it and they can check out their soundwaves when they speak into the phone.

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Haaaaa! Got that completely wrong- chirped at the post?

I stand guilty of sending folk up the garden path.

But it means I discovered a great app so I don't care