An interesting collection of like minded individuals focused upon Web 2.0.

Last Thursday evening Siva invited me to a meeting of the like minded web users in Singapore. Our common bond is exploring the benefits of Web 2.0 technologies, particularly in education. There are some photographs recording the meeting attended by myself, Siva, Kenneth and others in Toa Payoh on the Thursday night during my trip to Singapore.

We were all discussing the possibilities associated with the benefits of Web 2.0 technologies in fields such as education and business. I gave a quick, albeit faltering, demo of Swickis. I think I was just too tired. Kevin introduced the group to the world of Jaikus.

We left the Toa Payoh Library meeting room at 9:00PM and adjourned to a nearby McDonald’s to continue the general discussion. We stayed on till about 11.00PM or so and then returned to our respective homes. I met a couple of gentlemen who had attended the University of Wollongong! Stay tuned for my post on that coincidence!

Just arrived in Singapore for Podcasting and Web 2.0 workshops at the MOE and NTU. 7th to 14th July.

I flew QANTAS and it actually wasn’t all that bad. Watched Groundhog Day again then watched The 300 in full. The flight was packed yet uneventful. While I waited at Sydney airport I went to that quiet area on the top floor. Found a comfortable seat near a power point and brainstormed some new ideas for the workshops on a blank word page. Came up with some good ideas and some stupid ones. Managed to recharge the iPod as well.

July 7th, 2007 ~ 07/07/07. How often does that happen?

I have wanted to do this for some time and at last my little project has a beginning. I have created technology tip sheets in the past and with this project I plan to bring them altogether in a single place. Anyway, the first few tips deal with finding files, searching the Internet and creating slideshows. Explore the tips here.

My web site has recently undergone a major revision. I had been constructing the revised web site using Apple’s iWeb software application however the actual web pages took an eternity to download. They looked absolutely brilliant but each page element did take an age to download. I tried two different web servers just to check. One in Hong Kong and the other in Melbourne. Each web page looked messy as it downloaded as well. It was a real pity.

I borrowed the style of the iWeb “Gazette” template and built this using Macromedia Dreamweaver and simple html. Nested tables. I did not wish to play around with style sheets too much at this point. Maybe later. I used Adobe Photoshop Elements to create all of the photo gallery pages. I love the way you can manage sites in Dreamweaver and make site wide changes. Excellent!