RIP Steve Jobs Published on October 6, 2011
Steve Jobs the co-founder of Apple has died (October 5, 2011).
A great visionary, marketeer and computer genius has left us.
Apple’s website (www.apple.com/stevejobs/) pays respect to their founding father with a message and an email-address so you people out there can share your thoughts, memories, and condolences: (rememberingsteve@apple.com)
To him and his legacy we bow with respect.
May you rest in peace.
Attending WordCamp Portugal Published on September 24, 2011
WordCamp Lisboa 2011 Published on August 31, 2011
WAI / W3C – WCAG 2.0 News about Accessibility guidelines Published on July 13, 2011
Dear WAI Interest Group Participants,
WAI is starting a WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force to develop more comprehensive guidance on evaluating web accessibility.
The Evaluation Task Force will develop an internationally harmonized methodology for evaluating websites’ conformance to WCAG 2.0. The methodology will provide provides a step-by-step procedure for evaluating websites, including guidance on sampling individual web pages, evaluating them according to WCAG 2.0, and aggregating the results into a conformance statement. To learn more about the scope of work and anticipated timeline, see the WCAG 2.0 Evaluation Methodology Task Force (Eval TF) Work Statement at: www.w3.org/WAI/ER/2011/eval/eval-tf
Nexus S is now extraTerrestrial – literally Published on July 11, 2011
SAMSUNG’S NEXUS S ABOARD NASA’S FINAL SHUTTLE
NASA has equipped a trio of SPHERES with a Nexus S by Google
smartphone to head to the International Space Station
Kennedy Space Center – July 8, 2011 — Samsung and Google™ today announced Nexus™ S, is aboard NASA’s final space shuttle. As a leader in technology and innovation, Samsung is pleased to be a part of this moment which will most certainly be marked in history.
Nexus S from Google is part of research that will equip small, free-flying satellites called Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) used by the astronauts to provide a broader range of capabilities and give better communication between land and sky. Nexus S is the first commercial smartphone certified by NASA to fly on the space shuttle and to be cleared for use on the International Space Station. The experiment will use the smartphone-enhanced SPHERES as remotely operated robots to conduct interior survey and inspections of the station, to capture mobile camera images and video, and to study how robots can support future human exploration.
