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Kate Russell
UK
Tech journalist & website finder
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Link to incriminating evidence (a.k.a. Lave Radio podcast with Fozza) Continue reading
Posted Jun 8, 2013 at Mostly Harmless Book
This episode of Slough Radio 4242 was brought to you by Stoke Poges Industries and the Slough Observers. Special thanks for sound effects to Freesound.org and Lisnmusic. Music : Shiny Tech by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Continue reading
Posted May 27, 2013 at Mostly Harmless Book
jeeze, you actually read the T&C?? I guess I need to edit my C&P (copy and paste) a bit more from my other website :P In the mean time feel free to links away :P
This episode of Slough Radio 4242 was brought to you by Stoke Poges Industries and the Slough Observers. Special thanks for sound effects to Freesound.org and Lisnmusic. Music : Shiny Tech by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Continue reading
Posted Apr 20, 2013 at Mostly Harmless Book
I will no longer be posting here, though I will leave it live for a few months while the content is still relevent... PLease head to my new blog Working the Cloud instead. Thanks Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at My Web Daily
I wish I had the time/resources to do something that awesome :)
With thanks to Spacial Katana for the awesome background and John Ferguson for rescuing me from having to wrestle the greenscreen into submission last night! ... This first report from the recently back online 'Slough Orbital information vid-link' hints at the world in which Cdr. Angel Rose lives (although she... Continue reading
Posted Apr 1, 2013 at Mostly Harmless Book
Good morning travellers, traders and Commanders. I hope you are enjoying the view from Slough orbit and apologies once again for the delay in this Space Station being open for visitors. We are still working hard to get the video comm-link online so we can start broadcasting news updates from... Continue reading
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Mostly Harmless Book
This of you who followed the Kickstarter campaign will have already seen these, but in case you are new to Slough (in which case welcome!) here they are in all thier glory! ORIGINAL TEASER TRAILER Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2013 at Mostly Harmless Book
Welcome to Mostly Harmless Headquarters... We are just in the process of setting up the space station and making it ready for visitors so I'm afraid you will have to remain in orbit around Slough for a little while longer. While you wait why not tune in to LAVE RADIO... Continue reading
Posted Mar 3, 2013 at Mostly Harmless Book
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I've had quite a few enquiries about whether my book Working the Cloud will be available to buy in time for Christmas - which sadly it won't. But if you would like to buy it for someone as a gift I'm offering to send a personalised digital card to the... Continue reading
Posted Dec 11, 2012 at My Web Daily
I'm lucky enough to be heading out to Azerbaijan for the Internet Governance Forum next week to chair a discussion for Nominet about how we ensure the future of creative content online. You can find out more about the discussion and the event here. It's going to be a really... Continue reading
Posted Oct 30, 2012 at My Web Daily
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Those of you who follow me on Twitter might remember that I visited Meridian Radio back in September, taking part in Stephen Hadley's 2-hour long Sunday morning show broadcast online and to patients, staff and visitors at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Woolwich. While I was there I also visited... Continue reading
Posted Oct 27, 2012 at My Web Daily
In a little under 12 hours as I write this post, one of the most exciting celestial missions will come to a dramatic climax. At 10:31pm PDT (6:31am in the UK) Mars Curiosity Rover will crash through the Martian atmosphere, in an event experts are dubbing "7 minutes of terror".... Continue reading
Posted Aug 5, 2012 at My Web Daily
[View the story "Working the Cloud" on Storify] Working the Cloud From idea to actual, my first book - Working the Cloud: the ultimate guide to making the Internet work for your business. Out Feb 2013, published by Crimson. Storified by Kate Russell · Sun, Aug 05 2012 03:15:43 Coming... Continue reading
Posted Aug 5, 2012 at My Web Daily
I appreciate your concern but if you notice my post says I am just packing up FROM my weekend away at a festival, as in I have been away but no longer am, which is of no use to a potential burglar! Also, I am taking a further holiday 'from writing this blog'.... I am not going anywhere, and if I was of course I wouldn't publish it online.. :)
I am taking a holiday... shocking I know! As those who follow me on twitter know, today I am packing up from my weekend at Nova Festival and now I need to get stuck in and make a serious dent on writing my book!! So I have decided to take... Continue reading
Posted Jul 9, 2012 at My Web Daily
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of human space flight this year a documentary was published on Youtube, recreating Yuri Gagarin's first spaceflight using cameras and astronauts on the ISS. Check out firstorbit.org for more information, or just sit back and watch the embedded movie here (it's going to be good for... Continue reading
Posted Jul 6, 2012 at My Web Daily
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We don't get much summer here in the UK, but take advantage when the weather allows and get outside to do some gardening. MyFolia is a social gardening tool that helps you get organised by tracking what you’ve planted and what jobs need doing to keep your flowers flourishing, and... Continue reading
Posted Jul 5, 2012 at My Web Daily
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There is something so peaceful about gazing up into the heavens at night – but actually the sky is littered with excitement & intrigue – and this software package helps you to unravel the clues left by the Universe. Star gazers with a curiosity about the universe can download a... Continue reading
Posted Jul 4, 2012 at My Web Daily
Historvius.com is a fine example of integrating maps & social aspects to bring history to life on the web. You can search in a number of ways, including date, location or even historic figure. If you can’t get there in person there’s a satellite view to give you a tester... Continue reading
Posted Jul 3, 2012 at My Web Daily
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Spin the bottle is no fun on your own. So why not play spin the android instead with A World of Photo. This is a free worldwide multiplayer social game… which is a lot of marketing-type words to describe an app that’s a lot of fun. Spin your handset on... Continue reading
Posted Jul 2, 2012 at My Web Daily
To round off the week of Teacher Resources (which you can review if you check all the posts under EDUCATION on this site) I'd like to show you another resource I came across while at the Sunday Times Education Festival last weekend. O2 Learn is a place where teachers &... Continue reading
Posted Jul 1, 2012 at My Web Daily
Something slightly different in my teacher resources week today - Skype in the Classroom. I met the guy who heads up this division of Skype at an event recently, and also spoke to an explorer who Skypes into classrooms from wierd & wonderful places, like the Everest base camp station... Continue reading
Posted Jun 30, 2012 at My Web Daily