Comments for Bryn's Blog http://brynjones.edublogs.org Hindsight is the Best Planning Tool Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:15:17 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on Whyalla – Signwriting Capital of the World? by brynjones http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-48 brynjones Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:15:17 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/#comment-48 Hi Jo Thanks for letting me know. Great to see old pubs being given new life. I'm writing this in the Heritage Hotel, Rockhampton http://www.theheritagehotel.com.au/and the Criterion Hotel just up the road is good too. Hi Jo
Thanks for letting me know. Great to see old pubs being given new life. I’m writing this in the Heritage Hotel, Rockhampton http://www.theheritagehotel.com.au/and the Criterion Hotel just up the road is good too.

]]> Comment on Whyalla – Signwriting Capital of the World? by Jo Queen http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Jo Queen Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:54:43 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/#comment-47 Hello Bryn, I am the daughter of the owner of The Whyalla Hotel. Yes, Joanne is correct the Hotel has been redeveloped. If you have and email address I can forward you photos of the property as it is now, known as The Playford Whyalla. Our website www.theplayford.com.au is being constructed. The next time you are in town please come and have a look. I'm sure you will be surprised and impressed with the elegant development, which has maintain the integrity of the building inside and out! Kind Regards Jo Queen Hello Bryn, I am the daughter of the owner of The Whyalla Hotel. Yes, Joanne is correct the Hotel has been redeveloped. If you have and email address I can forward you photos of the property as it is now, known as The Playford Whyalla. Our website http://www.theplayford.com.au is being constructed. The next time you are in town please come and have a look. I’m sure you will be surprised and impressed with the elegant development, which has maintain the integrity of the building inside and out!
Kind Regards
Jo Queen

]]> Comment on Whyalla – Signwriting Capital of the World? by Andy1st Great Barr Driving School http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Andy1st Great Barr Driving School Tue, 14 Jul 2009 01:11:15 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/#comment-42 Those are some groovy signs! Its a refreshing change from the everyday electric fireworks! I hope they aren't taken over too. I guess its mostly because of heritage reasons that they kept it all like this. Either that or retro is never out of style! Those are some groovy signs! Its a refreshing change from the everyday electric fireworks! I hope they aren’t taken over too. I guess its mostly because of heritage reasons that they kept it all like this. Either that or retro is never out of style!

]]> Comment on Whyalla – Signwriting Capital of the World? by Marc Wandtattoos http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Marc Wandtattoos Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:50:28 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/#comment-35 It looks like a wild west village. Very impressiv pictures. It looks like a wild west village. Very impressiv pictures.

]]> Comment on Whyalla – Signwriting Capital of the World? by brynjones http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-23 brynjones Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:56:53 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/#comment-23 Thanks for the update Joanne. It looked a bit sad when I was there. Whalla High School is now one of our customers so I might have an excuse to go back and check it out. Thanks for the update Joanne. It looked a bit sad when I was there.

Whalla High School is now one of our customers so I might have an excuse to go back and check it out.

]]> Comment on Whyalla – Signwriting Capital of the World? by Joanne http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Joanne Fri, 07 Nov 2008 10:32:54 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/27/whyalla-signwriting-capital-of-the-world/#comment-22 You'll be glad to hear that the Whyalla hotel in now being renovated. Pity you didn't get to the Bayview Hotel on the next corner it has even more original art deco features especially interior ones. You’ll be glad to hear that the Whyalla hotel in now being renovated. Pity you didn’t get to the Bayview Hotel on the next corner it has even more original art deco features especially interior ones.

]]> Comment on 8, 10 or 11 Things That Make a Difference by GaryB http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/06/11/8-10-or-11-things-that-make-a-difference/comment-page-1/#comment-11 GaryB Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:40:53 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/06/11/8-10-or-11-things-that-make-a-difference/#comment-11 IWBs? the research is suggesting the data projector makes the difference, the teacher at the front touching the wall mounted mouse/track pad seems to be small part of the innovation. all still depends on what is being done on the screen...much of what i have seen is re-hassh of previously attempted interactivity, which is still a 'learning task' and playing school..or just 'twee' genuine tasks building on prior experience and understanding seems to be the key... the other observation i am making( maybe it is the company i keep) is the number of innovators who also carry a mac! seem to be way over the odds .4% of audience are bloggers 4% of the market are mac OS 50% of the bloggers are macOS maybe that is the key... windows is just too hard!!! egf not intuitive requires high levels of abstract (non-creative?) and linear thinking to 'make' them work eg problem solving, programming etc...might also explain why robotics is a small niche as well...higher maths..chemistry... IWBs?

the research is suggesting the data projector makes the difference, the teacher at the front touching the wall mounted mouse/track pad seems to be small part of the innovation.

all still depends on what is being done on the screen…much of what i have seen is re-hassh of previously attempted interactivity, which is still a ‘learning task’ and playing school..or just ‘twee’

genuine tasks building on prior experience and understanding seems to be the key…

the other observation i am making( maybe it is the company i keep) is the number of innovators who also carry a mac!

seem to be way over the odds

.4% of audience are bloggers
4% of the market are mac OS
50% of the bloggers are macOS

maybe that is the key…

windows is just too hard!!!
egf not intuitive

requires high levels of abstract (non-creative?) and linear thinking to ‘make’ them work eg problem solving, programming etc…might also explain why robotics is a small niche as well…higher maths..chemistry…

]]> Comment on Testing NextG by brynjones http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/26/testing-nextg/comment-page-1/#comment-10 brynjones Sat, 28 Jul 2007 06:15:33 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/26/testing-nextg/#comment-10 Hi Paul Won't be at ECAWA unfortunately as we will be in QLD. The set up we have is standard except it didn't work on Macs until a month ago and the software is still in beta. Not too many bugs - mainly a need to restart after a sleep. I have the latest beta officialy supported by Telstra but it is still buggy. OK though. We have the wireless USB modem $299 with a 12 month plan minimum $35 a month but variable up and down at no cost and a 6db antenna 9$90) which gets a connection in the pale areas of the Telstra map. I'm now on an $85 plan providing 1GB a month with free stuff such as news and weather if you go via Bigpond website. Interestingly Second Life is amongst the things that don't count towards your traffic cost. Hi Paul

Won’t be at ECAWA unfortunately as we will be in QLD.

The set up we have is standard except it didn’t work on Macs until a month ago and the software is still in beta. Not too many bugs – mainly a need to restart after a sleep. I have the latest beta officialy supported by Telstra but it is still buggy. OK though.

We have the wireless USB modem $299 with a 12 month plan minimum $35 a month but variable up and down at no cost and a 6db antenna 9$90) which gets a connection in the pale areas of the Telstra map.

I’m now on an $85 plan providing 1GB a month with free stuff such as news and weather if you go via Bigpond website. Interestingly Second Life is amongst the things that don’t count towards your traffic cost.

]]> Comment on Testing NextG by Paul Reid http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/26/testing-nextg/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Paul Reid Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:19:34 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/26/testing-nextg/#comment-9 So cool Bryn. A bit more simple than Onno Benchop's satellite dish on the roof from his WAMUG posts a few years back. Missed you the day you were in DET a while back. If you are at ECAWA this year I'd love to see how you set this up. Loving Google Reader and Maps on the JasJam. Looks like you are on a fabulous adventure. Have fun ;-) A tad envious, Paul So cool Bryn. A bit more simple than Onno Benchop’s satellite dish on the roof from his WAMUG posts a few years back.

Missed you the day you were in DET a while back. If you are at ECAWA this year I’d love to see how you set this up. Loving Google Reader and Maps on the JasJam.

Looks like you are on a fabulous adventure. Have fun ;-)

A tad envious,
Paul

]]> Comment on Testing NextG by brynjones http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/26/testing-nextg/comment-page-1/#comment-8 brynjones Fri, 27 Jul 2007 12:45:19 +0000 http://brynjones.edublogs.org/2007/07/26/testing-nextg/#comment-8 Be nice if it was a bit warmer though! Be nice if it was a bit warmer though!

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