Smiffy's Place: posts from February, 2009 http://smiffysplace.com/2009-02 RSS Feed for Smiffy's Place: posts from February, 2009 en (C) Copyright 2001-2010 Matthew Steven Smith All Rights Reserved Matthew Smith @smiffytech - The Twitter and I http://smiffysplace.com/at-smiffytech-the-twitter-and-i Smiffy has joined the Twitter crowd. Twitter is a powerful social networking tool, not the silly gimmick that first impressions might make it. Matthew Smith 2009-02-26+09:30 Personal;Social Networking;Technical;blogging;social media;social networking;social networks Max Design CSS and Accessibility workshop series - May 2009 http://smiffysplace.com/max-design-css-and-accessibility-workshop-series-may-2009 A hands-on workshop with accessibility expert, Roger Hudson, and CSS expert,Russ Weakley being run in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane. Matthew Smith 2009-02-23+09:30 Accessibility;adaptability Ada Lovelace Day - Women in Technology Whom I Admire http://smiffysplace.com/ada-lovelace-day-women-in-technology-whom-i-admire It started with - I will publish a blog post on Tuesday 24th March about a woman in technology whom I admire but only if 1,000 other people will do the same. - These are my nominations. Matthew Smith 2009-02-07+09:30 ALD09post;AdaLovelaceDay09;Social Inclusion;Software;Technical;computing;female;technical;technology;woman;women The Solstice Clock - Part 3 http://smiffysplace.com/the-solstice-clock-part-3 What is a clock? What is a calendar? How can one do the job of the other? In this series of articles, Smiffy describes a project in which an everyday quartz clock is converted into a solar calendar - the Solstice Clock. Part 3 presents the circuit schematic and board layout of the prototype Solstice Clock. Matthew Smith 2009-02-04+09:30 Autumn;Autumnal;CMOS;Fall;Flash;Microcontrollers;Moon;Seasons;Software;Solstice;Spring;Summer;Technical;Vernal;Winter;astrolabe;calendar;digital;embedded;equinox;equinoxes;hora;horologia;horologium;horology;hour;kalendar;logic;lunar;microcontroller;microprocessor;moonphase;solstices;time;timekeeping;year The Solstice Clock - Part 2 http://smiffysplace.com/the-solstice-clock-part-2 What is a clock? What is a calendar? How can one do the job of the other? In this series of articles, Smiffy describes a project in which an everyday quartz clock is converted into a solar calendar - the Solstice Clock. Part 2 tells of a simplification of the original concept, more things that the clock can do, and choosing a microcontroller and clock crystal to drive it. Matthew Smith 2009-02-03+09:30 Autumn;Autumnal;CMOS;Fall;Flash;Microcontrollers;Moon;Seasons;Software;Solstice;Spring;Summer;Technical;Vernal;Winter;astrolabe;calendar;digital;embedded;equinox;equinoxes;hora;horologia;horologium;horology;hour;kalendar;logic;lunar;microcontroller;microprocessor;moonphase;solstices;time;timekeeping;year