Someone has started a Wiki with details of how you can get pre-paid Data SIMs for different countries, which pretty useful if you want to travel with your 3G iPad.
It still feels a little tricky as a process, but I would think in a year or so you’ll be able to buy one on arrival at a country, and fill it up with your credit card… which would make a lot of sense. Of course the operators won’t like their loss of data roaming charges, but it will have to happen at some point.
I try to keep a look out for TED Talks which the boys might like. This one from 2008 on the Mars Rovers is nice in that it shows how science and engineering can be cool.
Found a link to “I write like” on Twitter, which takes an example of something you’ve written and by statistical comparison comes up with name of a famous author who used similar words or style.
I just did it with a recent post from simoncoles.org and one from elnblog.org and they both came up with David Foster Wallace. Never heard of him before but I’ve just Amazon’d and will see what I think!
David Foster Wallace
I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!
I first saw this at a Usability Conference this year, it has now been updated most amusingly.
First watch the video.
Then check out this article on The Register for more detail.
“The main finding is that knowing that unexpected events might occur doesn’t prevent you from missing unexpected events,”
I think I’ve set this blog up so you can get updates via email. It will only go out once a day but it might be a better user experience than the Subscribe2 plugin….
