Really nice tunes at the Ennis trad festival.
[podcast]https://audioboom.com/posts/5279871.mp3[/podcast]
A skype chat with Nicky Kealy discussing and exploring some of the latest tech news and events.
[podcast]http://www.digitaldarragh.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/10-october-2016.mp3[/podcast]
There is a lot happening in the tech world at the moment. Some good, some not so good and some that’s just very interesting.
In this podcast we discuss:
- Satya Nadella, the CEO of Microsoft visited the ST. Patrick’s campus of DCU where I work a week ago. I got to speak to him briefly about accessibility and inclusion in education.
- Elon Musk thinks we’ll be in mars by 2022. Do you agree? Is he a visionary or a mad man? All his efferts seem to be connected to autonomy and sustainable power so here’s hoping.Another organization Mars one thinks we’ll be ready by 2027. What do you think?
- Speaking of self driving cars, we discuss the potential assistive technology requirements of a blind person using a self driving car.
- Facebook’s Mark Zukkerburg was live for about half an hour yesterday while he was preparing dinner. Yet he had eighty three to eighty six thousand viewers. Why! How!
- We discuss augmented reality and AI. Where could it be in 5 years.
Listen to this tech review with special guest Nicky Kealy.
Thanks to my special guest Nicky Kealy for helping with this podcast.
thinking back on the discussion with Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft
Yesterday I had the privlidge of speaking to Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft. I mentioned the recent improvements in relation to Microsoft accessibility but stressed there is a lot more to do.
[podcast]https://audioboom.com/boos/5133714-thinking-back-on-the-discussion-with-satya-nadella-the-ceo-of-microsoft.mp3[/podcast]
thinking back on the discussion with Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft
Yesterday I had the privlidge of speaking to Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft. I mentioned the recent improvements in relation to Microsoft accessibility but stressed there is a lot more to do.
[podcast]https://audioboom.com/posts/5133714-thinking-back-on-the-discussion-with-satya-nadella-the-ceo-of-microsoft.mp3[/podcast]
thinking back on the discussion with Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft
Yesterday I had the privlidge of speaking to Satya Nadella the CEO of Microsoft. I mentioned the recent improvements in relation to Microsoft accessibility but stressed there is a lot more to do.
[podcast]https://audioboom.com/posts/5133714.mp3[/podcast]
Henries Holy Mess
Sitting out on my deck on a lovely Monday evening, I was joined by a good friend for a few #tunes. She found the notes for this on a website and after some tinkering and messing, here’s what we came up with. My #pipes are a bit sharp and we only learned this about three minutes before but it’s quite a nice tune.
[podcast]https://audioboom.com/posts/4988121-henries-holy-mess.mp3[/podcast]
Henries Holy Mess
Sitting out on my deck on a lovely Monday evening, I was joined by a good friend for a few #tunes. She found the notes for this on a website and after some tinkering and messing, here’s what we came up with. My #pipes are a bit sharp and we only learned this about three minutes before but it’s quite a nice tune.
[podcast]https://audioboom.com/boos/4988121-henries-holy-mess.mp3[/podcast]
Henries Holy Mess
Sitting out on my deck on a lovely Monday evening, I was joined by a good friend for a few #tunes. She found the notes for this on a website and after some tinkering and messing, here's what we came up with. My #pipes are a bit sharp and we only learned this about three minutes before but it's quite a nice tune.
[podcast]https://audioboom.com/posts/4988121.mp3[/podcast]
Rían’s Christening
We are christening our son Rían today.
Yes. We’re a bit late. He was born ten months ago.
IT’s not all our fault though. Since getting Méabh Christened two short years ago, our local church has created a maze of red tape to get through before they would let us finally arrange a date. Then, of course. With completing major work on the house back in December and January, we were a bit distracted at the start of the year.
Rían is coming along great though. He’s cruising around furniture and walking independently with anything he can push around the floor. Chairs, the dog, toys. He’s using everything to stay upright the cutest is when he props up against the dog food for large breeds bag and it towers over him!
Like with Méabh before her Christening, I took Rían out of the house this morning to have a word with him. It was the usual kind of thing. Try to be good today, don’t pull anyone’s eyes out, try not to scream too much. I think he understood. Well, I’ll assume that’s what the repeated head-butts meant.
So to everyone reading this blog who is coming, I hope you have a very enjoyable day.
Baby wearing
Baby wearing is basically caring a baby or toddler in a sling or more accurately, a carrier. Being Blind, I can’t use a buggy. It probably wouldn’t end well for me. IF I pushed it in front of me, the dog wouldn’t be able to see where I was going as of course, the buggy would obstruct his view to the right. Pulling a buggy behind is possible but not particularly comfortable in my opinion. It wouldn’t be all that safe for someone like me as well as I tend to walk quite fast. Also not all the crossing points in the areas that I live and work in are dished so there can be quite a large step between the road and the path. This can pose a bit of a challenge when pulling a buggy behind you.
Slings come in all shapes and sizes. Woven, buckle and combinations of the two are the most popular. I tend to prefer vuckles for convenience but in my opinion, wovens are certainly more comfortable for long walks.
Carriers or slings depending on who you’re talking to are all about personal preference and taste. I was lucky enough to know some people who got me started. Then I got talking to people who specialized in consulting on the best slings for each person. These baby wearing consultants as they are called are a great resource to teach you how to comfortably and quickly get the baby up into the sling. This might sound easy but depending on the size of the baby and the position you want to cary them in, it can be quite difficult to figure this out independently. Especially if you cant see the various instructional videos on Youtube.
There are other much better sources to learn about baby wearing so I won’t go into much more detail than that but if you have any questions please let me know. I’d be more than happy to help if I can.
The below video shows me carying two babies. One two year old toddler on my back and one eight month old baby on my front.