Monthly Archives: February 2011
Wk9: The Hardest Button to Button – Reinventing the keyboard.
In the last decade, almost everything we’ve known about computers has changed. But the humble keyboard remains pretty much the same (and in some ways worse). Maybe it’s time to have a think about it from scratch. – The layout of a keyboard has pretty much stayed steady from typewriter days. Big tall buttons in […]
Wk8: The Spotify Jukebox Idea
Spotify launched in a flurry in Europe in 2008. Already people are ripping off the idea (Music Unlimited anyone?). But at it’s heart, Spotify is cloud computing at it’s purest. It has hit many burdens on it’s bumpy rise, but if they can smash through those walls, there is so much potential. One idea I […]
Setlist: 18/02/2011
Danny Yau and Casey Atkins 18/02/2011 Petersham Bowling Club 1. The Bedford Arms * 2. Adventure! * 3. I Just Wanna See You * 4. I’ll Show You My City * 5. Last Time Around 6. As Lonely As Me 7. Wish You Were In Love 8. The Body 9. Joni Mitchell’s Blue 10. Can […]
Wk7: The real second life – Digital data after you die.
Much like pop music in the 60s, no one was quite sure how long this internet fad would last when it started. Now – as we live our most of our lives online – there are big questions to be asked. The biggest one is this: What happens to all our digital data once we […]
Liner Notes: The Reservations- Last Impressions
Last Impressions is the first album by the Reservations. It was produced by Michael Carpenter. The initial sessions were recorded in Kings Rd, but the record was finished (and probably the bulk of the recording was done) at the newer Love Hz studios in Leichhardt. It was released on October 11, 2004 – my 24th […]
Wk6: Reading Up on Digital Text
The digital age has changed the way we perceive the world on all levels – especially the small ones. In recent years, the rise of live updating (or live-blogging) using tech like Twitter has become the fashion. But isn’t it all a little, um, upside down? Take Gizmodo’s recent Verizon iPhone live blogging event (link). […]
Setlist: 03/02/2011
Danny Yau (solo) 03/02/2011 – Excelsior, Surry Hills 1. The Bedford Arms 2. Done With Love 3. Adventure! 4. I Just Wanna See You 5. Victoria I 6. I’ll Show You My City 7. Irreplaceable (Beyonce cover) 8. The Body 9. Find the Sea 10. It’s Time To Go You can download “The Body”, free, […]
Wk5: I Want My D2C – how can instant TV work?
I agree with Michelle Griffin in her recent SMH article (link) that suggests Australians are third class citizen when it comes to digital consumption. Amongst the many great points she makes, she suggests that people download so they don’t have to avoid the internet for months. How could you avoid revelations in Mad Men or […]
