I've just published iTWire technology crossword (TechWords) number 2 and its theme is products from Apple Inc.
Future crosswords will often have a theme too, including: Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, IBM/Lotus, various computer languages (such as Java, Visual Basic, C#, LotusScript, who knows what else) and all sorts of other technology-related subjects, whatever appeals to me at the time.
Enjoy!
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Showing posts with label Technology. Show all posts
Sunday, July 27, 2008
Saturday, July 26, 2008
New TechWords Technology Crossword at iTWire
Do you like playing with words and spoken languages? I do, and even have a resources links page on my web site here (or mirror image backup site here).
Last year, I started blogging for Australian technology site iTWire -- see my list of articles at A Meaningful Look at Desktop & Enterprise Computing.
My latest contribution, possibly a world-first (but probably not, even if close to it) is TechWords Interactive Technology Crossword - No. 001 which looks like this:
What's a bit different about these crosswords is that their subject matter is largely technology (mostly IT-related subjects). And instead of having to print them to be solved offline, you can interact with the crossword, with the ability to request letter hints and word hints as well as being able to check your entries.
This is the first of a planned series of crosswords. Future editions, at least some of them, will be based around themes such a "Linux" or "Lotus Notes" or "Microsoft" and the like.
As an aside, I now have a very healthy respect for the makers of crosswords! It's much harder to devise meaningful clues than you would think. The cross-matching and interlinking of clues is a very painful process. I wouldn't have even attempted it without purchasing Crossword Forge from Sol Robots (thanks, Cortis Clark).
Why not skip over there right now and try your hand at iTWire TechWords Number 001?
Last year, I started blogging for Australian technology site iTWire -- see my list of articles at A Meaningful Look at Desktop & Enterprise Computing.
My latest contribution, possibly a world-first (but probably not, even if close to it) is TechWords Interactive Technology Crossword - No. 001 which looks like this:
What's a bit different about these crosswords is that their subject matter is largely technology (mostly IT-related subjects). And instead of having to print them to be solved offline, you can interact with the crossword, with the ability to request letter hints and word hints as well as being able to check your entries.
This is the first of a planned series of crosswords. Future editions, at least some of them, will be based around themes such a "Linux" or "Lotus Notes" or "Microsoft" and the like.
As an aside, I now have a very healthy respect for the makers of crosswords! It's much harder to devise meaningful clues than you would think. The cross-matching and interlinking of clues is a very painful process. I wouldn't have even attempted it without purchasing Crossword Forge from Sol Robots (thanks, Cortis Clark).
Why not skip over there right now and try your hand at iTWire TechWords Number 001?
Saturday, May 05, 2007
China powers on!
I haven't been to China since my last business trip there for IBM in 1991, but still follow its progress with fascination. Shanghai's landscape has been vastly altered since then, and it seems that the same is now happening in Beijing due to preparation for the 2008 Olympic Games.
With regard to China's technological advancement, a couple of reports are worth reading:
With regard to China's technological advancement, a couple of reports are worth reading:
- China’s 15 Year Science and Technology Plan - What Does It Mean To Spawn “Indigenous Innovation”? (by AeA - the American Electronics Association)
- The China market: Windows of opportunity (from INSEAD), with accompanying downloadable podcast and PDF report.
- Japanese business: Time to take the brake off? (with downloadable podcast)
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