Bristol Day - A new BANK HOLDAY
May 22, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Bristol , 1 comment so far
There are no bank holidays between August and Christmas, so let’s support Bristol Day, a city-wide day off on the last Monday in October.
Sign up to give your employees a day off at Pledge Bank. Or if you aren’t in a position to actually give the day off - join the Facebook group instead to show your support.
Expert Debate Panorama Wi-Fi Dangers
May 21, 2007 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : Digital Challenge , add a commentTonight’s BBC Panorama programme will call for research into the potential dangers of Wi-Fi. Researchers claim to have found the maximum signal strength one metre from a wi-fi-enabled laptop in a classroom in Norwich was three times that measured 100 metres away from a mobile phone mast nearby.
However, The Guardian carries a report rejecting the investigation as “grossly unscientific” and a “scare story”. The Guardian suggests that scientists generally believe that Wi-Fi ought to be safer than mobile phone radiation because Wi-Fi devices transmit over shorter distances and so can operate at lower power. The Health Protection Agency says a person sitting within a Wi-Fi hotspot for a year receives the same dose of radio waves as a person using a mobile phone for 20 minutes.
This is sure to be an emotive issue for some parents, students and teachers. This Bristol blog is inviting teaschers and others to share their views.
If you missed the programme you can watch again here
The Momentum Group (is back)
May 20, 2007 Posted by Stephen Hilton in : Digital Challenge , add a commentEVENT REMINDER
CONNECTING BRISTOL
BRISTOL MOMENTUM GROUP
23rd May, 5-7pm, Watershed
The Momentum Group is an open meeting for anyone who is interested in shaping the digital future of Bristol and the city region. At this meeting you will be able to:
- Quiz Stephen Dodson, the Digital Challenge Director at Department of Communities & Local Government on the future of the Digital Challenge and Inclusion Network
- Learn how Connecting Bristol is working at a national level with other members of “the DC!0″
- Hear about Connecting Bristol’s ongoing work on Digital Environment, Slivers of Time, Digital Switchover and the Wireless City
- Volunteer to work with us on forthcoming major European bids
- Shape thinking about the ongoing role of Connecting Bristol – informal network or Digital Development Agency, what’s useful to you?
- Share your news on digital developments
No need to RSVP. We look forward to seeing you there.
Linux Boot Camp
May 14, 2007 Posted by Clare in : Digital Challenge, Computer science, Bristol, Learning , add a commentUWE Linux Boot Camp, 25th-27th July 2007
Ever needed to get more out of your computer and gadgets? Have you wanted to knowmore about Linux, open source software or get in touch with your inner geek? If so then the UWE Linux Boot Camp is for you.
The event, open to people who are studying for or have recently done A levels, will involve two and half days of practical workshops exploring many aspects of modern technology and explaining the use of free, open source software.
For further information please email: craig.duffy@uwe .ac.uk
Craig Duffy, School of Electrical and Computer Engineering
