[ Wed 20 Oct, 2010; 12:00 to 18:00. ] Most people find information in videos easier and more fun than information on websites or text. Making a simple video isn’t as hard as you might think and there are some simple, free tools available with Ubuntu.

This training session will show you how to use an ordinary digital cam and some free editing tools [...]

I get asked this all the time, so here’s a quick reference. You change styles in Wordpress templates either by editing the CSS stylesheets for a template or the PHP templates themselves.
Before messing with a theme, you should create a ‘child’ theme — otherwise your changes may get overwritten next time you upgrade your installation. [...]

There’s a discussion of whether older people find ICT skills more difficult to acquire than younger people on a VCS research network I belong to. But I’m not sure it’s a skills issue as ‘older’ people are very well represented on social networking sites and can usually easily learn the skills.
The issue is motivation — [...]

I was very touched by Sarah’s post for Ada Lovelace day in which Fossbox got a mention. I also have very fond memories of PRADSA — I really miss this regular opportunity to discuss technology in a wider framework of social action.
Weren’t we going to organise a women’s event to keep the energy going? It’s [...]

Today is a celebration of women in technology, Ada Lovelace Day and a day to blog about women who inspire us in science, technology and engineering.
I found it so hard to choose, so I’m going to acknowledge all the Ubuntu women all over the world. I also want to give a mention to Rachel [...]

The government is reviewing broadband provision — your chance to help make sure that broadband provision is in the public interest with a range of different providers available: More info here

— Attendees at the Workshop

Yesterday’s training session was very enjoyable — thanks to Tracy from The Evelyn Oldfield Unit for organising the workshop and thanks to everyone who came — it was a pleasure!
I also learned a great deal about the barriers smaller organisations and their users may face when considering using social media [...]

Round up of innovative projects in the USA using mobile devices for educational purposes: http://tinyurl.com/ybg6qsj

Time to get back on the bike, originally uploaded by fossbox.

We had a great day at the International Women’s Day Bike Ride organised by the London Cycling Campaign. At was absolutely freezing but a beautiful sunny day. After a couple of hours we were stiff from the cold but it was really great to be [...]

EU Project on social and e-inclusion two-day workshop in Amsterdam: http://tinyurl.com/ygbrmmw