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Payne's Take http://paynestake.com any data from any device emailed in posterous.com Tue, 17 Apr 2012 02:31:13 -0700 Has the Vodafone MiFi come of age? http://paynestake.com/has-the-vodafone-mifi-come-of-age http://paynestake.com/has-the-vodafone-mifi-come-of-age

I have just got back from a few days working in Austria and waiting for me at home were a couple of Vodafone branded parcels.

While I was abroad I had the luxury of leaving my mobile phone switched to roaming as this year Vodafone have kindly offered to sponsor my data. This was a really big deal and it was a weird feeling not having to worry about data costs but also seeing the text messages pop through telling me how much the data was going to be. I have been told to use the phone as normal so my usage can be measured and the modern needs of the travelling data user can be monitored.

I'll save the details for a proper blog post on this, suffice to say I was comforted by the knowledge that should I not be using any heavy data, the background data that trickles out of smartphones was more affordable than I thought. But as you know I am a heavy data user and am looking forward to seeing some figures at the end of the year.

So, disclaimer out of the way, I'm happy to see that Vodafone are finally offering a pay as you go MiFi option and am looking forward to reviewing the Vodafone Mobile Wi-Fi R205 to see if it's a major improvement on the last version.

A full review will no doubt be linked off http://Documentally.com and for more info on this PAYG offering check out http://Vodafone.co.uk

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1266517/Docu-Avatar.png http://posterous.com/users/15VJxQVE9bP Documentally Documentally Documentally Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:38:27 -0700 A Podcast Exhibit Looks Like This. #1984 http://paynestake.com/a-podcast-exhibit-looks-like-this-1984 http://paynestake.com/a-podcast-exhibit-looks-like-this-1984

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An Orwell inspired podcast I recorded with Dr John Perivolaris is playing on an interesting looking Muji CD player at a Salford gallery. It's a part of of an Exhibition entitles '1984 Looks Like This' by Documentary Photographer David Dunnico. It opened at Salford Museum and art gallery on the 17th of March and will run until the 1st of July.

More info here.. http://services.salford.gov.uk/events/viewevent.asp?id=4985

A5 podcast caption.pdf Download this file

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1266517/Docu-Avatar.png http://posterous.com/users/15VJxQVE9bP Documentally Documentally Documentally Mon, 19 Mar 2012 03:00:00 -0700 Delkin Wingman HD waterproof action camera http://paynestake.com/delkin-wingman-hd-waterproof-action-camera http://paynestake.com/delkin-wingman-hd-waterproof-action-camera

Just took delivery of a demo unit of the Delkin Devices waterproof action camera.

I met the guys at Focus on imaging and they were kind enough to send me this for review.

It has a few features lacking from the standard HD Hero. I'll blog more and post some footage when I've had a play.

More info.. http://delkin.com/i-7579051-wingmanhd-3oz-waterproof-action-camera.html

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The meal arrived and nobody knew what it was.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1266517/Docu-Avatar.png http://posterous.com/users/15VJxQVE9bP Documentally Documentally Documentally Wed, 07 Mar 2012 07:40:59 -0800 The highlight of my afternoon at #ftmedia12 was @Jbernoff http://paynestake.com/the-highlight-of-my-afternoon-at-ftmedia12-wa http://paynestake.com/the-highlight-of-my-afternoon-at-ftmedia12-wa

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I was most impressed with his focus on user privacy. He has also convinced me to get in and get editing. To be a part of the Wikipedia community.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1266517/Docu-Avatar.png http://posterous.com/users/15VJxQVE9bP Documentally Documentally Documentally Wed, 07 Mar 2012 01:32:00 -0800 At #ftmedia12 and @Jimmy_Wales asks "What is Free Access?" http://paynestake.com/at-ftmedia-and-jimmywales-asks-what-is-free-a http://paynestake.com/at-ftmedia-and-jimmywales-asks-what-is-free-a

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Nice wifi set up.. Just a password and no pain in the bum login screen. Fast too..

I have a cabaret style table at the front with @Stedavies @RMcathy

The Doors and Riders on the Storm is the background music. I wonder what that means?

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My FitBit still has no idea I've eaten half a bar of £1 chocolate.

I'm embarrassed to tell it.

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Maybe it's a control thing.
There's a door between you and someone you love and there are strangers you have to trust probing, testing, photographing.

My Gran is having a chest X-ray and I feel unusually helpless.

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I had some last minute work come in today. I know it's Sunday, but freelancers can't be choosy and this is something ever so slightly different to what I normally do so i thought.. Why not?

I'm working under the umbrella of Amplified which in itself is not unusual, after all I covered an environmentally themed arts conference (Tippingpoint) this week. No, this is amplification work, but rather than on location interviewing and sharing my surroundings.. This is all about raising awareness of an initiative being run by EON (http://eon-innovation.com). It's all based around a TV show on channel 4 entitled Home Of The Future.

I trust Amplified, they do good stuff. But rather than just accept a client as large as EON my self and @Brian_Condon did our research. All I know of EON is that they look after my Grandmother and her energy needs. So I started by asking those in my network what they thought of EON as a company. I thought this would open up a can of worms as you don't get to be a huge company without treading on a few toes. It was all good stuff though as far as I could see. Then me and Brian took a look at their energy saving Initiatives advertised on the site www.eon-innovation.com

The site certainly looks interesting. At first it looks like a place for people to offload their ideas in the hope of winning the massive prize, and the idea farmers then walk away with a bucket load of money saving/making tips and tricks. On closer inspection though you don't have to give anything to them without agreeing on an NDA and they will also talk with people privately. Brian (a smarter guy than I) read the T&Cs and says they are surprisingly good.

So. For a short period of time tonight.. 7-9pm you will see more than a few tweets from me drawing attention to the EON conversation and their project offering £10,000 towards your home of the future.

Of course you could just ignore me completely and visit www.eon-innovation.com They are looking for new signups, people with ideas and people to get involved. I'll certainly give it a go. Not for the money (although that would be nice) but because i'd love to see this kind of thinking as a trend. For more companies and organisations seriously encouraging energy efficiency and environmental savings of this kind.

I'll drop more information here as I learn more.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/1266517/Docu-Avatar.png http://posterous.com/users/15VJxQVE9bP Documentally Documentally Documentally Fri, 24 Feb 2012 12:42:00 -0800 The CultureCode Initiative http://paynestake.com/culturecode http://paynestake.com/culturecode

The Culture Code Initiative is a series of events based around the North East of England aimed at creating a collaborative community between artists, arts organisations and the data tech world.

To subscribe to my Audioboo's with iTunes click here

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For more info on this project follow @NancyCampbelle

Recorded at Tipping Point Newcastle. Visit the Amplified blog for the whole story.

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Http://CultureCode.co.uk

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