RSS feed- 18th century ruin becomes stylish low-energy home
- Hit the road to cheap motoring by switching to an electric car
- Overcoming disability as a barrier to college education
- Irish Sign Language in schools for deaf children
- Connected: How a Cochlear Implant Made Me More Deaf
- When signing is singing
- Classic cars and the NCT
- IT conversion courses – not all employers are converts
- Open Days: smoothing the way to third level
- Live captioning phone app on the way
Monthly Archives: August 2011
What is a cochlear implant?
Ok, some context may be required here as to why I now have a computer in my head, and which is due to be booted up on 13th September. If you’re reading this, the chances are you know something about cochlear implants, but if you don’t, here’s a reasonably succinct, 100-word explanation: A cochlear implant […]
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Don’t throw money in the bin
Smart Consumer: Wasted food? You might as well throw your money in the bin . . . A bit of forward thinking can mean big savings on shopping bills, writes John Cradden By John Cradden Thursday August 25 2011 When money’s tight, there’s no excuse for letting lettuce go to seed, allowing apples to go […]
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I’m getting a computer in my head…
As hinted in this recent article here, I’m getting a computer put into my head on 10th August. Eek. That’s like, just four days away. Fingers crossed. More soon. Update 16/08/2011: Back out of hospital. All good. There’s now a computer in my head. Stitches out wed. Boot-up scheduled for 13 Sept. More soon.
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A weird pendulum effect