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Segway personal transport and tourism

June 10, 2013 By Chris Mundy Leave a Comment

Hey, we’re heading out later this year to Europe and I found out you could hire a Segway for personal transport and tourism in some European cities.

Image of Annette and Chris on Segways
Annette and Chris on Segways
Image of our Segway training ride
Our Segway training team
Image of Segway across Commonwealth Avenue Bridge, Canberra
Following the Segway Leader

Image of Lake Burley Griffin towards Kings Avenue Bridge
Looking East towards Kings Ave Bridge, Canberra
Image of Looking West Lake Burley Griffin, Canberra
Looking West towards, Civic
Image of Segway Riders
Out with Karen and Keith on Segways


The idea came while going through Trip Advisor, a great source for trip planning. It occurred to me that we could use a Segway, a cool technology, to get around and see a lot more.

After thinking “this is a cool idea” I checked out the local Segway Tours in Canberra, rang them and made a booking.

Here’s a little video I put together from my Segway Cam!

[youtube width=”600″ height=”400″]http://youtu.be/bSMGSaTk06Q[/youtube]

First Impressions: We had a small tutorial and after five minutes you get an idea of how they work:

  • You step up on the Segway, gently lean forward and it moves forward.
  • Lean back and it slows down or comes to a stop.
  • Turn the handle left or right, and it turns in that direction; and that’s it.

The instructors at Seg Glide ride  at Canberra said they can go a couple of hours on a charge.

When you’re riding along you certainly get a few looks. A Segway certainly has a certain Wow factor to onlookers.

After the ride, I found the soles of my feet sore, obviously they need more exercise :-).

Afterwards, a cup of coffee at Questacon and a debrief with our friends.

Think about the personal transport possibilities if you live in near to your work?

Here’s a couple of ads to show you what they cost.

Based on the prices above, consider the travel time, the cost of ownership, the parking.

I reckon its got a lot of possibilities in the future. What do you think? Would love to hear your comments.

Now I’m looking forward to using one on our European trip.

The Five Things From Apple’s iPhone 5 Launch That CIOs Will Care About

September 14, 2012 By Chris Mundy Leave a Comment

It’s time to start thinking about moving my iPhone 3Gs. I really like to get the most out of my kit and I reckon, I’ve done pretty well. My iPhone 3Gs has been most places, in my pocket, skiing up the mountain, motorcycling, except underwater.

I’m currently doing some work in Enterprise IT, here are some interesting points for CIO’s to note about the new iPhone 5!

The Five Things From Apple’s iPhone 5 Launch That CIOs Will Care About:

(Via Resources | ZDNet)

WordCamp Goldcoast 2011 – Mixing with the greats

November 5, 2011 By Chris Mundy Leave a Comment

Image of the WordPress Logo

I’m at WordCamp Goldcoast 2011. WordCamp is where people interested in WordPress get together for a couple of days, listen to top speakers, learn a thing or two and meet a bunch of new people. So you ask, what’s WordPress? It’s the platform for building great websites.

Our introduction to WordPress was in 2006 and from there it’s been the tool of choice for developing websites, here’s a few reasons:

  • Easy to use
  • Well designed
  • You get a result quickly
  • It’s free
  • It has a great community supporting it.
Check out some of the sites we’ve developed over on our portfolio page

The last point is most probably one of the most outstanding things about WordPress, the great community!

Today’s first talk was from Kate Swaffer, well-educated, a loving woman sharing her experience as a Dementia sufferer . WordPress is vital as a tool to help her stay connected with life, family and friends. She can reflect every couple days on what she did and it allows “her to retrace her steps.”

She sums up life based on this quote . ‘live with urgency, before the emergency’ (Robyn Moore, 2011)

Throughout the day, there have been lots of great talks and information to help in using WordPress.

The last guy was John O’Nolan an Interactive designer  John can be found here at his site.

John talked about the  impact of emotions in design.

A couple of key thoughts from John were….

  • “Design = The soil we are growing things on”
  • “Everything is an experience”
  • “Take Care of People”
  • “There is only one boss. The customer!”
That’s day one.
Chris

 

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