Archive for May, 2007

How the BBC uses blogs and wikis

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

I was very interested in how similar the BBC usage of social software tools maps to the feature-set of Lotus Connections. In the case of the BBC, they were ahead of the curve and so they “rolled there own”.
Euan Semple talked about his experiences implementing wikis and social software at the BBC. The forum is […]

Reassembly Begins

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

I am on the home stretch of the clock restoration. I still have the pendulum and drive weight to paint but the weather may have other ideas. I also have some touch-up painting on a bracket as well as the new escapement stand.

SCAM targets eBay users

Tuesday, May 29th, 2007

I consider myself pretty cautious when it comes to my personal information and financial transactions. Unfortunately, the SCAM’ers are getting pretty smart.

Come Together - a little closer now

Monday, May 28th, 2007

In my post “Come Together, Right Now” I glossed over some of the gravity escapement. This caused a comment/question to be submitted …
There’s a fan-looking like assembly to the left of the escapement assembly.. Is that an air governor to slow the speed of the strike train or is its purpose to cushion the action […]

Come Together, Right Now …

Monday, May 28th, 2007

While the Beatles penned the words, it’s my turn to put them into action. The clock’s gravity escapement is starting to come together.