Steampunk inspiration

I am thinking that this video might just be a point of inspiration for a Steampunk Write Club session.

"Eye of the Storm" by Lovett

What do you think? a bit dark?

Relationship between science fiction and user interfaces

A fascinating presentation (15 minutes) on the relationship between science fiction and user interfaces by Chris Noessel.

When I started to use computers, there was no mouse and everything was keyboard controlled. The Control Key was the most important one on the keyboard. Our user interfaces have evolved so intuitively at the moment that a 3 year old can use it! We connect user interfaces with operating systems; Windows, MacOX.

The history of operating systems is interesting, with the first graphical user interface being the Macintosh operating system that Apple released in 1984.

Book Pillows

I've been thinking a lot about how to make the library more inviting for students, aren't these book pillows gorgeous!
 

 

from Thinkgeek