Archive for April, 2009

HP TouchSmart tm2 Tablet PC Hardware Overview Review

Posted by on Thursday, 30 April, 2009


The HP TouchSmart tm2 Tablet PC has a lot of features and options that make it fit in most anyone’s budget. We take a quick look at what’s available.


A Weird One Brick Studios Short: E-Learning and YOU!

Posted by on Thursday, 30 April, 2009


A short video I had to make for a class explaining “e-learning.” Yeah, it’s odd.


Redkite Money Moves to Welcom Software?s Financier Managed Hosting Solution

Posted by on Wednesday, 29 April, 2009

Welcom Software, supplier of class leading solutions in consumer and commercial lending software, eCommerce, financial accounting and retail software has signed up RedKite Money to the managed hosted version of its leading loan management software solution Financier v7.06.

 

Based in Leeds and Watford, RedKite Money offers an extensive range of finance options including secured and unsecured consumer loans. Part of the wider RedKite Group, which includes subsidiaries RedKite Asset Management, RedKite Leisure and RedKite Search, RedKite Money sells direct to consumers and through brokers and intermediaries.

 

RedKite Money has been managing its loan book through Welcom Software’s Financier solution since the business was formed. A leading consumer and commercial lending software solution Financier has a proven track record in the finance industry and was developed in conjunction with some of the UK’s key financial services organisations. Managing the entire loan lifecycle from quotes and applications to payment collections and settlements, Financier makes the process of applying for a loan and ongoing management more efficient.

 

Delivering the flexibility and scalability required by RedKite Money, the implementation of the managed hosting version of Financier v7.06. will provide the core lending engine to manage all loans for the business with the system accessible from any location. This managed hosting solution relieves RedKite Money of responsibility for servers, management, applying updates, data security, firewalls and data back-ups whilst helping to streamline business processes, enhance data capture, improve speed of processing and provide increased visibility across both locations.

 


Technology

Posted by on Wednesday, 29 April, 2009


www.MarkFiore.com Take a look at what happens when a few technophiles unplug and go on vacation! There’s a wide world out there with no Twitter, Facebook, MySpace and email even. A Mark Fiore political animation for your viewing pleasure!


Weird Al Yankovic – Hardware Store – Music Video

Posted by on Wednesday, 29 April, 2009


As part of my BA we have to create a “pop promo/music video”. For this I’ve picked Weird Al’s awesome “Hardware Store” After many long nights working on storyboards and anamatics (see my other videos) we finally had a final piece put together. Which I’m very happy to say got a rather good mark of 80. Update: I should probably point out that 80 is a VERY good mark in UK Universities, whilst it is out of 100, 70 is a 1st which is the best you can get (3rd, 2:2, 2:1, 1) so I got the best, then some. There are no swears in this song, and yes you do hear “automatic circumciser” which isn’t what you think it is. Google for the full lyrics. You may have seen some of the many “Google Image” based videos for this song. This is a live action “real” version, the only one I know of in existence too. It was created entirely from scratch, filmed, edited and post production by myself, Dave Hartly & Christian Allan. Enjoy what we’ve created, I hope you like it. Oh and finally a HUGE thank you to everyone who has watched, rated and commented on this video, its been hugely more popular than I could ever of imagined, glad you guys like it.