Gaelic Twitter Day a Success

This is an English translation of the original post “Latha Twitter na Gàidhlig Soirbheachail“ Yesterday saw the first ever Gaelic Day on the social network Twitter, where speakers of the language were encouraged to use the language whilst sending messages or tweets.  It was very successful, with over a thousand people taking part in it, and showed that the language is lively and modern rather than dead and historic as some would portray it.  It’s a great example for the whole language of the sort — Read more →

Latha Twitter na Gàidhlig Soirbheachail

An-dè bha a chiad Latha na Gàidhlig ann air an lion sòisealta Twitter far an robh luchd-labhairt a chànan air brosnachadh ri bhidh a cuir teachdaireachdan, tuits, a’cleachdadh na Gàidhlig.  Bha e air leth soirbheachail, le barrachd air mìle neach a’gabhail pàirt ann, ‘s sheall e gun e cànan beothail ‘s ùr-nòsach a th’ann – chan ann cànan marbh ‘s eachdraidheil mar a chanas feadhainn ris.  ‘S e eisimpleir math a bh’ann don chànan air fad den seòrsa iomairt a b’urrainn do luchd-labhairt an cànan — Read more →

iTunes – A Necessary Evil

For anyone who has music as a part of their life, there is something sacred and special about your music library.  It’s perhaps the most unique representation of you as a person in some ways: even with only a few hundred songs, the laws of probability would suggest that your library would be completely unique in the world.  Your particular music taste is entirely your own.  Managing this representation of yourself is something that many take great care of and pay attention to.  Enjoying music, — Read more →

Oculus Rift Between Gamers and Facebook

On Tuesday it was announced that Facebook had bought the company behind the new virtual reality hardware called the “Oculus Rift” for $2 billion.  The internet blew a collective gasket. The Oculus Rift is by far the most advanced civilian virtual reality hardware that has ever been produced.  We’re all familiar with the idea behind it: put on a headset and your senses will be taken to another virtual world.  The technology has existed since the 80s but there had never really been a properly — Read more →

Referencing in Microsoft Word

Essays are generally not a thrilling prospect for most students and one of the least appetising parts of constructing an academic essay is the task of referencing.  Finding sources online is tricky enough; having to wade through many books or articles on Google Scholar or JSTOR before finding one that’s actually relevant.  But then you have to use a special type of code writing to show the marker what you have read. It can seem daunting but Microsoft Word, something you’ll likely already use to — Read more →