Here are some of the tech related projects that The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) did over the years.

Perhaps if enough persons are interested, updated versions can happen again.

TTCS Photos

Back when digital cameras were new, several pictures and 360 panoramas were taken of various places in Trinidad and Tobago.

Check out the Photos page

TTCS Podcasts

The TTCS did several audio podcasts from 2006 to 2010 covering a range of ICT topics.

See the Podcasts Page

Interactive whiteboard using a Wii Remote

In 2006, Nintendo released the Nintendo Wii gaming console which featured a Wii Remote that had an infrared camera. In 2007, Johnny Chung Lee posted “Low-Cost Multi-point Interactive Whiteboards Using the [Nintendo Wii] Wiimote” which allowed the WiiRemote (connected via Bluetooth to a PC), to track a pen with a infrared light at the tip allowing the ability to turn any surface into an interactive whiteboard.

Members of the TTCS put together the items needed and on April 28 2008 had a meeting to demo the concept which was recorded and on YouTube in three videos

Part I is a presentation by Mike Tikasingh showing how the infra-red pens were made

Part II is a presentation by Paul Worswick showing how the Nintendo Wii Remote was connected to a Windows PC wirelessly using Bluetooth. He then showed how to use the infra-red pen to turn a computer screen projected on a wall to create a interactive whiteboard.

Part III showed the practical use of the infra-red pen and the Wiimote to create a interactive whiteboard from the computer screen projected on a wall and then on a computer screen projected on a table. 

It was really fun 🙂

Software Freedom Day 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a global, grassroots effort to educate the public about the availability and benefits of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Local teams around the world organise events on the third Saturday in September.

Members of the TTCS (using its then TTCS OSSWIN CD)held public Software Freedom Day events each year from 2007 to 2010.

The TTCS SFD event in 2007 and 2008 received a “highly commended” award from the Software Freedom Day organisation.

Watch the videos from past Software Freedom Day Events, thanks to Mike Tikasingh who edited them all.