Hands onlook at digital age

A Nelson man is breaking down internet woes by taking them out of cyberspace and into real life.

Techie and communications whiz Dan Randow is holding an interactive workshop where people recreate the internet’s digital functions in order to understand how it works.

‘‘What were are going to do is make a model of the components involved when you click a link by using people in a room,’’ said Randow.

Someone will act the role of the mouse, while another will act as the web page. The journey of how a message can travel between a computer, wi-fi router, domain server and onto a screen will be simulated by workshop attendees.

He said this recreation method was an effective learning technique. Given the difficulties around using the internet for some people, he hopes the workshop will bring more knowledge on how it works.

‘‘The internet has such a profound effect on everyone’s lives. A lot of people are realising this but are unable to understand it,’’ he said.

Randow hopes to see more than 40 people at the workshop, and said it would be suitable for anyone of intermediate school age or above.

No technical knowledge necessary.

The workshop will be held on October 15 from 5.30pm at the Kowhai Room at the Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.

More information and registrations can be made at https://internet.ticketbud.com/inaction.

is As progress in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights is celebrated, people from LGBT communities are often left out of discussions about domestic violence.

Elizabeth Kerekere and Sandra Dickson, from Houhou Te Rongo Kahukura, a project dedicated to building rainbow communities free of partner violence, want to change that. Interested community members are encouraged to attend a free outing violence workshop tomorrow evening at Waimea College counselling rooms from 6pm.