October 12th, 2012
Ten years ago it was web sites. Every company needed to have one but too often the primary motivation was “me too”. The fear of being left behind had clouded people’s judgement, and the result was ill-thought out sites, with little or no purpose. At times I wonder if the mobile app is in danger [...]
October 4th, 2012
One of the industry’s latest buzzwords is “mobile first” web development; which is hardly surprising considering the growth in mobile internet usage. Last year smartphone sales overtook PC sales and, according to research by Google, 28 per cent of Internet usage is from a mobile phone. There are a variety of reasons for the rapid [...]
October 3rd, 2011
If you’re anything like me – which, for your sake, I hope you’re not – you’re a little bit giddy right now. It’s like being an eight year old the night before Christmas: you’re fairly sure there’s going to be a shiny new bike under the tree but you don’t know the precise details. The [...]
July 12th, 2011
Hi there Santa, Yes I know it’s only July and, well yes, it’s true that I’m accelerating towards 40 but if believing in you will ensure I get what I want this Christmas then I’m happy to ignore these facts for a few minutes – if you’re prepared to put your hand into your bountiful sack [...]
May 17th, 2011
Forgotten your keys? No problem… use your phone. Friend needs to borrow something? Text them a code to get in. How fricking cool is this? Answer: very fricking cool.
March 28th, 2011
“Mac OS X is the most important software from Apple since the original Macintosh operating system in 1984 that revolutionised the entire industry.” Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, March 24 2001. I’m getting old. I still think of the introduction of OS X as a “recent” thing, when it’s been with us for a whole decade now. [...]
March 17th, 2011
I’m not a big gamer, I have a Wii and a PlayStation 2 gathering dust somewhere. But even I can sense a shift in the gaming environment. Being (just) the youthful side of 40, I’ve grown up seeing games develop from the stick and square ball of Pong on my Grandstand TV Game 2000 in [...]
March 16th, 2011
Apparently, Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Steve Jobs (Apple) get on quite well. Not exactly holidaying together but respectful of what the other has brought to the technology industry. In public at least. Yes there’s rivalry. And yes there’s the occasional – mostly playful – sniping, between the companies most-obviously in Apple’s recent “Mac v PC” [...]
September 8th, 2010
Like me, when you hold your shiny iPhone in your hand, you’re probably thinking the same thing. “Yes, it’s lovely, shiny and a testament to the best marriage of industrial design and technology I could ever imagine… but I wish I had an old-fashioned telephone handset to dock the iPhone into.” Well, have I got [...]
April 29th, 2010
Adobe, this is your ass. Apple just handed it to you on a plate. The following is an ‘open letter’ that Apple boss Steve Jobs has posted onto the company’s web site this afternoon. Expect Adobe’s share price to drop… and drop…