Category Archives: Web/Tech

It’s all about discovery

The biggest problem online since the turn of the Century has been that it’s really hard to discover new stuff. Not find stuff: discovery isn’t the same thing. If I know roughly what I want, Google makes it easy to … Continue reading

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The definition of “being a dick” in comments

Martin Belam: I’d define dick-ish behaviour on a news site as including, but not restricted too: personal attacks, using “amusing” clichés like EUSSR and Tony Bliar, making the same off-topic point day after day, being rude and grumpy and unwelcoming … Continue reading

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The unbearable impoliteness of being, online

Why do people feel the need to be abusive online? Why do they believe that behaviour which they would never consider to be acceptable face-to-face is perfectly fine when using the Internet? A case in point: these two tweets directed … Continue reading

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Google Data Explorer: Why doesn’t Google make more of this stuff?

One of the things which you notice watching Google is that they make a lot of stuff. A huge amount of stuff, in fact. And a lot of the time, they don’t really shout about it much. Take this: Isn’t that … Continue reading

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Unhappy with social network real name policies? Do it yourself

Hugh MacLeod: And as I’ve said many times over the years, Web 2.0 IS ALL ABOUT personal sovereignty. About using media to do something meaningful, WITHOUT someone else giving you permission first, without having to rely on anyone else’s resources, … Continue reading

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Android fragmentation

Nick Bradbury, author of the very fine FeedDemon, on learning Android and “the fragmentation thing“: Of course, I can’t write my first post about Android without mentioning its supposed “fragmentation” problem. It is a problem, but it’s mostly blown out … Continue reading

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A really nice infographic on petrol prices

It’s not often that I spend time playing around with infographics, but I really like this UK petrol prices history graphic from specialist insurers Staveley Head – not only interesting, but also a nice design that gets over the information … Continue reading

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Why the spec sheet method of buying a computer is dead

Poor Charles Arthur. Charles wrote a relatively simple post asking the question of why the Mac has proved to be so successful lately, out-performing the overall computer market and growing its market share. And in response, he got a 500+ … Continue reading

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The final proof that Symbian is dead, dead, dead

The Inquirer: “FINNISH PHONE MAKER Nokia has announced plans to outsource Symbian development and support to the IT management consulting firm Accenture.” Accenture: Where old software goes to die.

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Apple is dead in the water, redux

Charles Arthur, reporting for The Guardian on an IDC/Appcelerator survey of developers: “App developer interest is shifting back toward Apple as fragmentation and “tepid” interest in current Android tablets chips away at Google’s recent gains in momentum, according to a new survey … Continue reading

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