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The iPad: disappointing? I think so.

Like many others, I was glued to the unveiling of the iPad yesterday. Like many others, the main questions on my mind were…

Have a very social Christmas and a virtual New Year

At this time of year our thoughts may be of Santa Claus, children – red-cheeked from fistfuls of sweets – opening their gifts, the turkey that should have been put in the oven 6 hours ago to stand a chance of cooking properly, the forgotten essential ingredients, hosting the entire extended family, running out of [...]

The Apple Tablet: the evidence isn’t there

With some technology businesses it can be a feat of crystal ball gazing to tell what they are going to do next. Their number of product lines, slow speed of reaction to the public conscious and demand, their lack of an identifiable and consistent strategy, their endless product variations that compete with each other – [...]

Save ink and paper: never print anything again

Why would I want to clip and PRINT areas of my screen?

Marketing: smells more like ‘Snake Oil’ than ‘Teen Spirit’

A couple of weeks ago I happened to be in the living room when an edition of the BBC regional news programme “Inside Out” was on. One of the items was [yet another] study of ‘what consumers concentrate on’ using special glasses that show where they are focusing in a real-life environment…

Simon Says… it’s a new day

It’s the same Simon Says…, the same Simon George (well, I’m a little older and possibly a little wiser) and the same thinking…

It’s all or nothing with Google Wave

Having spent a few weeks wanting to test Google Wave…

Wednesday night TV

Wednesday night television has always been the worst night of the week for scheduling…