Doctor's Note

A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.

The Undertaker

The Undertaker is a short story I wrote a few years ago. I won’t say it’s my best, but it’s entertaining enough: The Undertaker Nathan P. …

Mobile Journeys in Sydney and my bluejack

Still digesting some of the speakers’ talks from the Mobile Journeys forum in Sydney. Although many of the speakers from telco research groups had …

Cable guys looking in the wrong direction for Video on Demand

Ashley Norris’s article in the Guardian about the potential merger of NTL and Telewest in the UK and their plans to offer video on demand has Toby Hack …

Misunderstanding mobile phone cameras

Simon Castle’s rant against mobile phone cameras in today’s Sydney Morning Herald completely misunderstands new technologies and confirms his …

Understanding VORN and the work of Jon Harris

The article I wrote about Jonathan Harris is out in Desktop now. Go buy it! Harris was the creator of the brilliant 10x10 site, which gives a snapshot of …

Screaming Fans - New iMacs and Apple's tech support

My friend Toby (check out his audio work, it’s great) recently bought a new iMac for his audio work (he and his wife are expecting a baby so he …

Apple's Tipping Point

Paul Nixon has created a great bit of information design describing Apple’s product development/market strategy. The Mac mini and iPod Shuffle in the …