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 …
Doctor's Note
A mix of essays and commentary about design, innovation, technology, society, coaching, personal and leadership development. Since 1996.
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 …
Bastardstone's - Waterstone's employee sacked for blogging
So, Waterstone’s bookshop have just fired Joe Gordon, an employee of eleven years, due to his blog. Pretty stupid move and another example of a …
Where and how to donate to Tsunami victims
Anders Jacobsen has laid down the challenge that he’ll give $1 per trackback to his post of all the aid agencies. Seems like a good idea to me. So here …
The raging BitTorrent
There’s a good story on BitTorrents over at Wired at the moment by from Clive Thomson based on an interview with Bram Cohen, BitTorrent’s creator. …
Tsunamis shatter celeb holidays
Following up from the previous post about Channel Ten’s reporting, CNN get a bit of Tsunami entertainment news out with their Tsunamis shatter celebrity …
Tsunami in Indian Ocean puts life in perspective
There’s nothing like a natural disaster to put things in perspective. When I heard about the earthquake and tsunamis I reacted in the way most people …
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