I received this via email – so I can’t easily credit the source, but I thought it was quite funny and in reality it shows how things tend to work in the industry. People get into the idea that if they do something once at a given size that they can just scale up from there and the world will beat a path to their door. Classicly Apple seem to be on the right path … [Read more...]
Is your brain wired into your gadgets?
Robert Crane sent me this article this week and it’s a really good read and has made me think. I know that normally I am pretty good at multi tasking, but over the last few years, I’ve felt that I’ve “lost my edge”… and some days seem to come and go without being able to really say what was achieved. So I figure I’ll give this a go. I’ve downloaded RescueTime and I’m going … [Read more...]
Misinformation makes for a bad experience…
Ever heard the hype about a new movie say on a fan site, or from friends that is still in the making and thought… “wow… that’s going to be awesome” and then later when you see the movie, you find that the cool bits you heard about have been cut out for one reason or other… how do you feel? Most feel very let down. They feel let down that the end product does not … [Read more...]
What’s your business plan and how does it relate to specific products?
Tim Barrett has today posted his weekly comic strip here. In it Tim actually highlights a large number of products that Microsoft has ditched over the years and he tongue in cheek questions how long the Microsoft “We’re all in…” pitch towards Cloud Computing will be around. Many resellers make their money from pitching what is the current product without a view for … [Read more...]
Geek car number plates
Tim Barrett tweeted that he was on his way to a Trend Micro event with fellow SBS MVP Kevin Royalty… http://twitpic.com/1pzlhw I figured it was bout time that I come out and reveal my car number plate so here it is. What geek number plates have you seen around? … [Read more...]