From the monthly archives: December 2009

Mobile Newspapers

By On 10/12/2009 · 7 Comments · In mobile, usability

When I was a student, I had a brilliant idea.  Why not have a stand at every train station where you could sync your Palm Pilot with the latest news?

Insert a pound in the slot, press the button for The Times, aim your handheld’s IrDA at the blinking light and ZAP! All the [...]

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Microsoft’s New Marketing Campaign

By On 09/12/2009 · 3 Comments · In badvertising, linux

I wander around the world in a perpetual state of confusion. Why is the world the way it is? Why do people make bad decisions? Why – when there are so many better alternatives – do people choose the worst of all possible worlds?

Rather than getting bogged down in philosophy, I refer to the [...]

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Why I Love Open Source

By On 06/12/2009 · 2 Comments · In /etc/

There are many reasons to love Open Source Software.  It’s free (as in you pay nothing), it’s free (as in speech) and – perhaps my favourite reasons – it’s free (as in liberating).

By liberating, I mean that one isn’t tied down to the product roadmap and release schedule of the developers.  If I [...]

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Mobile Badvertising – Flickr & iPhone

By On 04/12/2009 · 2 Comments · In badvertising, mobile

Once again, I dive into the confusing world of Mobile Internet Advertising. A world, so we’re told, where the streets are paved with gold.

Based on the evidence I’ve accumulated, mobile advertising is subject to a lot of hype and not a lot of professionalism.

Take this example as seen on my BlackBerry 9000.

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