I’m somewhat disorganised. Left to my own devices, I’d probably get hopelessly lost, starve or forget to breathe. Fortunately my phone does a sterling job of reminding me about appointments, storing contact details, and keeping me in contact via email. … Continue reading
They say an entrepreneur is someone who works for themselves 16 hours a day, so that they don’t have to work 8 hours a day for someone else. There’s a certain amount of truth to that, I think. While we … Continue reading
There’s a saying that’s been around for a few years now: “On the internet no-one knows you’re a dog“. The point is that anonymity, or at least the illusion of anonymity, leads us to be bolder than we might be … Continue reading
2012 should be an interesting year in technology. Here are some predictions about what might be coming down the line: Google takes over the world Google has exhibited megalomaniac tendencies for years, and its dominance has crept up on us … Continue reading
We live in strange times. Thirty years ago, we could put a man on the moon or fly from London to New York on a commercial flight in a couple of hours. We no longer have the capacity to do … Continue reading
So I gave up Twitter for November. Excluding any content that gets autotweeted when I publish a blog post, I’ve maintained Twitter silence for a month. I was curious as to the impact it would have on my day-to-day life, … Continue reading
Google announced Google+ brand pages on November 7th, meaning that we can now create business pages on Google+. This has been coming for a while, and is Google’s attempts at replicating Facebook’s success with the business community. The development comes … Continue reading
We’ve had an interesting couple of years in the field of computing and mobile computing. Competition has driven laptop prices down, our mobile phones have become computers and the tablet computer has emerged as a popular alternative to the netbook, … Continue reading
This article is the second in an occasional series about bothersome aspects of technology. While I’m a self-confessed technophile, and spend far too much time professionally and recreationally in the presence of computers, they do sometimes make me want to scream. I’m … Continue reading
When training clients on how to use Social Media (SM) for their business, I see two main problems. The first immediate issue is buy-in – many are not convinced that a social media presence can work for them. We can … Continue reading