design
Here’s a good question: > If digital technology saves time, how come so many of us feel rushed and harried? Technological utopians once dreamt of the post-industrial society as one of leisure. Instead, we are more like characters in Alice in Wonderland, running ever faster and faster to stand
connection
I spent a lot of time working on trains, or in other odd spots. Being able to use either my iPhone or iPad as a hotspot – without having to get them out of my pocket or bag, and turning the feature on – is such a nice part of OS X
digital journalism
Lovely close to the New Yorker piece announcing the new website [http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2014/07/28/note-readers]: > Publishing the best work possible remains our aim. Advances in design and technology are tools in that effort. In all forms—digital and paper—we intend to publish in
mobile
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/03/power-points-everywhere-3634.html]
31-3-14
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/03/beach-sunset-3605.html] I just wrote a post for NEXT Berlin [http://nextberlin.eu/2014/03/missing-aircraft-we-need-to-get-serious-about-the-internet-of-things/] which has provoked a little more reaction [https://www.facebook.com/nextconf/posts/10152221294013847?stream_ref=10] than normal. I admit – it’s a more
31-3-14
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/03/servererror-3592.html] I started this daft writing project with ideas of fighting complacency. It’s too easy to slip into habits in your blogging, to just keep doing what you did before, without any serious attempt to keep pushing yourself forwards.
31-3-14
[http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/03/classic-mac-3564.html] I had an odd experience on Facebook the other day. It’s probably the closest I’ll ever come to those apocryphal tales of warriors emerging from the jungles of Asia to discover that the war ended decades ago.
bath test
Dropping your Apple tablet into the bath water is a lot more expensive that dropping a magazine. Does this sleeve solve the issue?
academia
Well, this looks very interesting [http://www.datasociety.net/initiatives/fellows-program/]: > Data & Society is currently looking to assemble its inaugural class of fellows. The fellowship program is intended to bring together an eclectic network of researchers, entrepreneurs, activists, policy creators, journalists, geeks, and public intellectuals who are interested
body modification
Liveblog of Ramez Naam [http://rameznaam.com] talking at LeWeb Paris 2013 The coming cyborg Invasive cyborg technology is coming – wired contact lens, the pill cam which travels through your intestines taking 30 FPS photos and sending them wirelessly. All of those are awesome – but what happens when we network
corporate culture
The FT’s Lisa Pollack on the power – and danger – of Excel [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0131b426-42df-11e3-8350-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financials%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl&siteedition=uk#axzz2jlRkhNL4] : > While Excel remains the utensil of choice, it comes with risks. Recent
internet
If you’ve been following stories like the Snowdon NSA revelations or the recent Silk Road bust, you’ll probably have come across mentions of Tor. Want to know exactly what it is? The Next Web does an excellent job of both explaining Tor, and putting it in context [http: