technology
31-3.7 Bursting bubbles, and getting tech to grow up Paid Members Public
[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
31-3.6 Time, money and desk space Paid Members Public
[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.
31-3.1 The war ended a long time ago, buddy Paid Members Public
[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.
Want to read your iPad in the bath? Paid Members Public
Dropping your Apple tablet into the bath water is a lot more expensive that dropping a magazine. Does this sleeve solve the issue?
Investigating the impact of Data & Society Paid Members Public
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
#leweb - Ramez Naam and our cyborg future Paid Members Public
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
Danger: Excel at work Paid Members Public
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
Understanding Tor - and the anonymous internet Paid Members Public
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: