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What wearable tech should look like

Posted on 7 March 201411 March 2014

The concept of wearable tech is starting to hit the mainstream with Samsung having a smartwatch available for some time and rumours of what Apple might bring constantly […]

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Android apps open up to web search

Posted on 9 November 20139 November 2013

One of the main reasons I rarely recommend a mobile app for a council service is that any information contained within the app is only available within the […]

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“Why we fail”, or “getting the design right and getting the right design.”

Posted on 2 September 20132 September 2013

Victor Lombard writes about the downfall of Google Wave… I think of it this way: if we only test bottle openers, we may never realize customers prefer screw-top […]

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There are no “regular results” on Google anymore.

Posted on 17 October 201211 December 2012

Google search results are always customised to some extent, a study by competing search engine ducksuckgo has reported. The study involved 131 volunteers conducting the same search from around the […]

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Now using web fonts

Posted on 10 September 201213 September 2012

I  wish I’d tried using web fonts ages ago. I’ve just changed the site to use Rock Salt for the header and Open Sans for the rest of […]

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Essential iPad apps

Posted on 27 April 2012

It seems a tradition for anyone with a blog and an iPad to list their “essential” apps, so here’s mine. Accuweather – Is it still raining outside and […]

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How tech giants deal with dissent.

Posted on 17 November 201111 December 2012

A few weeks ago I saw this peice on The Register about an Apple employee who was fired as a result of privately making derogatory comments about Apple’s […]

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Positive and negative Google Plus hyperboyle, it’s all the same.

Posted on 15 November 201111 December 2012

These opinion pieces are everywhere. Why Google+ Pages Isn’t Good for Business 4 Reasons Google+ Brand Pages Will Be Better Than Facebook’s Google Plus Finds Sweet Spot Between Facebook & […]

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Sexy google

Posted on 7 March 2011

Our corporate firewall at work got a bit over excited today and decided to block www.google.co.uk as it had been categorised as “sex” Someone somewhere must have been […]

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Can you freeze cheese? And other important questions.

Posted on 12 August 2009

The people at Mashable have been busy. Busy seeing what google is really used for. They ask the important questions of  “When will…” “Why is my g…” “Can […]

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