Y'know things that are all the rage? Blogs. Everyone has one; or at least had one before Facebook, Twitter et al diluted the realtime pool.
Since I'm nu-old skool — and watching endless streams of people pretending they are the centre of the universe reduces my vocabulary to four letter words — I figured why not make a blog? The main difference here compared with other people's blogs is that instead of being limited to one topic, you get a little slice of everything all mashed up. Yay, I've joined the SpaceFace / MyBook revolution.
Google Maps has its best interests at heart
· 575 words (devours about 3 mins)
Google Maps is a toy to help you plan a route. But what happens when it becomes more than that? Say, when it drives you around, and advertisers muscle in.
Erecting digital walls
· 1053 words (kills about 5 mins)The internet operates without national boundaries. Countries and governmments operate within them. They see this as a problem. Here’s why.
My phone wants to kill me
· 154 words (devours less than a minute)Automated calls. We’ve all had them. But what do you do when they go wrong with rather comedic results?
My settings are mine
· 298 words (vacuums up about 2 mins)Oi, Apple! When I set some user preferences, have the decency to honour them because it’s my choice, not yours.
I'm in the wrong business
· 1114 words (kills about 5 mins)Time for a change of career. Forget making money the old fashioned way doing things I enjoy. I’m going to sell software to schools and governments. They’ll buy anything.
Downfall of the ubiquitous hashtag
· 712 words (devours about 4 mins)The hashtag: the cornerstone of social media. Trends. Analytics. Fun. But I sometimes wonder if certain entities understand what it’s actually for.
Why we have a National Health Disservice
· 2140 words (sucks up about 10 mins)We’re told the NHS is in crisis and needs funding. Let’s step back a moment and find out if it’s true and who’s to blame. The answer might surprise you.
The changing face of broadcast TV
[1 comment] · 1167 words (eats up about 6 mins)The BBC are desperate. They need your money so badly, they’ve changed the way they impose their tax, regardless of how you consume TV. I don’t think they have the resources to do that.
