Category Archives: Technology

Forget inbox zero: Social Gaming Zero is the new unattainable goal

Posted on March 12, 2012 by gareth

“I’ll start that once I’ve replied to my game requests” is the latest way to Get Nothing Done(TM). Continue reading →

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Don’t expect that new iPad 4G to be 4G outside North America

Posted on March 8, 2012 by gareth

The brief period where we almost had spectral harmony, seems to be over, looks the iPad 4G as being sold in the UK, will never work with UK 4G networks. Continue reading →

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Mutuality in social networks

Posted on December 30, 2011 by gareth

In addition to the existing privacy settings, I’d like an option to hide info from someone, when I can’t see the equivalent. Continue reading →

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Performance: still hard

Posted on November 24, 2011 by gareth

Performance is still hard: Artur Bergman of Fastly talks about what you’re doing wrong. Continue reading →

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On loving the internet version of Countdown

Posted on November 23, 2011 by gareth

The web implementation of the TFL Busses countdown data is useful, and pleasing. Continue reading →

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Anatomy of Ticketing ‘Fail’

Posted on November 7, 2011 by gareth

Having failed to get tickets for something in an annoying day of pressing reload, I try to write something constructive about scaling for big things Continue reading →

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a new adage for social

Posted on October 31, 2011 by gareth

“Any sufficiently complete and transparent sharing system is just going to be creepy” Continue reading →

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iMessage and Phonecalls

Posted on October 28, 2011 by gareth

The shiny nature of iMessage has loses one thing to SMS, the ability to be delivered while you’re on the phone. Continue reading →

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Security becoming life and death

Posted on October 26, 2011 by gareth

When medical devices are hacked, is it finally time to get that security should be implicit as a requirement. Continue reading →

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The Problem Flickr Never Solved

Posted on October 20, 2011 by gareth

Flickr never gave me a way to see the most relevant stuff of my friends, only the most recent. In today’s attention limited world, that wasn’t enough. Continue reading →

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