Monthly Archive: September 2014
I’ve been a smartphone user since the Blackberry disrupted the business world over 10 years ago based on the earth shattering observation that people needed access to their email and calendar while travelling and I was one of their most passionate users. Another disruption was soon to follow though when...
Although I don’t do a huge number of presentations, when I do I like to annotate on the screen as I’m talking. I’m doing this in order to sketch out an idea to promote a more natural discussion, using PowerPoint more as a whiteboard, or I’m scribbling on the screen...
Last week I was taking Steph on a walk around Hull, exploring the area where Debbie and I started our married life. Our first home was in a fairly deprived area that was being radically upgraded by the council and developers to create a street full of low cost flats...
As I write this post I’m thinking back over the many years that I’ve used a Thinkpad and it’s shocking to think that my ‘love affair’ goes back about 20 years. During this time the Thinkpad design has stayed remarkably consistent and it’s become almost like an extension of my...
Steph and I were out walking this morning and enjoying the superb views of the estuary from the Humber Bridge, it got me thinking about the prospect of virtual reality windows some time in the near future. I imagined being able to replace all the windows in a home with...