May 13, 2015
Microsoft's pie in the cloudy sky
At its recent BUILD conference, software giant Microsoft showed off Windows 10 and a new browser. Has it finally found its groove, or is it a desperate wannabe consumer brand?
software tool
Jul 30, 2014
We can't get no satisfication: Computer systems, complexity and human nature
These two realities: humans are social and crave simplicity, should be key guideposts for any kind of computer system or process that hopes to attract the interest and adoption of its users.
Jan 8, 2014
Writing with little tools: Thinking outside the word processor box
While artisans could do good work with a single tool, they understand that their best comes from the judicious use of ideal implements.
Jan 25, 2012
Has Apple just invented a new kind of long-form journalism?
Why am I so taken with iBooks Author? Because it's not just for textbooks, and not just for textbook publishers. It is a fantastic tool for communications professionals, including journalists.
Jan 18, 2012
Technology, 'satisficing' and inefficiency
Human being settle. Not settle, as in "contents may settle during shipping," although that does happen with age. I mean settle in the sense of "make do."
WorldMapper
Software
Worldmapper is a collection of maps that are resized according to a particular subject. This provides a very starting visual method of appreciating the way that we use our resources
