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September, 2011

  1. Kindle Fire Tablet

    September 29, 2011 by admin

    Me: Oh wow… a new gadget

    Amazon: Yes. We are very proud of this.

    Me: Cool…. I see its half the price of an iPad

    Amazon: Yep. We think it is priced perfectly, even though we are rumoured to be loosing $50 per unit sold

    Me: Wow, thats excellent. So it does books and movies too?

    Amazon: It sure does

    Me: and it syncs to the cloud invisibly?

    Amazon: Yes. We think thats the way to go.

    Me: this is amazing!

    Amazon: Glad you like it!

    Me: And its a full screen touch interface running on Android… so I can get all those apps on it

    Amazon: Absolutely

    Me: Wow.  How much is it again?

    Amazon: It will be only $199

    Me: Wow. What will it cost in the UK?

    Amazon: Oh….. you’re in the UK?…. erm

    Me: Yeah…. not a problem is it? We are one of the worlds largest consumers of tech

    Amazon: Erm…. well…. you see its like this……

    Me: WHAT?

    Amazon: If you live outside of the USA, you can’t buy one. Because, quite frankly, we dont really care about you.

    Me: You have GOT to be kidding?  Don’t you realise that all the tech in the world is making the world smaller? Dont you realise that your competitors sell their products to a GLOBAL market? Aren’t you one of the worlds biggest on-line global shops?

    Amazon: Erm…. yeah…. errr well…. you could always buy one in the USA on your next business/pleasure trip!

    Me: OMG. How short sighted are you?

    Amazon: Pretty short.

     

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  2. New Facebook GUI – Its all about “Lists”!

    September 22, 2011 by admin

    So you may be a little bit annoyed about the new Facebook update that has turned your homepage upside down. Apparently you are not alone in the world, and there is the now standard “Give us our old facebook” campaigns already started up!

    Let me tell you a little secret…….. it’s all about Lists people…. its all about Lists.

    What is Lists? Its a new feature in Facebook which is their half way house attempt to respond to the excellent “Circles” that you get in Google+.

    Take a few minutes (it really wont take too long) and add your family to your default family list, and add your “close friends” to another, and your “work” collegues to anther etc etc.  (You can add the same person to multiple lists, dont worry!)

    You can then, with a single click in the left column, switch your view to concentrate solely on the members of that particular list.  Not only does this restrict your feed, but it also removes that new “ticker” on the right hand side of the page which is a genuine shocker that Facebook have introduced!  A win-win situation!

    So……… think about it……. if you REALLY want to, you could create a VERY big list that holds literally everybody you are connected to, and just use that list all the time when using Facebook.

    “Top Stories” by Facebooks definition will simply disappear! woo hoo!

    The added benefit of all this sorting and listing is that it extends to your smart phone facebook app, which lets you set a default list as your view. Thereby rendering all that rubbish “Top stories” stuff to history.

    So, dont just sit there moaning and groaning about the new Facebook, spend a few minutes to set up your lists, and then live with it for a few days/weeks. You might even like it.  If you still dont, switch to Google+ !

    Having said that… why are you not on Google+ already? Have you not heard? It’s out of Beta and free for all. Give it a go. It’s brilliant!

     

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  3. How to get to Berne

    September 20, 2011 by admin

    If you ever find yourself in the UK, and you need to get to Berne, you should check out www.flyskywork.com

    They fly modern turbo prop planes out of London City airport, and…. get this…. they give you an iPad for the duration of the flight, loaded with in flight entertainment and games!

    Now, I already have an iPad…. so for me…. no big deal… but this company should get a good pat on the back for being so up with technology. It’s great to see a company go the extra mile to make themselves slightly more unique in the world of european travel.

     

     

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  4. Microsoft confirms that Flash simply does not belong on a Mobile device

    September 18, 2011 by admin

    Apple told us a year ago, and now Microsoft agree. Flash simply has no place on a mobile phone or tablet computer.

    HTML5 is the way to go. Standards based, plugin free. It really is a no-brainer.

    Having had my iPad 2 a few months now, I can say that I have not missed Flash websites one bit. I have been able to do everything i’ve tried, with no stress or drama. It just works!

    Now, I am no fan of Microsoft (at all) but it IS interesting that they have independently drawn the same conclusion as Apple when looking at stability and power consumption. Flash really is becoming a technology of yester-year.

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  5. Reply-to-all strikes again!

    September 9, 2011 by admin

    Technological idiot!
    Computer email 101 ;-)

    More info

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