It may be a bit late for this, but here’s eight things Microsoft could do NOW that would dramatically make my – and judging by some of the web searches I’ve done, lots of other people’s – experience of Office better. Read the rest of this entry »

I warn you, it’s a real mistake unless you plan to subscribe. We made the mistake of buying one without meaning to subscribe, and the programme guide just got smaller because there’s a new channel “TopUp Showcase” that is ALWAYS on screen. It makes me annoyed enough to want to destroy the box… Read the rest of this entry »

Just a quick one – if you haven’t seen this yet, Swati Bansal over at ITSpice has an excellent article – 19 Most Effective Open Source Tools For Developers. Great roundup if you haven’t seen it already…

I’ve just read this piece on eWeek about ten mistakes Google is already making with Chrome OS.  Some I agreed with, some I disagree with, but I felt stroungly enough to post my answers here…  I advise you to read the eWeek article first, otherwise none of this will make any sense… Read the rest of this entry »

Web behemoth Google has launched its own URL shortening service – goo.gl.  So far, it’s intended for use for tweeting your blog through Feedburner.  It makes sense from a Google perspective, as it gives them more information for their store, and the likelihood is that they will also provide that information through Analytics, too, at some point (although that’s merely my suspicion).  But the question I’d really like answered is Read the rest of this entry »