A Thinking Man

I’m a child at heart, and I love playing with new software.  Occasionally I discover new toys that seem too important and enjoyable to put aside. About three weeks ago I discovered Evernote and have been using it (playing with it) ever since.
I was sceptical at first.  ”After all,” I thought, “Evernote is only an [...]

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There was a pile of dog poo on the pavement.
As they walked to work, four men trod in it and messed up their shoes.
The first man felt very sad. He looked at the mess and smelled the smell and said to himself: “You know, this just about sums me up. This always happens [...]

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OK. A quick techie post - the kind I feel compelled to make from time to time. Boring and annoying for those who do not share my interest in these things, and for those millions out there who have somehow managed to survive so far without an iPhone.
I find myself doing it more and [...]

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It doesn’t exist. It doesn’t really.
I can say that now, though earlier in my life I would agonize for weeks, months even, looking for it. Now, in my professional life I regularly see people who are looking for it. Sometimes we make a little headway and they leave partially convinced that it [...]

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Whenever someone asks me to fill a form in about my employment I delight in causing confusion.
“Are you employed, self-employed, or retired?”  I am honestly able to reply, “All three!”
Although it confuses others, it is quite clear to me.  I retired early from my career and receive a pension for 30 years of my labour. [...]

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It’s been a good week for users of Gmail (Google Mail).  I must admit, I have been a fan from the beginning.  Before the arrival of Gmail I had other internet mail accounts, but the arrival of Gmail seemed to take the experience into another league.  Free webmail, accessible from any computer already existed, but [...]

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Things are definitely changing fast.
I have always tried to embrace technology. I enjoy novelty, regardless of usefulness. I can remember my first computer - a ZX81 purchased from WH Smiths. You couldn’t do anything with it really other than try to learn BASIC. Soon the specialist magazines were filled with programs for it that made [...]

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I’ve lived with my iPhone 3G for a fortnight now and have decided that enough time has passed for me to be able to make some sensible comments about the experience. Initially I was ‘too intoxicated’ to be able to write clearly, but the passing of time has enabled some more mature reflection.
Things that [...]

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Just testing the new Wordpress Gadget for the iPhone (m.wordpress.com).
If it works I may find myself posting in those brief idle moments when away from a computer, or like now, when I am sitting waitng for a client who has failed to turn up.
New vistas of creative (or boring) productivity (or time wasting) are ever [...]

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