Category: General

From about as soon as I first understood how to use a computer back in the 1980s, I have been trying to use them to create if not "art", then at least "stuff". On the BBC Micro it was trying to squeeze music out of three channels of bleeping and one of white noise, and … Continue reading Things I am going to miss: creative software tools

Yesterday I eulogized about the majestic splendour of Bloomsbury. It's eastern border, sadly, is blighted by a series of overpriced consumer electronics stores that have no place in the 21st Century. I've never quite understood the effect that happens in cities where retailers of a particular type of product congregate in a particular area. In … Continue reading Things I'm glad to see the back of: TCR electronics shops

As a way of mentally preparing myself for the new job, I'm going to alternate articles of things that I'm going to miss about my current job, and things that I will be glad to see the back of. First up is Bloomsbury. I adore Bloomsbury. Lying to the east of Tottenham Court Road, Bloomsbury … Continue reading Things I am going to miss: Bloomsbury

I have written before about the psychological analysis of the incorporated company as psychopath in the book and film The Corporation. In conversation at the weekend another similar parallel can be drawn between loyal customers and the psychological phenomenon known as Stockholm Syndrome, which is the well documented state where people held captive in, for … Continue reading Captivated by Apple

Project achievements this week included: - A great meeting with Adobe and some of our creative people to start the planning for CS5.5 - The delivery and deployment of the first Canon printer as part of the managed print service pilot - Talks began on governance around Google Docs - Pulled together user stories and … Continue reading Weeknote 41 – in which the tidy up began

It's with more than just a tinge of sadness that I have decided to move on from Imagination at the end of this month. I will be making a bit of a career leap, and taking on an exciting new role at Microsoft (about which I will talk more in the weeks to come). It … Continue reading Pastures new

I've seen a few commentators in the past few days noting that the second iteration of iPad is a missed opportunity to make a completely Cloud-centred device. You still need a cable and a PC to do certain tasks like file transfers and software updates to iOS. Android seems to be a little better in … Continue reading iPad and Cloud

I found myself in a marginally stressful situation a few weeks ago. Half way to driving to a meeting on the M3, the fuel indicator came on and I suddenly had one of those "heart drops" moments as I realised that I had left my wallet at home in the pocket of another coat. To … Continue reading Tied to the physical

Project achievements this week included: - signing and (I hope) delivering a 3-year deal which sees a subscription model for Adobe tools at Imagination (Note to self: never to do a deal to close at the end of a financial quarter again. It's too stressful for the savings you might make...) - seing the AD … Continue reading Weeknote 40 – in which a deal was struck

The windows of the room that our home office currently occupies look out over the railway tracks that feed into Richmond railway station. Every time a train goes past, Oscar my 15-month-old son chimes "Choo! Choo!". We've taught him a language that comes from a form of technology (steam trains) that even I in my … Continue reading Extended metaphors