A stupid o'clock start to get to the airport this morning, and in my bleary-eyed funk in the back of the cab I have realised two things. One is totally trivial. Do I need to take the keyboard out of my bag at security checks, a la laptop? I have no idea but people in uniform … Continue reading Going Mobile: Day 3: Revelations
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I think that one of my motivations in this mobile-only experiment is the attitude that persists in some parts of the IT community, and that was prevalent when I arrived for my short stint at Microsoft back in 2011 - that mobile phones are "content consumption" devices, that couldn't be used for "proper" computing. That … Continue reading Going Mobile: Day 2: “Proper” computing
One of the things that has come up a lot from others when launching into this mobile-only experiment is that the screen on a mobile phone just isn't big enough to completely replace a laptop. Screen size is subject to two measures - physical screen size, and pixel size. The Nexus 5 that I have … Continue reading Going Mobile: Day 2: screen estate
So I've just about completed my first day of my mobile-only life, and I didn't resort to tablet, laptop or desktop all day. If I was going to crack, I figured this day, working from home, would be the one where it would happen. Very early on I realised that using my phone with a … Continue reading Going mobile: Day1: it’s all in the detail
So I'm at the beginning of the mobile-only experiment. Alongside the phone and keyboard, I've a charger and a Powergen Mobile Power Pack. That latter accessory is nothing new - I've become accustomed to having to lug that spare battery around with me as usually by lunchtime on a trip into London my phone is … Continue reading Going Mobile: Day 0
Last week I got hold of a cheap Bluetooth keyboard to use with my laptop. Then I had an idea... why not use it with my phone and see whether the time is right to be able to ditch the laptop entirely? This isn't a unique experiment. My long-time chum Euan Semple experimented with an … Continue reading Going Mobile
Things I have learned this week: - interesting start-ups seem to come out of anywhere but Shoreditch (notably http://wearebeem.com/, http://buyerdeck.com/ and http://pinipa.com/) - RBS's credit card has its very own online service (who knew! Been using their online banking for as long as it's been around and I didn't) - Sir Humphrey is alive and … Continue reading Weeknote 206: cashflow
Things I have learned this week: - never underestimate the British weather - or my inability to find connectivity in the hillier parts of England Next week: back to London
This week I have learned: - there's an amazing amount of digital transformation happening in the credit card world (well, one part of it, at least) - Wonga are even more devious than I had first thought - PR people like pink drinks - getting a promoted post on LinkedIn seriously drives some traffic - … Continue reading Weeknote 204: promoted
Things I have learned this week: - there is power in a network (particularly if you are running a survey) - Sir Humphrey is looking a lot younger these days - being told that you've inspired someone is really quite wonderful - my use of Twitter is changing - one minute everything can look dire, … Continue reading Weeknote 203: bounce
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