tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24773186073385583722012-02-16T11:46:49.259ZStephen Gale's blog. I have no excuses - these are subjects that interest me - goodness knows if anyone else is interested in the same ones! They cover technology, Photography, Strategy and Design related topics. Plus some other loosely associated material!Stephen Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07968740630028766657noreply@blogger.comBlogger1571100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2477318607338558372.post-39420293581570467832011-06-02T21:19:00.000+01:002011-06-02T21:19:04.781+01:00

I live in an apartment with really poor mobile reception.  The mobile reception in the area is generally pretty good, but I live in the shadow of a church and this seems to cause a major problem to the mobile telephone reception.  Both for 02 and Vodafone. I spotted on of these devices a while ago - it plugs into a broadband connection and effectively sets up a mini 3G cell - the box connects to

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I just purchased an LG BD660 Blu-ray player as a gift for a friend and I have been really impressed. So like many other Blu-ray players, it also plays DVDs and CDs and comes with the capability to connect it to the Internet.  No big deal so far.  It is also capable of playing 3D discs.  No big deal so far. But the Internet connectivity provides access to something that LG call "NetCast".  This

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Steve Gadd has to be one of the best drummers around. Forget massive drum kits and the egos that go with them. This is a classic clip of Steve Gadd in action. Here's the link to Paul Simon and Steve playing the track live in 2000. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTiyLuZOs1A&feature=related

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Sometimes you see an advert and you think wow. This is one of those. An advert that communicates its message 100% at an emotional level. It just connects.

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I sat in a presentation last week on User Centred Design. It’s not a new subject. But it is where I started my career more than 20 years ago. It was a bit of a “home coming” and I was amazed at how passionate I was even though I haven’t worked in the area for the last 5-6 years. A number of thoughts struck me listening to the presentation:  The UCD proposition hasn’t really changed much in the

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When someone sent me this video it made be "jump" when it got to the reveal.  Yep, it is designed to pay your TV license in Sweden.  And yes, it is definitely viral.  Here's my version..... http://en.tackfilm.se/?id=1272225365762RA11

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Why is it so difficult to contact a website owner?  The bigger the website, the more difficult it is to contact them.  Ever tried emailing Amazon?  It is nearly impossible! You get directed to endless lists of FAQs and useless information pages.  It is often said that if you can't get to the page that you are looking for after 7 seconds, most users will give up.  These websites seem to be using

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Innovation comes from perserverance and if you aren't convinced here's an interesting article from Information age.  Just like Edison's light bulb, these modern innovations took time to catch on (even once they start to work!). http://www.information-age.com/blog/1249253/brits-that-pursued-bad-ideas-tipped-for-techs-top-accolade.thtml

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The best business book I have read so far in 2010. Well written and researched - it has a clear message that runs through it from start to finish. Anyone who works and lives in the corporate world will find this book a compelling read. The basic premise of the book is based on scientific research that is currently poorly understood by the business community. Much of this research flies in the

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Came across this and it looks really interesting.  It is a way of using the body as a input surface.  More information here.

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There are a number of utilities around aimed at helping the Geocaching community.  Here's one that I came across recently that automatically produces a prodfile signature.  If you click on the image below, you will be able to create one of your own.

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Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server is available to download today.  Login to your Windows Home Server and click on Windows Update. More information on Power Pack 3 here: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/pp.mspx  If you have installed any of the beta versions, you will need to follow the instructions here: http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowshomeserver/

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If, like me, you have been having problems getting Xbox Live to work over your Belkin N+ Wireless route, here's a great article that takes you through the solution (or workaround!).  Judging my the number of comments on this article, I was not the only one suffering with problems.  This fixed mine.  :^) http://www.zath.co.uk/how-to-get-xbox-live-working-with-belkin-n-wireless-router/

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Breeze reflection by Djeff @ "Mal au pixel" France from djeff on Vimeo.

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Here's a nice article from the FT on Geocaching.  It seems like a well balanced introduction to the topic.  It is from September this year, but I have only just come across it. :0( http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/f16b1dce-a18f-11de-a88d-00144feabdc0.html Here's another article from a little further afield...http://www.rapidgrowthmedia.com/features/110509geocaching.aspx

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I have been a great fan of online maps and GPS based devices, but the current price charged for digital online maps far outweighs their advantages for my usage.  This isn't anything to do with the maps themselves, but relates more to the current generation of GPS devices that have relatively small screens that ultimately limits the usefulness of the map.  It doesn't mean that an online map is

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Here's an interesting article about how Microsoft stumbled in the smartphone race.  While Microsoft decided the route to success was via the enterprise (by chasing RIM's success with the Blackberry), Apple decided that success lay in the arms in the consumer.  And success here is determined by mobile applications.  Apple's AppStore has become hugely popularly with tens of thousands of

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There has been a lot of discussion about the use of "auto tune" technology on many pop records. It started off as a method for correcting the odd vocal slip up, but then started to appear as a vocal effect in it's own right (on Cher's 1998 recording of "Believe"). There has been much discussion lately about it's overuse by less talented artists, however, I really like the effect that schmoyoho

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This is an American website full of all sorts of facts and trivia, including: Bizarre Brand Extensions A history of toilet paper The nautical roots of common phrases 15 companies that originally sold something else And lots of other stuff!

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Yes, it is a joke, but it made me laugh.....You can get to the spoof site here.

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Over the summer, Clash of the Titans was being filmed in the Dinorwig Slate Quarries in Llanberis.  Access to the quarries during the filming was restricted and a numberof the permissive footpaths closed to the public.  It seemed to go on for a number of weeks during which time mysterious "COTT" direction signs appeared on surrounding roads. I have taken a number of photos in the Dinorwig

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It is often said the photographs reveal more about the photographer than the subject.  I wonder if the same is true of books?  After a break of almost 20 years, I am back playing table tennis again (and still just as badly!).  A few coaching lessons and my playing has improved dramatically.  Next step? Read a book on the subject.  I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and it has improved my

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I came across this set of images of Russia from Aleksey Petrosian - a Russian photographer. They are just a fantastic set of images - some moving, some tragic, and some that make you smile.  But all of them stunning.  Many of them are very reminiscent  of Henri Cartier Bresson (including this one to the right). I love this style of photography where the photographer has capture images of what

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Came across this article today on logo design with hidden messages.  Great article that goes a long way to explaining what makes a great logo. http://www.graphicdesignblog.org/hidden-logos-in-graphic-designing/

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First things first, this GPS receiver is really targetted at the outdoor enthusiast and is not really intended for in car use. If you are looking for an in car navigation device, then I suggest you look elsewhere. If you are a Garmin fan, the NUVI series are pretty good. These in car devices are both cheaper and more appropriate than this device. If you are looking for a device for walking,

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Saw these guys playing live today and was really blown away.  Just a great show!!

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To encourage people to take the staircase instead of the escalator, Volkswagen converted a set of steps at the Odenplan subway station in Stockholm into working piano keys. The effort is just one stunt that appears on the carmaker’s Rolighetsteorin.se or “Theory of Fun” website, which showcases efforts to get people to change by simply making things more fun. Anyone who has read "Nudge" will

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If you have a GPS reciever (not one that you use in the car, but a handheld device for trailwalking), you will find that it comes into it's own with an installed map.  Some units come with a mapbase installed, but often it is very basic (as is the case with the Garmin GPSMAP60csx).  Some have a map preinstalled, but then you have paid extra for it. With most of the devices, you can purchase and

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Here's another useful geocaching resource.  If you set a puzzle and want to allow finders to check their calculations, then this site will allow you to input the cache name and GC code.  It then automatically allows finders to check their location.  It generates an easier URL which you can then enter on your cache page. http://www.geochecker.com/

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Here's a useful website that will take the list of your found geocaches and provide a graphical representation of the data.  You will need to be a premium member on geocaching.com to be able to run the pocket query to produce the zip file, but other than that it is just a case of uploading it to the website.  It does seem to get overloaded on occasion and throw a server error, but I guess that

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I don't know why people feel they need to write a review of a product that they haven't used YET.  Why do people think that a review of a product you haven't used will be of any use to anyone else?  Isn't this what we have advertising agencies for? You occasionally see them on Amazon, but this one made me smile.  It is for the review of a pair of walking boots: "Ordered this product miday

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Here's a couple of useful resources for geocaching: Logbook templates This page contains a number of logbook templates for a number of different types of containers: 35mm cannisters, bison tubes, magnetic keysafes etc.  Both in black and white, and colour. Distance between two co-ordinates (long/lat) If you are into setting up caches, there is a minimum distance between caches of 161 meters. So

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Yes, we have all heard how important multichannel delivery is too many organisations these days.  This is the ability to be able to deliver your goods and/or services via a variety of mechanisms (face to face, via the telephone, online etc) and to do so consistently.  It is something that has been discussed ad infinitum which makes it even more frustrating when companies still get it wrong. 

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I have just replaced my HTC Touch Diamond with a HTC Snap.  I have been using a Touch Diamond for over a year and haven't really been that pleased with it.  Looking back on the review I wrote on it over a year ago, I can see that my initial impressions weren't far off the mark. My initial impressions with the HTC Snap couldn't be more different.  The unit boots up quickly and is very responsive

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I loved this video on Non Verbal Communication from Marc Salem. Very entertaining.Marc Salem at Gel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo.

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Hospitality is the key element of success, argues New York restaurateur Danny Meyer. This is a really interesting video of Danny presenting at GEL earlier this year. You will find the presentation here.He should know: his restaurants are consistently the highest-ranked in Zagat's New York survey. Go to Union Square Cafe, Gramercy Tavern, Shake Shack, or any of Danny's other restaurants and you'll

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Do you never use up all your monthly mobile minutes and text messages? Well on the O2 network, if you text a blank message to 21202, you will get a return text message with the current minutes and text messages left for this month.I am surprised that it has taken this long to provide such a feature. From an end user's perspective, it is very useful to know exactly how many minutes/texts you have

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Came across this on ZDnet recently and I found it pretty interesting given all the hype about social computing at the moment.

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The first Garmin handheld unit that I bought was a GPS12XL and it must have been more than ten years ago. At the time, I remember connecting it to AutoRoute running on a laptop and being amazed while watching the moving map in the car (with all the kit sat on the passenger seat). At the time, it felt like a gadget worthy of James Bond! Today, all that kit comes in a piece of hardware so small

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Here's an idea that looks like it has got some potential and all it needs is a template and a high pressure jet washer. The rest is down to you! You can find out more here: www.greengraffiti.nl.

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How could I resist this? Courtesy of the Fire Wire.

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Netbook sales this year are expected to top 22M this year according one of the industry analysts (iSuppli). Although the volume is still trailing behind traditional laptop sales, Netbook sales are set to increase by 69% this year. I have been a fan of Netbooks for a while and have had a trusty Sony TR1-MP since 2004. The TR1 was around before anyone had even invented the word "Netbook", but the

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With a background in user interface design, how could I resist a book with this title? But if you are expecting a book that concentrates purely on product design, then think again. This book really gets underneath what good design means: making products and providing services to customers that really matter to them. And not just at a superficial level, but really matter in terms of providing them

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I have had some problems with my home server over the past couple of weeks. It all started when I tried to install the latest Power Pack (Power Pack 2) for Windows Home Server. In reality the problem had nothing to do with Power Pack, but the update process highlighted that my Internet connection for the home server was down. This was due to the issues with my Netgear router (see previous blog

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Well after just over 2 years of faithful service it looks like I have reached the end of the road with my Netgear router. It started to have problems a few weeks ago (denying Internet access and sporadically losing WiFi connectivity) - all of which could be resolved by rebooting it. It is amazing how reliant we have become on Internet access (the TV in the house is streamed over a WiFi

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I can never resist articles like this http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/lists/?article=FuturePredictions

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This book provides some really useful reading. The book is organised into a series of 55 two to three page "truths" on the subject of innovation. Each of the entries has additional reading material listed in the back of the book which is really useful.If you have read other innovation books, you may have encountered some of this material before. However, I suspect that it is exactly these readers

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I like this series of books. They present information in easy to read bite pieces. Great reading for short tube journeys where you are constantly picking up and putting down the book. The material is well written and accessible. If you have read the "usual" management books, I suspect there will not be an awful lot of new material here. However, it is always useful to be reminded as all too often

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The is another one of those fascinating books that I would put into the category of "behavioural economics". To be fair, it probably has a much wider appeal than that and will be of interest to anyone interested in popular science.The book provides fascinating insights into the way our brains are wired and the way that we process probability and randomness can lead us to misinterpret events. For

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With number of blogs exploding, the number of bloggers out there (including me) who write stuff that no one ever reads is ever expanding.Which raises the question: Why would anyone continue to write stuff that no one appears to read?So here is the strange thing: I read my own blog! I know that it sounds weird, but on more than one occasion I have been faced with a situation where I can't remember

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There was an interesting article in the Sunday Times today (p.B7) suggesting that there is a potential link between online piracy and high speed broadband. In 1995, the South Korean government pledged over a £1 billion to rollout high speed broadband throughout the country. Today, it is not unusual for households have broadband connections in the region of 100Mb/s.At these speeds, it is possible

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I just loved reading this book. It was the sort of book that you know by the time you get to the end of the first chapter that it is going to be a good read. This book doesn't disappoint.Our irrational behaviours are neither random nor senseless - they are systematics and predictable. This book takes us through a set of experiments across a wide range to subject areas to prove the point. And it

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I was very pleasantly surprised by the quality of the video produced by a digital camcorder costing well under £100. Although these low end camcorders can look like a bit of a toy, this device is incredibly well made - it feels very solid.Like many of the other digital camcorders it has a "flick out" USB port that makes connecting the device to a laptop an absolute breeze. The camcorder appears

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Microsoft Sustainability from Kray Cédric on Vimeo.

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I watched a couple of episodes of this when I was in the US last month. I had never seen it before even though I believe that it has been broadcast in the UK.This has to be one of the US's funniest sitcoms in years. Really fun and unfortunately sometime I can see bits of myself in it. Many years ago, of course!I have just about finished watching Series 1 courtesy of LoveFilm.com. Series 2 starts

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Most people working in the IT industry will have come across the Hype cycle in one form or another - if the "trough of disillusionment" rings a bell, then you have come across the Hype cycle.The book is split into two parts: Part One provides an overview of the Hype cycle. It takes us through each phase of the Hype cycle describing the characteristics of each phase. The (particularly) up to date

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Just goes to show that sometimes some of the best ideas are old ideas!

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If you follow the links on YouTube, you will find lots of other Improv Everywhere videos. Another one of my favourites is the Food Court Musical. You will find it here.

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This is a well written and accessible book. I found it compelling reading and finished it in a few sittings. The main tenet of the book revolves around the Nature vs Nurture debate and there is no doubt that this book is on the side of Nurture. It debunks very effectively the myth of innate talent and lays out the argument that the route to World class performance is through deliberate practice.

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Here's a blog from a friend of mine who has written an application for the iPhone. The application allows you to grab the image of a soduku puzzle using the onboard camera, the software then identifies the grid, the numbers that it contains, and then provides the answers! There is a video on youTube showing the application in action. You will find it here.You can buy the application via the Apple

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There have been a few books written about "social computing", but few that go much further than simply providing observations or commentary. This book is different. If you are trying to make some sense of what you see happening on blogs and social networking sites and are trying to work out what you and your company should do, then this book is for you.It is written by a couple authors from

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I have long since been a fan of IDEO and here is a blog from Larry Fire over at the FireWire that contains links to a number of YouTube videos showing how IDEO works. Originally, from a ABC TV programme shot in the late 1990's (in fact, this programme is referenced in Tom Kelley's book).Interesting stuff. You will find the blog entry here. Part 1 is below. You will find the other 2 parts on the

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I love wordplay, particularly when it is pointed at something topical. I did some work recently on strategies for Sustainability, and while not a Green Freak, it did alert me to many of the issues that surround us.I guess the first words that I encountered were the "Green Wave" and "Sustainability" but there are others....Eco-Chic - anything fashionable made of recycled materialsEco-Iconic -

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Well, the combined issues of non-supported dual tuners and network congestion means that the only choice I have is to re-install Windows Vista. Having taken the decision and re-installed it, I must admit I had forgotten how rock solid Windows Vista + Linksys DMA2200 are as a combination. Even when streaming live TV over WiFi.

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It turns out that the network connectivity issue that I mentioned in previous entry is a known issue. Apparently, Microsoft are working on it. Good summary thread here.Shame, it looks like this issue and the dual tuner issue means I will be reinstalling Vista!

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Having installed Windows 7 onto the box that I am using as a Media Center everything seems to work fine, except Media Center treats the dual tuner card as if it only has one tuner. It recognises the dual tuners during set-up, but when you try and use the two tuners in practice it says there is a conflict and shows the two tuners are already both in use. Argh!A little bit of investigation shows

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I have just upgraded the Intel Atom based machine that I have being using to run Vista Media Center. I connect it to my TV using the Linksys DMA2200 Media Extender. The combination works a treat although occasional the Media Extender does need to be rebooted. This set up is described elsewhere on this blog, but I think it is fair to say that running Windows Vista on such a small footprint machine

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If you are moving into a new role (irrelevant of the level), this is a great book for providing new ideas about how to approach the challenge. It provides a wide range of ideas that will apply to leadership roles in a variety of situations. Since it is so well organised, it is possible to use it as a reference book and dip into the bits that are relevant for your particular situation. The

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I have long been an admirer of the Newspaper industry. There aren't many industries around that have been in decline for the past 40 years and yet, year on year, never seem to fail to turn in a profit. I think there are a few Telcos around that could learn a thing or two from the great Newspaper companies.A new report in into the Newspaper industry in the US provides some interesting insights.

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Monetizing social networking sites is still proving problematic. This article in The New York Times summarises some of the issues that Procter & Gamble have been encountering using Facebook.It is interesting that just 3 percent of Internet users in the United States would willingly let publishers use their friends for advertising. Yet there is research that users are KEEN to publicise their views

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According to Neilsen, the Guardian remains the UK's leading online newspaper, closely followed by The Times. However, the rising star this year has been the Daily Mirror that has doubled it's online readership in the last year.Today, it is estimated that nearly one in three adults in the UK read online newspapers. More information here: http://www.nma.co.uk/Articles/40834/The+Mirror+almost+

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I am a great fan of Malcolm Gladwell and had high expectations of this book having read both Blink and The Tipping Point. However, this book isn't quite in the same league.The point his is making is made very well (that success is as much to do with being born in the right place at the right time - it is about riding a wave) and the case put forward is compelling enough. However, it seems that

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I have always loved design stuff, particularly since I am so bad at it myself! This article contains a list of 50 (mainly company icons) that have been redesigned. It is interesting to look at the before and after images - almost without exception it is possible to work out which is the "before" image and which is the "after" image. See what you think!

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If you want to change the world, or change your bit of it, this is the book for you!Seth Godin focuses on the role that LEADERSHIP plays in change and makes some powerful observations about the difference between MANAGEMENT and LEADERSHIP. Management is about maintaining stability, about perpetuating the status quo, it is about ensuring that things are done the same way that they have always been

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Well, here is a piece of interesting research that actually made it to the BBC website today. You will find the original research paper here.During 26 days, researchers at UCSD sent over 350M spam emails by hijacking a net of spammer's machines. The spam emails directed to customers to a fake pharmacy site that made a note of the sale (without taking any money, of course) and then displayed an

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I came across this site the other day and I couldn't help but browse. This site includes instructional videos on a whole range of topics - everything from knitting to weaponry. Pretty compelling stuff, however, like much of the material on the Internet you have to take care. I looked through a nuber of the videos on playing the drums and I do wonder how "expert" some of these teachers really

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The Intel Atom Media Center seems to be working well with the Hauppauge Dual Tuner PCI card. It seems to have enough CPU to be able to record 2 channels while playing back a previously recorded programme. Indeed, looking at the performance of the machine shows that this is only using around 15% of the CPU. Overall, the unit is pretty quiet and uses only about 35-40W.I am using a Linksys DMA-2200

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I saw this post on the BBC website and it made be laugh. This is what happens when the proof reader can't read Welsh!The English is fine, but the Welsh reads "I am not in the office at the moment. Please send any work to be translated". Hehehe!The original article is here.

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I built an Intel Atom based box a few months ago. I installed Windows Vista Ultimate on it and used the Media Center functionality to record TV programmes off Freeview. You will find the original post here.Up until now I have been using a Hauppauge Dual Tuner USB stick, but decided to upgrade to a PCI card. The USB stick solution works well, but it isn't a particularly elegant solution. I like

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How did we ever find ourselves in this situation? An article on the BBC website has some figures showing that nearly 1M broadband customers in the UK have either exceeded their download limit or are running close to it. So here's the situation:Most broadband providers impose a download limit. Even on accounts that are supposedly "unlimited" (using a "fair use" policy) - 56% of "unlimited"

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I have been a big fan of Nikon cameras for many years - all my 35mm cameras are Nikon and my F90x and F5 are amongst my most favourite cameras. Like Nokia mobile phones, Nikon cameras are operate in a similar way - the Coolpix P6000 is no exception. This camera definitely owes much of it's heritage to the Nikon SLRs - both 35mm and digital - that have gone before it.Form factorIt was the form of

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Well, following on from my previous blog on the role of domain knowledge in innovation, here are some more thoughts (and a bit of an experiment!).Remember that in-depth domain knowledge can often "blind" inventors to the true value of their innovation. Let's look at an example and they don't come any more famous (or infamous) than the telephone.The diagram to the left was produced by Elisha Gray,

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Check this out, 70% of inventors believe they got their ideas by exploring areas where they were not experts. Many of these inventors state that such exploration stimulates new ways of thinking and avoids preconceptions that hamper folks who have been working in the subject for many years.Mark Granovetter, a social psychologist, looked at this phenomenon in terms of social ties. In his

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I have commented before that advertising revenues on social networking sites seems to be challenging. I came across a couple of new articles that reinforce the same message. This is starting to sound like old news!Here's an article covering some research from ExactTarget and Ball State University's Center for Media Design. If you follow the links at the bottom of the article, you can download

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Many innovations are, in fact, the re-incarnation of ideas that have gone before. Take the light bulb - the very epitomy of innovation. The screw thread fitting was invented around the turn of the last century by one of Edison’s technicians when looking for a mechanism to securely fix a light bulb into it's socket. The fitting is based on the threaded cap from a paraffin can that just happened to

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One of the first truths that hit me when I started looking at innovation was that so many great innovations seem to have occured by accident. The harder I looked the more examples that I seemed to find. They seemed to be everywhere. There are just too many of them to have been purely accidental.Have a look at these examples and see if you can guess what I am describing. You will find the answer

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I have been doing some work recently on innovation - this is a topic that is very dear to my heart and, judging by the amount of interest people show in it, I don't think I am alone!While there aren't many companies that would say that innovation is not important to their company, however, there aren't many that can define it. And if they can't define it, they are going to have a hard time

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It is interesting fact of life these days that YouTube videos can be used as a social indicator. By providing everyone with a platform to broadcast their views on recent events, it unleashes a new set of views (not to mention talent) on every day life.Have a look at these videos posted on YouTube recently as a response to the Credit Crunch:http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=s_iMS31mqmUhttp://

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Nice summary and a set of links that provides some interesting food for thought...http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/whats_next_after_web_20.php

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One of the issues with moving towards a online services is that we can become a hostage to the system's availability. In other words, YOUR service is dependent on SOMEONE ELSE'S software. LinkedIn is the latest online service to suffer service outages. You'll find them documented on Pingdom here: http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/10/10/is-linkedin-having-scaling-issues/I guess with the issues in the

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Well, it looks like social networking could be coming of age in the commercial space. British Airways announced this site last week to connect Londoners and New Yorkers together. The aim being to produce a community that discusses and reviews restaurants, bars, shops and places to stay.See this commentary on Brand Republic: http://www.brandrepublic.com/BrandRepublicNews/News/848300/

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So here's some recent articles that I came across (in no particular order):This one covers the position that TV production companies find themselves in. There is increasing interest in online video from consumers. There have been some successes with user generated content, but there are a bit hit and miss. While consumers are interested in original material, there simply isn't enough advertising

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Here's an article from today's Guardian predicting that Internet advertising will outpace TV advertising by 2010 - in the UK, this may even happen by next year.The article goes on to discuss behavioural targeting. The issue being how it will be received by the public. Behavioural targeting is already here - the Tesco clubcard is a great example - and is happily accepted by the public. But online,

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Some of today's high-end mobile phones have the same power as a laptop from 2000. And there are predictions that the mobile phones will outsell laptops in the next 12-18 months. This would make the mobile phone the platform of choice for many users.Last year Nokia sold almost 200M camera phones and about 146M music phones, making it the world's biggest seller of digital cameras and MP3 players.

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Came across this research report recently from Universal McCann, a communications agency. It provides some interesting data on something that I have seen repeatedly over the last 12-18 months. It is great to see this being reflected in empirical research.

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Well, if you don't believe that typography (i.e. fonts) really matters in design, then take a look at this online quiz.Can you guess these movies from a single letter from their poster? You'll be surprised how many that you can guess. Spotted originally on the firewire.And while we are on the subject of design, I came across this presentation from Will Tschumy at the User Experience team at

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