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nivioCompanion reviewed
Bizarrely, the Telegraph gave this cloud computing gadget 5/5. Here’s my thoughts on the nivioCompanion and what it means for cloud computing (not very much) over at Stuff.tv. The point of an operating system like Windows is that it allows applications to talk to the hardware. By throwing away the hardware but not the OS,…
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Chopping board made from recycled cardboard
Environmentally aware shopping site EcoCentric has just launched a chopping board made entirely from recycled cardboard. Made from layers of compressed packaging, the finish is apparently ‘slate-like’ and meets health and safety guidelines (for the home at least, I wonder if it’s restaurant friendly? I’ve asked the PR, along with a question about what the…
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Has Twitter changed online video?
The random thought for today is about online video. It’s been around for ages, obviously, but I’ve never been a fan. I can count the number of times I’ve visited YouTube’s homepage, rather than just following a link, on one hand, and have always been deeply skeptical of friends who go off to set up…
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Apparently, living overseas boosts creativity
Lovely night last night at Ross Atherton’s (editor of PC Gamer) leaving party. He’s off to do exciting things in Paris. As it was also the first time I’d met up with Bath people since getting back from Zambia, obviously there were lots of questions about how it all went. Mostly the evening was spent…
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Saturday…
I remember weekends. Those were the things before freelance and children, right? Still, couple of sort of interesting projects to pick at today. Number one is the first of a regular monthly column for the South African equivalent of PC World’s in store mag. It’s being published by a good friend of ours over there,…
