Tag: mobile
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for December 17th through December 30th
Market Yourself An iParadigm – "The part I love the most is that the people making the 'just market your app!' comment have no real idea how much effective marketing costs. Oh sure, you can go far on viral and word-of-mouth marketing, but it all pales in comparison to even a small banner graphic in…
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Error Mishandling
A common refrain is that computers are too complicated for ordinary people to use. Yet mostly when I see people sat with a notebook on their lap I don’t see frustration. The confusion tends to come when something doesn’t work as expected. Naturally bad design plays a big part in this but the biggest stumbling…
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for May 14th through May 17th
The Dumbing Of America – "The toxic brew of anti-rationalism and ignorance hurts discussions of U.S. public policy on topics from health care to taxation." The article is about the US but it's also increasingly true here. Depressing. New Indiana Jones movie is dreadful – Oh dear. Like many people I'll probably still go see…
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for January 29th through February 3rd
Afghan Student Sentenced to Death After Downloading Report – Good to see that the invasion of Afghanistan has resulted in more freedom for the locals… Forget passports – teachers and kids are the new ID card targets – Despite the loss of personal data and despite the fact that they will not (and cannot) do…
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My del.icio.us bookmarks for January 4th through January 7th
When is a pencil and paper better than a computer? – And here’s another piece about technology and voting in the States. This time (blatant self-promotion alert) it’s one that I wrote last year… Follow the Money – Daringfireball links to this “forgotten” Cringely article about the US voting system. He’s right: low technology can…
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Windows Mobile 5 on Virgin Mobile UK
I had to go through hell (or Virgin Mobile UKs technical support department) to get MMS working on my Windows Mobile smart phone. Here’s what I did to save you the effort.