Got roped into a meeting with some Apple representatives today. There were no surfboarding dogs nor excessive usage of hipster slang. Very relieved. A staff member here is developing a new program to increase high school students’ interest in technology. The program...

 So after my initial rant, I’ve actually grown to love Android. Even though I’m a big fan of storing things in the cloud and Google’s products in general, it still took two days for me to really begin to feel comfortable switching to the new OS. My problems with the...

 My earlier rant about Android aside, searching the Android marketplace via recommendations on tech blogs (as opposed to searching the Android Marketplace with keywords via my phone) has turned up some real gems. Can’t wait to try them out when I get home tonight. The...

Edit on 3rd Feb 2010: Entry remains for posterity, however - I Take it Back, Android is Pretty Sweet! If you are considering buying an Android OS mobile phone, or if you want to know how HTC have implemented it on the Magic G2, here's some impressions for you. Yesterday...

I've been thinking a little further since my last post on the subject of open and closed systems, and I realised I forgot to mention the largest problem of all with closed formats - preservation of data. The recent deaths of some well-known writers who published large...

My response to an article about walled-garden systems (I love this analogy).Yes. You're right. A system under the control of a single entity can produce some amazing results and make things far more convenient for consumers. I say this because I am a console gamer.Games...

 I’m currently reading an article on a social media ‘expert’ blog. Very catchy name, this blog has. Very hip. Very now. There’s even assonance. The author mentions that someone recently asked them what percentage of Twitter accounts were commercial businesses. His...