I wonder if anyone from Nortel will be going to the Ottawa DemoCamp, they should be if we are going to reinvent this once great company! I’d go but I am on the other side of the planet which sucks. (I used sucks in tow consecutive posts, cool!)
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The windsurfer and user experience
This post is part rant and part non-rant about two topics that I feel passionate about. First up windsurfing (which becomes skiing during the winter months but that is another story), and the second user experience. First up, I was windsurfing again yesterday, 20 knots winds from the south to south west, a bit likeContinue reading “The windsurfer and user experience”
Cisco Sues Apple Wow who would have guessed!
As I said yesterday the lawyers will be busy over the next few days. Obviously things weren’t all that sweet with the Apple/Cisco relationship, Cisco is now suing over the iPhone. The thing is forget the legal definitions most of the world sees Apple as already owning the iPhone brand given the iMac, iPod, iTVContinue reading “Cisco Sues Apple Wow who would have guessed!”
Cisco responds to the Apple iPhone
Overnight Steve Jobs announced the a mobile phone, not a huge surprise there. But I was surprised it was called the iPhone given the recent Linksys announcement. Based on this news release from Cisco is seems there has been a lot of discussions going on between the two companies and the Jobs keynote has basicallyContinue reading “Cisco responds to the Apple iPhone”
Microsoft’s Home Invasion
Yesterday at CES Bill Gates announced the launch Windows Home Server designed as a headless server to server content across your home network, stream media to Media Centre Extenders, including my favourite the XBox 360 and provide automated backups. Cool! Based on the buzz going around it seems that you will be able to connectContinue reading “Microsoft’s Home Invasion”
An organiser to keep the family organised
Last year while at a market or school fete I picked up a flyer for Schoolwise an filing/organisation system for families. What struck me was how simple the product was and how practical it looked. An offline product it is structured around the 5 sections (almost contexts) Calendar, School, Activities, Phone Lists and Personal. WithinContinue reading “An organiser to keep the family organised”
eStarling WiFi Photo frame
Yesterday I received my new eStarling WiFi Photo frame from ThinkGeek and opened it up with much excitement, only to be dismayed when I could not get it working on our office WiFi network, you need a connection to configure or so I thought. Then last night I tried again at home without any luck.Continue reading “eStarling WiFi Photo frame”
Don’t listen to the Global Geek Podcast!
I warn you just don’t listen to the Global Geek Podcast #30 if you want to keep you your productivity. On the show they speak briefly about a little site called Swivel. What can be so bad about one site! It is so addictive it should be outlawed. To quote the Swivel web site “SwivelContinue reading “Don’t listen to the Global Geek Podcast!”
My Xbox playing nicely – sort of
Well, I can now stream video’s from my Windows XP PC to my XBox using the Windows Media Connect product. I can only assume when Microsoft annouced the video download service they changed something to allow this! Very happy. However I have learnt tonight that you cannot stream unprotected AAC files using Windows Media ConnectContinue reading “My Xbox playing nicely – sort of”
We just had to have one
Tonight I received my regular email from ThinkGeek with all there latest specials, well we just had to have one, even the boss approved! I will update you when it arrives on how it goes :-).
Michael Specht 