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This was originally written Wednesday 1st December. I’m currently on my way to Heathrow Airport… I received a phone 4hrs ago, I had no idea at the time that it would result in my being in Lisbon this evening. I won’t go into details, suffice to say, a colleague I’ve not seen in ages, has […]
Continue ReadingA week ago I purchased Malaria tablets online, unfortunately my GP got the amounts wrong on the prescription, he made it out for 24 tablets but I need 36, so he made an additional prescription today for 12 tablets, but I’m flying this evening, so there’s not enough time to order more online. So I […]
Continue ReadingI’m not a regular user of Linked in, but I decided to update my profile a couple of days ago and use the service to see if I could find some old contacts I’ve not been in touch with for ages by importing my various address books, 5 minutes later I had 300 plus recommendations, […]
Continue ReadingI have to admit that I’m a bit of a word nerd… I love discovering the origination of words of the English language, so there’s an advantage of being a native speaker of the world’s largest vocabulary, there’s over 600,000 words in English, to put that in perspective, there’s just over 100,000 in French! Some […]
Continue ReadingAs someone that loves to ride my bike around London, although a bit nippy at the mo… plus hesitant to leave my classic 18 year old Marin chained to a fence somewhere in case some little Tea Leaf takes a shine to it and wants to take it home, I just love this idea! THe […]
Continue ReadingI was in Boston for a Medical Conference last week, but I wanted to stay on for a few days as I’d not been in Boston for almost 15 years, but I’m not a great fan of faceless hotel chains, so jumped on Google to see what I could find, then I stumbled on AirBnB, […]
Continue ReadingI’m sorry America, I owe you an apology (but it’s one I’m happy to give) I’ve been back and forth to the States for more years than I care to remember, but it wasn’t until 3 or 4 years ago when I was in Washington and I had the good fortune to knock back a […]
Continue ReadingI know Halloween has been and gone, but what a brilliant DIY costume! more info
Continue ReadingSo what will MZ of Facebook be announcing in less than an hour? Hopefully an iPhone app that’s worth using!
Continue ReadingDavid Hockney has been a fan of the iPhone and iPad for sometime, having replaced his paper sketch pad with them. Over the past year Hockney has produced over 300 sketches, some of which will be on display at his Flesh Flowers exhibition in Paris. “The great thing about it, is the distribution of the […]
Continue ReadingToday, the publisher of the national newspaper The Independent launched a newspaper named “i”, retailing for a mere 20p (The Independent costs £1). This is the first national newspaper to launch in the UK in 24 years (the last being The Independent in 1986). What’s interesting is how the marketing and PR reiterates that the […]
Continue ReadingGreat looking font by George Strouzas
Continue ReadingApple today showed off their latest bit of techno-lust, the MacBook Air and I must say it’s rather gorgeous. It’s lighter, slimmer and more powerful than ever, and it even costs less! Also worth noting is that they no longer give you the option replacing the harddrive with a flash drive, as flash drives now […]
Continue ReadingJay’s done it again, he just sent me another amazing looking video. The way this has been achieved is by using high vantage points with a shif-tilt lens, which gives the impression of the whole thing being a model with the people ant sized… but it’s all life size! more info at Coachella here’s some […]
Continue ReadingHere’s a great video explanation of Behavioural Dynamics given by Nigel Oakes “The BDI Methodology was originally developed in response to the need for an empirically-founded and demonstrably effective model of communication. The resulting Methodology takes a behavioural approach which focuses on influencing groups.” Behavioural Dynamics Institute Animation by Cognitive Media
Continue ReadingOK I admit it’s nothing groundbreaking, but I just threw up a new Blog Icon website using Rapidweaver, took about 3hrs to knock up, most of which time was compiling the emails and comments I’d had from users that are using the blog icon. in case you have no idea what I’m on about, there […]
Continue ReadingJay sent me the link to this music video at the weekend assuming I’d like it, he was right, it’s wonderful, and 3 million other You Tube users think the same. Plus it would appear Pepsi were inspired by the idea for their Pepsi Refresh Project (One People) commercial “This music video was shot for […]
Continue ReadingI slept in a little this morning, I got up just after 10, well it is Sunday… while shuffling into my living room pre-coffee I noticed sitting in my bay window a bowl of petunias, I don’t recall seeing them before, but as I said, this was pre-coffee, so I could have been mistaken, so I […]
Continue ReadingDarren Murph from Engadget awarded the Guinness Book of Records title of Most Prolific Professional Blogger, having written 17,212 individual posts (since surpassed). He’s probably written more posts in the past two weeks, than I have in the past two years! more info here
Continue ReadingHere’s a great presentation by Nigel Marsh given at TEDx Sydney in May, I recommend watching it, it’s only 10mins long, here’s a snippet “the small things matter… being more balanced doesn’t mean dramatic upheaval in your life… with the smallest investment in the right places, you can radically transform the quality of your life […]
Continue ReadingToday I received an email from a friend saying how they are fed up with the continual way their line manager treats them, with little or no respect. I hear this time and time again from friends and colleagues… when will managers realise, if they change their attitude, show genuine leadership and stop being administrators, […]
Continue Readingooops, I meant to post this a month ago, just found it sitting on my iPhone. Tonight I met an old friend / business partner I’ve not seen in over 14 years! I know crazy eh… but he still lives 7,000 miles away in Singapore, where we had our business. Anyway it got me thinking… […]
Continue ReadingThe sun has made an appearance again, so I’ve shifted the office to my garden today… you gotta love WiFi
Continue ReadingNo I’m not talking about the 80’s Norwegian boy band I just stumbled across Aha Moment a website full of short videos of people decribing their Aha Moment. One that struck a cord with me was Siobhan Neilland’s Aha Moment… “My aha moment happened two and a half years ago, when I lost a baby […]
Continue ReadingIn an update to the post I made a couple of weeks ago about attaching 35mm lenses to the iPhone 4, the guys at Vid Atlantic have adapted their EnCinema 35mm Adapter to fit to Owle Bubo Video shot with a Canon EF 50mm f1.8 DSLR lens on the EnCinema 35mm Adapter attached to the […]
Continue ReadingI can’t remember how I stumbled across a presentation entitled It’s an Illusion by John Harris a couple of months ago, but I’m very glad I did, as it was a real eye opener. It’s 50mins long in total, but it’s time well invested I assure you. It’s an Illusion on BBC5.tv or YouTube “John Harris gives […]
Continue ReadingI’ve been using Airfoil by Rogue Amoeba for years to pump audio from my Mac to my Airport Express… but I hadn’t realised they’d created a FREE app named Airfoil Speakers, that turns your iPhone/iPod/iPad or any Mac or PC on your WIFI network into a wireless audio receiver. That’s saved me buying another airport […]
Continue ReadingLast Year I posted about the Volkswagon campaign named The Fun Theory, I just read on Digital Buzz that the campaign has since gone on to win the Cannes Cyber Grand Prix for a digitally led integrated campaign, which it won along side Nike’s “Chalk Bot” who took the award for the other digital solutions / […]
Continue ReadingI enjoy Seth’s blog, it’s predominately insightful and often inspirational… I receive it via email every morning, although I’ve still got over 200 of them that I’ve not read! but regardless of that I’d still recommend you read his blog. Anyway I stumbled across one of his recent entries this morning and it reminded me […]
Continue Reading18 months ago I posted a blog about a small red plant that miraculously came back from the dead after I’d given up on it and thrown it away. Since then it’s gone from strength to strength, I’ve even split it into 5 plant pots, as it was growing so fast! I’m at a cross […]
Continue ReadingOK I have to admit that I’m unlikely to listen to the entire album without going insane, but the idea is wonderful… the CD maybe dead, but long live the CD case! more info Tristan Perich to purchase click here
Continue ReadingHere’s a video of World champion freediver Guillaume Nery special dive at Dean’s Blue Hole, the deepest blue hole in the world filmed entirely on breath hold by the french champion Julie Gautier. This video is a FICTION and an ARTISTIC PROJECT. Edited by BLUENERY (c). Music: ARCHIVE – you make me feel
Continue ReadingI got a nice surprise an hour ago… my shiny new iPad arrived, woohoo! All I have to do now, is work out why I bought it 🙂
Continue ReadingAs Adobe & Apple slug it out over the Flash plug, arguing who is more “Open” I stumbled across something today that made me smile. A week ago Adobe placed Ad’s in the broadsheets in the US saying they Love Apple, and that they love choice… but I really smiled when someone, somewhere out there […]
Continue ReadingOn Friday I downloaded a wonderful app for my iPhone named Hipstamatic… in essence you now have a Lomographic camera on your iPhone. The array of films, effects and lenses you can add are excellent. The whole interface and user experience has been beautifully thought through and is a joy to use. The app is […]
Continue ReadingLast September, when nearly all the world’s leaders were in New York for a meeting of the United Nations, Avedon Platon, a staff photographer for The New Yorker set up a tiny studio off the floor of the General Assembly, and tried to hustle as many of them in front of his lens as possible. For […]
Continue ReadingSometimes too much choice is a bad thing… Facebook’s privacy settings have more options than ordering a coffee in Starbucks! To see what I mean follow this link to the NY Times
Continue ReadingI’ve seen a few of these types of things in my time, but this is the best I’ve ever seen!
Continue ReadingHaving posted the OK Go video a couple of days ago, I thought I’d share this one with you too
Continue ReadingBefore I go any further I should inform you, that I’m entirely apolitical, I honestly couldn’t care less about politics, or which political party is in power, but I do believe in democracy, and care about equal rights and fairness As the Conservatives campaign slogan states “It’s Time For Change” And they’re not wrong, but […]
Continue ReadingBuilding upon the success of their previous video OK Go decided to get a little more adventurous! Again all done in one take, just like the brilliant yet effortless looking Brylcreem advert
Continue ReadingDidn’t make me rush out and buy Brylcreem, but this advert was superb! And yes it was done in one take, it’s all real, no computers, no CGI… see the making video here
Continue ReadingSmart has plans… Stupid has stories One way to get more stories and less regrets into your life is to take a leap of faith from time to time. I promised I was going to say “Yes” from now on once before… but I’ve become a hypocrite, as lately I’ve ignored my own advice. I’ve […]
Continue ReadingI guess life isn’t so black and white after all. I’ve always lived my life and given my opinion based on ruthless truth and openness, and to hell with the consequences. But, not everyone is like me, in fact most people aren’t, that’s a good thing, not everyone wants or can take hearing the cold […]
Continue ReadingWant to download a video from YouTube (or most websites?) Install this plugin for Firefox http://www.downloadhelper.net/ Of course most files stored on YouTube are in Adobe’s Flash format (.flv), so you will require something to play them back. You can use VLC, but wouldn’t it be better if you could us QuickTime? Download and install Perian (you’ll need […]
Continue ReadingToo many ideas, too little time! That may sound a little arrogant, but it’s actually a genuine problem, and I’m not the only one. Some may say it’s a good problem, but I’m not so sure. It’s frustrating as hell to have an idea or a solution, that you know you have to let go […]
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Continue ReadingAfter five years of speculation and 15 years after The Steve canned the Newton (still have my three in the attic!), Apple have announced the iPad. I have mixed feelings on the iPad, from a business & user perspective, I think it’s great, it’s been well thought through and it looks gorgeous, sure the big […]
Continue ReadingIt’s not your home, your car, your stocks, your shares or your money… it’s your time. It’s the one thing you can never get back, don’t waste it. You can spend it, or you can invest it… it’s your choice, choose wisely
Continue ReadingNo matter what you’re trying to market or sell, people buy into stories. If you want your idea to spread make it easy for others to spread it, a story or something they can be passionate about is the best way… so make it memorable, better yet, make it unforgettable.
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