Win8

A Positive Review of Windows 8

I don’t really do a lot of tech reviews on this blog (when I even get around to blogging these days, what with a 2-year old and a house to renovate!), but I might start doing a few more as I gradually...
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GoogleDocs

Breaking Habits

I just sat down with my wife and took her through Google docs. She wasn’t too happy about it. I tried to find some old copy of Office I could plonk on her new computer, but when that search was...
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Java Toolbar Installation Trickery

I just read a post over on False Precision that has a link to this video of Sun Microsystem’s CEO Johnathan Schwartz talking about a whole new product venture that is based on, can you believe this,...
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“Chrome” and the Google Brand

I downloaded and installed Chrome the other day. Chrome is the new Google browser. I’m not going to talk at length or postulate on the strategy behind Google releasing a browser – this has...
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Don’t click it!!

I came across a fun site today that demonstrates just how much we rely on the ubiquitousness of the click to navigate the online world. www.dontclick.it It’s actually a piece of art submitted as...
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Musings on UI Design

One of the things I have become increasingly interested in over the last year is UI (User Interface) design. As we develop our software product, how it looks and feels to the end user becomes an extremely...
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