December 2008

28Dec2008

Random

Neil Gaiman's Law of Superhero Films: “the closer the film is to the look and feel of what people like about the comic, the more successful it is.” →

21Dec2008

My 2008 end-of-year tech stock tips.

I don't pretend that this is exhaustive or even accurate (for example I demoted Cloud Computing to ‘honourable mention’ purely because writing the entry made me fall asleep), but it's the time of the year for end-of-year lists, and I wouldn't want to disappoint. →

21Dec2008

iPhone 3G Battery Life Tips

Honestly, I think Apple should ship the iPhone with Push disabled. I dare say the number of people annoyed by the short battery life dwarfs the number of people who would even notice their calendars updated more than once an hour. →

07Dec2008

The Death of Christmas

It'll hang on longer than the rest, but I'm giving the book twenty years. If you own a book store or a publishing company and you're not assuming this is what's going to happen, you're not doing anyone any favours. →