Category: Technology

  • The data roaming cost cushion from 3

    Mobile operator 3 has taken the extraordinary step of disabling the general capability of using its mobile broadband data service while roaming out of a user’s home network. If you’re a 3 customer with a 3 broadband dongle – the…

  • DVD video from Animoto

    In May, I discovered Animoto and learned how easy it can be to create compelling videos from static images and a soundtrack. I’ve done a few and, as I went for a paid account ($30 a year), I can create…

  • Focus on the conversation not the medium with Skype 4 beta

    Skype, the internet phone service, has opened a public beta test of Skype 4, the next version of the software you use to make phone and video calls and do text messaging. If you’re a Skype user, you’ll notice an…

  • Yes, blogging can be art

    The old saying “I don’t know much about art but I know what I like” is one I apply to myself much of the time. About the only art works I have at home where I know (and can remember)…

  • The ultimate role of the iPhone

    Watching the video of Apple CEO Steve Jobs giving his keynote address at Apple’s developer conference last Monday, I was struck by two things. First, Jobs is a compelling presenter, a true showman and storyteller. Not a showman in the…