5 years is a long time in technology. In fact, it's almost an ice age; CES 2014 was all about 4K screens, drones and health trackers, and that these things are more or less embedded in our lives now shows the rampant pace of change. I'm back at the Consumer Electronics Show, or CES to... Continue Reading →

When you start from a place where you don't think very highly of a product, service or solution, then test it, and find that it not only exceeds your expectations but you kind of like it instead.

November 2nd marks the twentieth anniversary of my debut into the professional world of work. Back then, I was only a few months out of university, driving a library van of all things, when I met a guy at an IT recruitment fair. He'd just taken on an large IT consultancy project with a used... Continue Reading →

Facebook's recent TV marketing campaign in the UK isn't actually their first foray on to our home screens; they'd done it before about three years ago, even prompting some commentators to wonder why they'd bother. Yet their slightly corny, nostaligic advert certainly is notable for being the first I can remember that is apologetic in... Continue Reading →

I've been liftsharing in four of my five jobs since leaving University some 20 years ago. It's an activity which requires a leap of faith to settle into, and while the benefits are less tangible than empirical, it's something we can expect to grow in the coming years. The BBC ran an article this week... Continue Reading →

One of my firm beliefs is that technology should be accessible for all, not just those who have the ways and means of accessing it. Increasingly, demand should not be placed on the user to help themselves but instead, augment and support their experiences; for example, requiring a user to download an app. But there... Continue Reading →

Many years ago, I worked on a small intranet project that displayed output from a number of Crystal Reports. Remember Crystal? I spent many happy days working with the late nineties version of their software, which was quite pioneering at the time. Crystal Reports was the grand-daddy of today's Microsoft PowerBI. You could connect it to... Continue Reading →

The centre of the consumer innovation universe, also known as the Consumer Electronics Show or CES, ended last week and as is always the case each year, it was bigger than ever before. Not even a deluge of rain and a subsequent power cut could dampen the rush of new tech. Indeed, this year, having... Continue Reading →

Who loves Neapolitan ice cream? Admit it, we all do. The chance to get three of your favourite flavours out of just one scoop is too good to miss, lest you're one of those fussy eaters that digs each third out of the plastic tub in turn. Yet this most nostalgic family favourite also happens... Continue Reading →

Virtual and Augmented Reality is certainly maturing, now finding its way into business after a gentle transition into our homes. About a year ago, I had a go at a VR-enabled tool used to train engineers on how to service an offshore turbine on a wind farm (that's me in the picture above). The physical... Continue Reading →