Here’s a cartoon you may find amusing in these rather austere times!
Read MoreAn unintended use of “Smart glasses”?
I quite like this cartoon, which appeared in today’s paper.
A nice way to end the week!
An unfortunate side effect of Linked-In?
I quite enjoyed this cartoon in yesterday’s Daily Telegraph. It pokes a bit of gentle fun at ‘consultants’, and
Read MoreTwo effects of new technology
Here are a couple of interesting cartoon strips about the (possible) effects of new technology. Yesterday’s one is more about unintended consequences, while today’s is really about how apparently intelligent software and monitoring systems might be fooled.Video-conferencing as a means of one-upmanship
I quite like this cartoon. It depicts a less obvious reason that some people might find video-conferencing appealing!
Read More“I’m on the tube!”
People travelling on the London Underground (known as ‘the tube’) will soon be able to obtain a wi-fi signal on their phone or other electronic device.
What might be the benefits and costs of this?
Internet addiction: another flawed study
You’d think people would have better things to do than do pointless surveys from which they then draw unlikely conclusions. Still, it keeps them out of mischief I suppose.
Bloggers and consultants: ever feel we’re being got at?
A couple of things made me smile today.
Are there benefits in having an unread blog?
Most people who blog about their profession (as opposed to, say, people who are keeping a journal for their own records or for their family and friends) like the idea of lots of people reading their blogs. But are there any advantages to having a blog that nobody reads?
Read MoreThe value of email in a recession
Here’s a cartoon you may find amusing in these rather austere times!
Read MoreUnintended consequences of social networking
I thought I’d start an occasional series of posts concerned solely with the unintended consequences of technology. To start it off, here’s a comic strip from The Daily Telegraph in the UK.
Read MoreAn Antisocial Habit
I quite like this:
Read MoreLinked-in
I’ve been encouraging subscribers to my newsletter, Computers in Classrooms, to join me on Linked-in, so I was quite amused with this cartoon in the Daily Telegraph today:
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