Should we put a bullet through PowerPoint?

Friday, July 15th, 2011

This week brought us unexpected news of a strident new political movement from Switzerland. The Anti-PowerPoint Party (APP) has moved to ban PowerPoint, claiming that the program is damaging the country's economy and lowering employee productivity. Admittedly, it’s a little random as political movements go. That said, once I’d got over ...

It all ‘appened so fast!

Monday, April 18th, 2011

Four years ago, discussing the development of an app in a client meeting was pretty rare. Even two years ago, it only ever really came up when working with a certain type of client. How times have changed! Now it seems every other brand wants to develop an app. There are ...

Are paperbacks on the way out?

Friday, January 28th, 2011

I was disappointed to read that Amazon, the world’s biggest online book store, has reported today that it sells more ebooks through its Kindle Book Store than it does paperbacks. Since its launch in 2010, the Kindle has revolutionised the way people read, making books available at the click of ...

Tablets the cure for print media’s headache?

Friday, September 17th, 2010

As my birthday is now a month away (hint hint), I thought it was high time I started compiling a present list. At number one, my most-wanted item: an iPad. Adverts for the device, which first went live during this year’s Oscars ceremony, proudly show off its 9.7 inch high ...