Jason Slater Weblog

I have updated Buzzword Bingo to add some new terms for 2008 - I cannot believe it has been a year since it was last posted (Buzzword Bingo).  You can download it here: http://www.jasonslater.co.uk/resources/buzzword2008.pdf

This time last year my favourite two buzz words were Virtualization and Unified. This year they are Web 2.0, Zero Carbon and [...]

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Does Sugar Labs hold the key to the future of the user interface?
Certainly the almost overwhelming bloat and complexity of modern user interfaces (and operating systems) are screaming out for something a little simpler - and could really benefit from being task or goal oriented. I previously wrote about something similar in Why the [...]

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Computer Weekly recently (13 May 2008) ran a short article by Rebecca Thomson “Maintenance holds IT leaders back from board” commenting on a recent survey conducted by CA which examined difficulties IT personnel face rising to Board level because the majority of their time is often taken up dealing with technical issues.
In a small/medium enterprise [...]

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I recently took the plunge and changed my beloved Sony Ericsson K800i phone (Goodbye Mobile, Hello Mobile) for a Nokia N95 8GB. I have previously pondered over the Nokia E61i with its full keyboard and emailing capabilities as well as the Blackberry 8820 (which is still sitting on a shelf in my house) and [...]

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If you are interested in Alexa you may have noticed that various web site rankings have changed - and some by quite a large margin.
Recently I wrote about Alexa (Alexa - traffic ranking) and wondered whether the toolbar data collection requirement really gave a relevant indication of web site reach (especially given the complications of some [...]

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