by Tom | Oct 6, 2009 | IT
So I plumped for a new phone. I now have an HTC Hero. It is an Android-based smartphone (a Google open-sourced operating system with some nice HTC touches on top) with a similar form factor to the iPhone and my previous XDA Orbit 2 (aka HTC Touch Cruise). Why this...
by Tom | Oct 6, 2009 | Science
Just as the use of surgical check lists is improving surgical outcomes, the use of a knowledge management tool in GP practices is improving referral quality. Could this work in the purchasing and commercial space? What other complex areas where communication is tricky...
by Tom | Oct 6, 2009 | Government
Ian Watmore has a candid and relaxed chat to the Public Accounts Committee (you can read the uncorrected evidence; a lovely phrase). He can, because he’s leaving his post as a Permanent Secretary to join the Football Association (one suspects it is his dream...
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | Business
One-canvas zooming presentations are all the rage: Prezi does them well.
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | Science
Lovely, and receding (like my hair, I hear you say?). Glaciers from space.
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | Reading
Create your own city guide with the bits you like. I used one for Warsaw recently.
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | Government
Spending cuts in government IT. Why do we persist in talking about such small numbers when the big numbers are the real issue?
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | Science
Thinking dead salmon found by MRI scanning team. This is why science is such an extraordinary invention: a result that could upset is used to refine the rigour of our processes.
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | Reading
Conspiracy theories could be correct: the illuminati might exist.
by Tom | Oct 4, 2009 | IT
A useful addition to your thumb drive: Neo’s SafeKeys allows you to enter passwords in a way that most keylogging software can’t detect. Neat.
