by Tom | Aug 30, 2007 | Reading
Nice summary of the new tools being used to visualise data and information. I’m not sure their trendmap and a mindmap are the same thing, though.
by Tom | Aug 30, 2007 | Reading
NB no cats were harmed in the making of the movie.
by Tom | Aug 29, 2007 | Reading
I’ll need to learn to use Lightroom just to get through our 2,500 safari photos.
by Tom | Aug 28, 2007 | Personal
Sounds like I could have got a better camera than the Nikon D80, and the kit lens was definitely too short for full-on safari work, but it still took some fantastic photos. Now it is time to update the firmware.
by Tom | Aug 28, 2007 | Personal
Looks like the 18-200 VR is the lens to go for. Maybe a present for the future – slightly longer range and vibration reduction.
by Tom | Aug 28, 2007 | Reading
The iRiver has finally died, or feels like it. Time to work out where to go next. There are lots of buying guides for alternatives. Question is a smaller lighter flash player the way to go?So it looks like a toss up between the gen 5.5 iPod or the Creative Zen...
by Tom | Aug 28, 2007 | Science
Two APOD things of note:We missed the Perseids this year – partly by being in the southern hemisphere (just) and partly by having a cloudy night. Roll on next year.Perseid stormAmazing picture of a cloud (maybe) caused by a sonic boom.Sonic boom cloud
by Tom | Aug 5, 2007 | Reading
So I was just about to post about TrendHunter when Tom (who sits next to me, confusingly for the office) sent me Trendwatching. A trend or a craze?
by Tom | Aug 5, 2007 | Reading
Some interesting thinking from Hagel on the what might happen if the world we inhabit becomes more power law than normal distribution.
by Tom | Jul 31, 2007 | Reading
