by Tom | Feb 14, 2005 | Government
The Australians have carried out a benefits study on their e-gov programme. It’s worth a read to compare with our methodology.
by Tom | Feb 14, 2005 | Government
Apparently banks are ramping up IT spend and this could lead to the public sector suffering – especially in this last year of the e-Government targets.
by Tom | Feb 14, 2005 | Government
Tip-off texts help clean streets shows how Lewisham is tackling graffiti using its citizens’ mobile phones. A nice idea, and similar to Gravesham’s SMS notification of abandoned vehicles.
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Personal
The Mac Media Center Project threatens to Turn the Mac Mini into a Media Center. I’m really, really thinking about doing this.
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Government
Apparently the solution to the slow take-up of e-Government is a government-funded internet cafe / one-stop shop. I’m not convinced. The focus should be more on satisfying the requirements of the current customer mix and building on age and IT literacy to move...
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Reading
Cringley describes Apple’s success in making money on all parts of the portable music distribution business. A correspondent wonders whether they could do the same for video as well.You do realize that the MiniMac is the Netflix killer, and the next wave of the...
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Science
Apparently a large swathe of RFID keys have been cracked. This makes it likely that the system that protects our car is crackable too. However, the requirement for proximity of the RFID device and the proper key in the ignition still leaves it difficult, given the...
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Reading
Some good thoughts on how to be a consultant. It’s geared towards the full-on technical IT consultancy, but has relevance for all of us.
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Science
Always prevail. An interesting thought on Crooked Timber: It seems to me that there’s a shared attitude towards science among various right-leaning technophiles (Glenn Reynolds being a paradigmatic example). Roughly speaking, they tend to agree with science when it...
by Tom | Jan 31, 2005 | Science
The Sexual Network of a High School looks at the unusual structure of the connections (sexual) between students. What’s unusual? The fact that there is not a “high gear” group in the centre that has the most activity (which is common in the adult...
