Category Archives: Technology

The facebook problem

Posted on February 27, 2011 by alex

When a for-profit company gives you something for free, with little chance of ever charging, you have to ask, “who is the customer and what is the product?” Facebook has (reputedly) 500 million users, none of whom pay a penny … Continue reading →

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Putting CM6 (Android 2.2 Froyo) on a UK Vodafone HTC Magic

Posted on September 26, 2010 by alex

I’ve got an HTC Magic by Vodafone in the UK. It’s a very nice phone. Unfortunately, it is also abandonware. It is now virtually out of contract. And before I rooted it and put CM6 on it, it was stuck … Continue reading →

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Version Control: developing on branches rather than master/trunk

Posted on April 12, 2010 by alex

I’ve changed my mind.  It now seems that it is much more sensible to develop on branches rather than on master or trunk.  What am I on about? Well software source control or version control systems.  I tend to use … Continue reading →

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Complex or Complicated?

Posted on November 4, 2009 by alex

The recent Think and a Drink (@TaaD) covered the wide ranging topic of Social Networking. There was much to take in and some genuinely useful tips and tricks for ‘upping’ your game with regards to social networking from an internet … Continue reading →

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