Adobe CS3 uncreative pricing
I’m a web designer and developer. That’s what I do to make money. There are certain aspects of my business that absolutely require certain tools to function and to be compatible with other creatives.
An example of such tools would be Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
By the end of the month, Adobe are due to announce [...]
There’s real money in MMOGs
By way of an update to a very recent article on mine, I read with interest that the ‘market for massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) in the West is now worth more than $1bn (£511m)’ While this is interesting news, it’s not surprising to me.
Without wanting to sound like some 50’s Sci-Fi author, prognosticating on [...]
FSF ‘free hardware’ free-for-all or standards stalemate?
It’s not often that I’m torn between two opposing views on a subject. I often edge in one direction eventually. Having read through the Free Software Foundation’s manifesto on freeing up hardware of proprietary tie-ins, there’s issues that emerge which aren’t easily dealt with, and as far as I can see, aren’t addressed by the [...]
Apple iPod Shuffle storage bug
Now that I can work from home on my brand new MacBook Pro, and that I’ve been using my iPod Nano in the car for months, my iPod Shuffle doesn’t get used too much, not even when I’m out jogging. So what to do with my first generation iPod Shuffle? Well, with it sporting one [...]
OLPC XO laptop enters final testing
Nearing final launch, the One Laptop Per Child laptop enters into what is anticipated to be final testing. Despite the diminutive size of the XO laptop, it packs a lot of punch and some serious consideration with regards to making sure the final product works.
I have more than a passing knowledge of how detailed and [...]




