Monthly Archives: September 2012
Traveling with Tech
Posted on September 30, 2012 2 Comments
This weekend I’m visiting Dublin – a city that I’ve never been to before. I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the technology that I’ve used to get me here and how I’ve relied on technology to enhance my visit. My journey to Dublin actually started when I booked my flights. […]
Technology and Customer Service
Posted on September 17, 2012 2 Comments
I had cause to visit my local Audi Dealership today at Cheshire Oaks earlier today. I’ve been considering a new car for some time and thought that today might just be the day. During my visit the customer service I received wasn’t what I would consider up to scratch – I was made to feel […]
Footsqueek Blog: How long do you spend online?
Posted on September 15, 2012 2 Comments
As some readers might know I am Managing Director at Footsqueek (The Mobile App Company). Footsqueek does a lot of works schools and has a keen interest in education. One of the contributors to the Footsqueek blog recently posted a fascinating article about Information Overload in the 21st Century and as part of the article he […]
Is Design More Important than Functionality?
Posted on September 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
I have worked for several years with developers and designers; arguments often rage between the two groups about what’s more important design or functionality. It’s also interesting to put clients into this mix. When demonstrating a new system it always fascinates me how end users react. Typically if the system “looks” visually stunning functional deficiencies […]
two Android’s and an iPhone
Posted on September 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
I’m in the process of developing a couple of apps for the Android platform. To anyone who knows me this is almost unthinkable as i’m the biggest Apple Nerd you will ever meet ….. well apart from my mate Andy Davies who I actually think wants to BE Apple! As i’m releasing apps for Android […]
APP REVIEW: Chirp
Posted on September 9, 2012 Leave a Comment
Chirp is a brand new app, developed by University College London (UCL) explores the concept of using sound to transmit data between phones. In many ways it seems ludicrous that this is such a new innovation given that humans have been communicating via sound for millenia. Chirp works by associating a short high pitched noise […]
Technology Statistics
Posted on September 7, 2012 Leave a Comment
There are currently more than 500,000 apps available on the Apple App Store (Apple, 2011). I was recently researching a presentation and I came up with some interesting stats that I found interesting: 1 in 3 adults in the UK now own a smart phone. There are 75,750,000 active mobile phones in the UK today […]
The Future and Social Networks
Posted on September 5, 2012 Leave a Comment
Social networking is an interesting concept in todays society – I guess like most people who use the internet it’s become part of my everyday life. The question i’ve been asking myself recently though is why? It seems that once everyone you know is a friend on facebook it somehow looses it’s appeal – anyone […]
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