Solving the problem at heart (April 12th, 2010 - 483 views)
At the lean meetup in Melbourne recently there was a discussion about how to deal with feedback – from visitors, customers, investors, and the product team. The discussion turned to Apple and how it would appear from the outside to be run by what Steve Jobs believes to be the right thing to do. But [...]
Your mobile phone as the chief communications device (March 31st, 2010 - 690 views)
Since writing about The Tablet / iPad I have been bouncing around some ideas on how my behaviour would change by trying to replace my MacBook Pro with the iPad. One avenue of thought is how mobile phone interactions evolve when all these devices are part of the web. One of the most important details [...]
Working with the iPad (February 27th, 2010 - 1,119 views)
Apple have revealed the iPad and in doing so shown their vision for their native tablet ecosystem. Touch as standard and web as standard – the device to replace the laptop. It is important to realise that the iPad is not being aimed at the professional artist or the hardcore tech guy, but for most [...]
Efficiency vs Sustainability in Climate Change (October 15th, 2009 - 1,514 views)
At the recent Creative Performance Exchange meet we discussed Climate Change by sharing the experiences we have had that had the biggest impact on us. Shawn led a really interesting storytelling exercise that really got me thinking about how different people and companies approach the topic. I see climate change pushing us in two directions [...]
You don’t need a replaceable battery, or that other stuff (May 13th, 2009 - 1,461 views)
When was the last time you replaced a laptop battery? In the past 5 years I never have. Apple have moved most of their products to sealed batteries and they are completing the transition with their laptops now. The iPod, iPhone, and 17″ Macbook Pro all have sealed batteries but of course this gets plenty [...]