Jan 2010
iPad
28/01/10 05:30 Filed in:Apple
Then the iPad appears on screen presented by Steve Jobs who's obviously not a well man. The initial scepticism about a device which looks much like an over sized iPhone starts to disappear rapidly. It soon becomes clear that this new device is going to rewrite the rulebook. Shackles are coming off and we're finally going to be able to interact with hardware that works for us. The operating system is there to enable rather than restrict. Pure genius!
Without Apple's strategy of keeping the entire computing package in its own hands [software and hardware, unlike Microsoft running on devices by many different manufacturers] , the iPad and iPhone would probably never have happened. I used to see this as negative, perhaps even as a tad arrogant. I have changed my mind. This device is going to propel Apple to even greater heights. But there is a difference in this case. What we were led to believe was gospel, Apple is doing away with. This makes Apple look very, very good but others very, very bad. No other device will be worrying the IT establishment more than this iPad. It's a bit like the truth finally being revealed after having been shortchanged by others.
Well done Apple!
Without Apple's strategy of keeping the entire computing package in its own hands [software and hardware, unlike Microsoft running on devices by many different manufacturers] , the iPad and iPhone would probably never have happened. I used to see this as negative, perhaps even as a tad arrogant. I have changed my mind. This device is going to propel Apple to even greater heights. But there is a difference in this case. What we were led to believe was gospel, Apple is doing away with. This makes Apple look very, very good but others very, very bad. No other device will be worrying the IT establishment more than this iPad. It's a bit like the truth finally being revealed after having been shortchanged by others.
Well done Apple!
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Losing all faith
27/01/10 07:17 Filed in:Elections 2010
J33PER is getting increasingly concerned about the state of this country and the population's apathy regarding some serious issues that seem to be eroding our rights. Is the judicial system still serving the interests of the people of Britain? Is parliament serving the people? I am afraid that I am not convinced. As for democracy, I feel as if that is a term largely ignored by government. Power seems to corrupt. The revelations about Dr David Kelly's death as published in the Daily Mail (not my newspaper of choice, I have to say) are even more worrying than the financial ill-health of this state. The big question for me is how much longer can people in power continue unabated violations of morals before the people will stand up and be heard? Here are a few things that I find unsettling....
The imminent elections don't provide a solution. We need a hung parliament that forces electoral reform. One party having absolute power is unhealthy for a democratic society. One can but hope.
Perhaps it's time to move elsewhere...
- Blatant lies to justify invading Iraq
- An inconsequential Chilcot enquiry
- Totalitarian goings on around Dr David Kelly's death
- Mandelson's fall and rise, fall and rise, fall and rise
- Alastair Campbell, unelected but enjoyed great power
- Tony Blair as Middle Eastern peacemaker
The imminent elections don't provide a solution. We need a hung parliament that forces electoral reform. One party having absolute power is unhealthy for a democratic society. One can but hope.
Perhaps it's time to move elsewhere...
Elections 2010 (1)
25/01/10 06:36 Filed in:Elections 2010
So the election is going to be on May 6, 2010 according to the Defence Secretary's slip of the tongue.
I have no choices to make as I can't vote. So, I can simply observe and obey. If I was able to vote, I would have a real problem.
When Blair came to power, there was a genuine "feel good" factor in the country and a welcome change to the politics of sleaze. Only, nobody had experienced sleaze as we would the following twelve years! The country has been let down by Labour spin and has done a great disservice to how the people view politicians. If that wasn't enough already, the expenses scandal brought to light by the Daily Telegraph has further eroded the regard in which politicians are held. The banking crisis, the feeling by native Brits that they have become second class citizens and the disrespect politicians so deserve makes for a grim backdrop to an election which should be so important for the future economic health of the United Kingdom.
The bottom line is that we severely lack a conviction politician. We have very little to choose from. What are the differences between Labour and the Tories? All we have been getting so far from both parties has been short on substance and both are afraid to speak out on the real issues that concern this country. All both want is power. And power corrupts, Mr Blair has proven that. That reminds me that Mr Blair is going in front of the Chilcot enquiry on Friday. Watch him charm his weazel-ish ways through that without any consequence whatsoever. What is the point?
For now, I would suggest that voters should look very carefully at the real alternatives. Both Labour and the Tories don't deserve to win based on what they've been telling us so far. Desperate times require desperate measures.
I have no choices to make as I can't vote. So, I can simply observe and obey. If I was able to vote, I would have a real problem.
When Blair came to power, there was a genuine "feel good" factor in the country and a welcome change to the politics of sleaze. Only, nobody had experienced sleaze as we would the following twelve years! The country has been let down by Labour spin and has done a great disservice to how the people view politicians. If that wasn't enough already, the expenses scandal brought to light by the Daily Telegraph has further eroded the regard in which politicians are held. The banking crisis, the feeling by native Brits that they have become second class citizens and the disrespect politicians so deserve makes for a grim backdrop to an election which should be so important for the future economic health of the United Kingdom.
The bottom line is that we severely lack a conviction politician. We have very little to choose from. What are the differences between Labour and the Tories? All we have been getting so far from both parties has been short on substance and both are afraid to speak out on the real issues that concern this country. All both want is power. And power corrupts, Mr Blair has proven that. That reminds me that Mr Blair is going in front of the Chilcot enquiry on Friday. Watch him charm his weazel-ish ways through that without any consequence whatsoever. What is the point?
For now, I would suggest that voters should look very carefully at the real alternatives. Both Labour and the Tories don't deserve to win based on what they've been telling us so far. Desperate times require desperate measures.
