Frustration - why Chrome OS will always be so close, yet so far

As much as I hate to admit it, I'm doing more and more in a web browser these days. I create documents and pictures on a website, I check my email account via the gmail website, I connect with people via social networks (I rarely text) and I'm certainly not likely to stop that any time soon.

Big Brother is Watching You - as predicted by Sam Seaborn

I was just watching an ancient episode of the West Wing (for WW fans, it's when they decide to nominate Mendoza for the supreme court instead of the crazy anti-privacy guy), and the climax is a moving speech about how the next century is going to be all about privacy as the internet develops.

The calm after the storm - what's wrong with Google+?

One word best describes Google in my mind: Behemoth.
But describing Google+ - the internet giant's new social networking service - is a different story. At the moment, coming from a keen user of g+, the word that springs to mind is quiet.

The Rise of Sync

Since the birth of the internet (sort of), it's been storing files which can be access by anyone on line. More recently, new technology such as dropbox have taken file sharing one step further and allowed for automatic synchronisation of folders over the cloud. But now there's more.

What the web doesn't do...

I recently had a conversation with a copyright lawyer who works as the general secretary of the society of authors (UK). While we were talking, I was surprised to learn that paper books were not likely to die out any time soon due to the rise of the eBook. Most people still enjoy paper books despite all their faults, just because it's something physically there - not ones and zeroes on a hard drive.

The icon and exclusivity

More and more frequently I see the standard text link, which has fuelled the internet for as long as I can remember, being replaced by picture links - and specifically icons. This change has come about as a result of necessity, aesthetics and convenience - but it's consequences are often overlooked.