There are two things that I look for when I’m considering new software, a new app, a new service, new website plugin; how busy the support forum is and whether the developer uses what they sell.
Do We Trust Apps Too Much?
February 7, 2012
How much do we rely on our apps to not only be there when we need them but also to keep our data secure and private? Too much, perhaps?
It’s Not Personal – We Just Don’t Give a…
January 23, 2012
The thing that has drove me batty over the years of using Facebook, Twitter (etc) is the real ‘dis-connectedness’ at a time when we are supposedly more
SOPA and the Entertainment Industry
January 11, 2012
Reading about SOPA (the Stop Online Piracy Act) I can’t help being bemused by the whole thing. After all, it’s the entertainment industry who
Why Nothing Stays Free Forever
December 4, 2011
It does not make sense for the free version of any service to be the “all you will ever need” package, does it? That is hardly a profitable business model.
Free Websites & Services (Read The Small Print)
December 3, 2011
Before you fall for some truly awesome offer please phone a friend! By a friend a cup of coffee and get an objective second opinion before you land yourself in a deal that is far less than awesome.
How Safe is Our Data When We Save Login Details?
November 15, 2011
How secure is our data once we tell software to save our login details? Having just had a major cleanup job following a “hack” I’m being more cautious than ever before.
The Truth About (Most) Free Advertising
November 11, 2011
There are two big questions I search the answers to whenever I see the word FREE. I do this because FREE is usually BS. Free is most often a trick, a con, a scam, a lure.
Yet Another SMM Book
October 23, 2011
With several thousand books already written about Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc, you’d be forgiven for thinking there’d be little left to say. But, sure enough
You Can’t Say That; It’s Trademarked
October 19, 2011
Insanity has completely replaced logic and common-sense. I’m sure that has been established already. I might have fuelled that debate a few times already
