I really enjoy watching the ITV television series “Agatha Christie’s Poirot”, starring David Suchet as Poirot and with enjoyable regular performances from Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, and Pauling Moran. The shows themselves are great fun, especially the lighter episodes; but that isn’t what makes this show such compelling viewing. The part of this show IContinue reading “The Poirot Effect – Overstating the Case”
Category Archives: Opinion
The Mainstream Effect
The mainstream effect describes a level of popularity that a given technique may gain, which causes the general knowledge of it to become dangerously superficial. When it exists in a small niche, amongst a dedicated community of practitioners, the technique proves to be highly effective. The technique is passed on from person to person inContinue reading “The Mainstream Effect”
Supercharge Your Android Wear Battery Life
If you don’t get your settings right, this graphs can be a long way from reality for your Android Wear device. This screen shot was taken after I made the changes described in this article, before I adjusted my settings I would sometimes get just half a day of battery life rather than the two-daysContinue reading “Supercharge Your Android Wear Battery Life”
Sony SmartWatch 3
The SmartWatch craze has proven to be short lived for many people, who after just a couple of weeks have been dropping their wearables into drawers and forgetting all about them. For this reason, I decided not to commit to purchase until I had tested the waters by borrowing a Samsung Galaxy Gear Watch forContinue reading “Sony SmartWatch 3”
Acid Test for Social Media
This is likely to be the final part in a series that includes posts on tidying up the web, and the problem with social media conversations, and annoying social media techniques (an article that would have grown into an epic if I were to update it with all the latest tricks)… my main reason forContinue reading “Acid Test for Social Media”
Recruitment Agent Exclusivity
I have been using a single recruitment agent exclusively for finding talented new people. As you’ll know if you’ve ever been involved in recruitment, once your name is associated with hiring, you’ll get several phone calls a day from agents hoping to work with you to fill your roles. They do this mainly for theContinue reading “Recruitment Agent Exclusivity”
Knowledge Hardwork Attitide Coincidence or Not
You have almost certainly seen this often-regurgitated “motivational” quote. It goes like this (and is often pictured on an erasable board to make it look more like it has gushed forth from a beautiful mind)… Coincidence or Not If A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z Equals 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 Then K – N – O – W – L –Continue reading “Knowledge Hardwork Attitide Coincidence or Not”
Social Media Conversations
I have been busy extricating myself from social media over the past few months. I have deleted several accounts and limited others. In all cases, I have ditched the mobile applications. This led me to think, what was I looking for on social media? The answer lies in what I enjoyed when I first joinedContinue reading “Social Media Conversations”
Tidying Up The Web
It is time to tidy up The Web. The Web was created to share information, and this is still the best thing it offers today. There are lots of other benefits, but the lasting masterpiece of The Web will be that anyone with a connection can find and access an abundance of information, knowledge, andContinue reading “Tidying Up The Web”
Gamification Is Either Infantile or Manipulative
I may be alone on this one, but I utterly hate gamification and funification. As soon as something gets gamified I lose a good portion of interest in it. This is an increasing problem as people attempt to adhere to a mythological image they hold of a “cool software company” that has everyone turning upContinue reading “Gamification Is Either Infantile or Manipulative”