My mobile phone contract is due for renewal. I’ve been calculating some costs and it seems that getting a “free” phone on an 18 or 24 month contract is not actually all that economical – you end up paying more than you would by buying the phone outright and then choosing a “sim-only” deal. You… Read more »
Posts Tagged: software
Review of “Simplicity is Highly Overrated”
Dan Norman writes that “simplicity is highly overrated” and asks whether you would buy an equivalent product with less features for the same, or more, money. Dan is a usability expert and although says that while he prefers simplicity and what I would call “poignancy” in design, most purchases are not based on the premise… Read more »
Mozilla Fennec Alpha 2 Release
Mozilla has released the second alpha of Fennec, their mobile browser. There’s a short but sweet overview of Fennec on Vimeo which is worth checking out. I think almost regardless of it’s performance improvements the real game-changing potential here is the inevitable swathe of add-ons and extensions that will be, and in some cases such… Read more »
Enable Google Gears and Offline Gmail for Mozilla Prism
[Warning: this post suggests stuff that may not work now, or may break in the future. Use at your own risk!] I’m really happy to hear that, as the official google blog points out, Gmail now has support for Google Gears allowing you to view your mail offline. This has caused quite a stir in… Read more »
Floor Plan Software Ideas
A friend (hi, Al!) recently asked me about any recommendations for floor plan software. He works in a business that makes … well “small houses for kids” is about the best description, and I thought I’d post my reply. Visio http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/visio/default.aspx Probably the easiest is something like Microsoft Visio. It looks and feels like a… Read more »