Category Archives: Thoughts

Interfaceless White Goods

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Why not give every home appliance a low-powered Bluetooth/WiFi module and do away with interfaces? Less tooling, less material variation, less quality control, interface design costs and more hygienic are among the many benefits that I can think of off the top of my head. What happens if your smart-phone breaks/gets lost you ask? Well that [...]

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Vintage Aesthetics

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Whilst being blessed with the ability to get excited about aesthetics and also the ability to get excited about technology, it is easy to neglect one area in favour of another from time to time. Currently I have been pushing hard on the tech side of things, learning to swim in a deep pool of [...]

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Reflection on Learning

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I have spent the last few months learning every day. Slightly frustrated by wanting to run before I can walk… Humans are equipped by nature with strong problem solving abilities, probably as a way of our genes ensuring we’ll be able to cope and thrive with whatever is on the other side of their understanding. [...]

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PechaKucha – Online/Offline Mirroring

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PechaKucha 20×20 is a simple presentation format where you show 20 images, each for 20 seconds. The images advance automatically and you talk along to the images. Last Thursday, I was part of a three-person roster including Daren Kay and Mark Carroll, giving PechaKucha presentations at TMW. While my presentation format didn’t strictly adhere to PechaKucha rules (no automatic [...]

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