Tag: computer

  • eBooks and authors

    There is a big problem with ebooks. Once all the books in the world have been digitised, there will only be one book. No author, no revenue, except for those who find ways to exploit the power of cut and paste. There will be no reason to write a book again. Books take time and…

  • You are not a gadget – Jaron Lanier

    I’m reading Jaron Lanier’s You are not a gadget, at the moment. Lanier is one of the original geeky gurus of the net. He’s taking stock and having a think about where we are going in this book, which he calls a manifesto. I haven’t got to the manifesto part yet, but his musings are…

  • iPad

    Being a long-time mac fan, starting off with an LCII, now with an Imac to work on, an iPhone to travel with and an iBook for on the sofa – yes, I have mobile me too – I’m slightly underwhelmed by the iPad. Yes it’s beautiful, yes it does the job beautifully, It may be…