Inertia vs. Killer Apps

In which I consider whether platform defining software is more powerful than the inertia of a complex ecology of developers, software, hardware, support and marketplace.
The iPod system is an ecology that all competitors have found impossible to replicate and compete with. Better hardware features on mp3 players haven’t been enough, nor have different models for [...]

Apple’s AppStore – international differences

In which I provide some differing iTunes AppStore charts from around the world, which might signal opportunities for iPhone/iPod Touch developers.
Apple is celebrating the impending billionth iPhone/iTouch application download from the Apple Store with a competition. It is a lottery based on all downloads from today until the billionth download. Each time you download an [...]

Storyboarding vs. shoot planning

In which I take an Apple patent and suggest that it could form the basis of a new collaborative on-location application for the cloud, iPhone and iPod Touch for TV and film makers.
Storyboards are fine in principle, but crews need to use enough setups to cover enough angles to capture the drama so that directors [...]

If your iPhone is lost or stolen in the UK…

1. Call O2 on 0870 600 3009 and put a bar on your number. That will stop anyone else making expensive calls on your account
2. If you haven’t protected your phone with a Passcode lock, you need to change the passwords for your email accounts. That will stop people sending mail using your account.
3. If [...]