I have throughly revised and updated my Amazon bookstore, particularly the economics section. Enjoy.
Read MoreTechnology
Observations on technology.
Bad design, by Apple
The Apple Time Capsule together with OS X’s Time Machine provide a backup and restore solution of incomparable magnificence. About five minutes’ easy setup produces a backup solution you can forget until you need to restore something, for all the computers on your network. That is, until your Time Capsule dies. It […]
Read MoreA year in site views per month
No prizes for guessing when I was selected and elected:
Read MoreThe Internet and the campaign
Recently, I had a good discussion about online campaigning with Graham at Mendip Media. It was an excellent cross-check for what we have been planning in Wycombe. Anyone who underestimates the significance of the web in the campaign for 2010 is missing a trick. Since 2005, the Internet has evolved into […]
Read MoreiPhone app
The new Conservatives iPhone app is worth checking out: Where we stand Latest news Swing-o-meter Donate And free too 😉
Read MoreDavid Cameron: The next age of government
Climate targets can’t be achieved, say energy companies – Telegraph
Via Climate targets can’t be achieved, say energy companies – Telegraph: Energy companies have privately warned the Government that its climate change targets are “illusory” and “delusional” as global leaders prepare to sign up to stricter guidelines at the Copenhagen climate change conference in six weeks. We are already facing […]
Read MoreAugust 09 visitor locations
Via Google Analytics, a map of August’s visitor locations:
Read MoreBritain’s energy crisis: How long till the lights go out? | The Economist
The Economist asks some very reasonable questions: Thanks to its posturing politicians, Britain will soon start to run out of electricity. What should it do? IN THE frigid opening days of 2009, Britain’s electricity demand peaked at 59 gigawatts (GW). Just over 45% of that came from power plants fuelled […]
Read MoreSkype under threat from eBay licence row | Technology | The Guardian
Via Skype under threat from eBay licence row | Technology | The Guardian : The internet auction company paid a total of $3.1bn for the telephone service between 2005 and 2007 and is now locked in a legal battle with the technology’s owner, Joltid, a company owned by Skype’s founders. […]
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