Technology

Observations on technology.

£18 billion scandal as Whitehall’s IT plans spin out of control – Times Online

by Steve Baker 2 February 2009 in Technology, Politics, Top Tips Comments are Disabled

It is time government discovered agile software development: Some of Whitehall’s biggest computer projects have spiralled out of control, with total cost overruns of more than £18 billion, an investigation by The Times can reveal. Plans for new computer systems are years behind schedule and have ballooned in cost; others […]

Members of Congress who Twitter

by Steve Baker 21 January 2009 in Technology, Politics Comments are Disabled

Find out which members of the US Congress Twitter here: Members of Congress who Twitter – Congresspedia

Introducing Snap Shots from Snap.com

by Steve Baker 13 January 2009 in Technology Comments are Disabled

I have installed a feature called Snap Shots that enhances external links with previews of the destination site, interactive excerpts of Wikipedia articles and more. Sometimes Snap Shots will bring you the information you need, without leaving the site, otherwise it lets you look ahead before deciding if you want […]

First Windows 7 beta puts fresh face on Vista – The Register

by Steve Baker 8 January 2009 in Technology, Top Tips Comments are Disabled

Everyone expects release later this year. A leaked briefing paper for OEM vendors suggests that the date when buyers of Windows Vista machines qualify for a free upgrade begins “for planning purposes” on July 1, 2009. via First Windows 7 beta puts fresh face on Vista • The Register. Hold […]

Outpost: Basecamp project management on the iPhone

by Steve Baker 6 January 2009 in Technology, Top Tips, Business Comments are Disabled

Basecamp is an excellent online project management tool for anyone with a browser: WHY BASECAMP? Basecamp takes a fresh, novel approach to project collaboration. Projects don’t fail from a lack of charts, graphs, stats, or reports, they fail from a lack of clear communication. Basecamp solves this problem by providing […]

Shocking Science 2008 | The smell of fear

by Steve Baker 19 December 2008 in Technology, Natural world, Fun Comments are Disabled

Having exposed volunteers to the whiff of sweat from skydivers, researchers concluded that humans can smell fear via Shocking Science 2008 | Science | guardian.co.uk .

BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Tidal energy system on full power

by Steve Baker 19 December 2008 in Technology, Politics Comments are Disabled

A tidal turbine near the mouth of Strangford Lough has begun producing electricity at full capacity for the first time. The SeaGen system now generates 1.2MW, the highest level of power produced by a tidal stream system anywhere in the world. via BBC NEWS | Northern Ireland | Tidal energy […]

Change of permalink style yesterday

by Steve Baker 18 December 2008 in Technology Comments are Disabled

Apologies to all those who came here from Google, only to receive a “page not found” error. With site traffic ramping up steeply, I decided that I had to change the permalink style now if at all.

Google Gears

by Steve Baker 17 December 2008 in Technology Comments are Disabled

With WordPress 2.7 installed, the site is now enabled for Gears. If this means nothing to you, that’s fine. Gears simply allows me to work faster and more effectively with my site and very good it is too. The new WordPress dashboard is great — although I’m not sure I […]