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The Wal-Mart Effect
18 September 07 02:08 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

Here's an interesting book on a business force which is changing the way that the US economy works, if you believe what the author is saying. Wal-Mart (which owns ASDA in the UK) has been growing like crazy in recent years, to the point where they're Read More...

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Graeme Obree: The Flying Scotsman
19 June 07 10:18 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

I went to see a really interesting film tonight, a preview of The Flying Scotsman , a film about the life (or at least some of the achievements) of the remarkable Graeme Obree. Obree, if you've never heard of him, broke the holy-grail record of cycling, Read More...

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iCon - Steve Jobs biography
29 May 07 01:39 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

I don't make a great secret of the fact that I'm not much of an Apple fan - I can appreciate the great design in the products but I've just never had a desire or need to actually buy any (apart from the iPod sock , and that was actually a freebie from Read More...

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The Design of Everyday Things
04 April 07 05:09 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

In part 2 of my book post about design (part 1 was earlier this week ), I'll revisit an old title which is still great reading for anyone interested in cognitive theory or design. It was written by Donald Norman , and first published nearly 20 years ago Read More...

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When interaction design goes bad
02 April 07 03:47 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

For various reasons, I've been testing & driving several different cars lately, a process I quite enjoy - getting to know the foibles of the car's cockpit, playing with the various toys and gadgets, as well as actually learning how to drive each one Read More...

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Thought provoking stuff...
16 February 07 12:01 AM | Ewan | 2 Comments   

I've no idea how accurate this information is, but in a short video on http://www.scottmcleod.org/didyouknow.wmv there are some wild predictions about the future... under the title of "Did you know?" This echoes somewhat " The Age of Spiritual Machines Read More...

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Are you CrazyBusy?
14 February 07 05:22 PM | Ewan | 0 Comments   

I was reminded the other day of a term coined by Edward Hallowell in his excellent and thought-provoking book, CrazyBusy: Overstretched, Overbooked and About to Snap! Strategies for Coping in a World Gone ADD . Hallowell, an ex-Harvard Medical School Read More...

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"Dealers of Lightning" - an insightful history in Xerox PARC
16 January 07 04:50 PM | Ewan | 1 Comments   

Ever since reading Robert X Cringley 's excellent 1996 Accidental Empires book (which actually has the even more excellent full title of Accidental Empires: How the Boys of Silicon Valley Make Their Millions, Battle Foreign Competition and Still Can't Read More...

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