Jnoble100

LATEST ARTICLES ( 39 )

• Is This the Future of Shopping? Showrooming and Paying to Browse.

  

  My first blog for a few months – this article caught my eye and is on a similar vein to some of my previous ones about the future of shopping.A very... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2013 TECH

• But It Does Depend on Good Connectivity

  

  All nice having streaming content when and where you want as per the last post BUT – and a big but still in 2013 – we have the limitations of our current ADSL... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 TECH

• Connected Content – It’s Nearly Time!

  

  I’ve long preached the time when we’ll be paying a single fee that covers all our home connectivity and includes unlimited access to all the content we would... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2013 TECH

• So Long MiniDisc – One More Nail in the Physical Media Coffin

  

  Newsflash today (from the BBC) – not unexpected, far too much of a niche market… BBC News – Sony to make last MiniDisc stereo system in March Are we sad?  Not... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2013 TECH

• Do Digital and Online Mean the End of the High Street?

  

  I’ve long been a big fan of digital content – in all its forms – and how it’s changing our lives for the better.  More choice, more variety, better (read... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 TECH

• Curry Good Service

  

  It’s too easy to write about bad service but good service – real good service – needs to be shouted about, so people know who’s doing it well and how. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2012 TECH

• Breaking Those Barriers – 5km Fun Runs

  

  A new Parkrun was set up back in July less than 1/2 mile from us – at Crane Park.  The ideal distance for me to get to, a short warm-up run there and no... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2012 SPORTS, TECH

• Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9 – Can It Get Any Better Than This?

  

  Quite simply put – no.  This is a whole other level in excitement.  Episodes 7, 8 and 9 from 2015 every 2 years and after then there could be even more! Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TECH

• No Really, Poor Service is Not Good

  

  Ok another post on the sadly too common theme of poor service.  This time it’s from our lovely UK (privatised) utility companies. Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2012 BUSINESS, LEGAL, REAL ESTATE, TECH

• Digital Pricing – It’s Not Difficult

  

  Still on the digital books theme as I’m loving iBooks on the iPhone right now. Pretty much the only reason I visit a real bookshop these days is to... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2012 GADGETS, TECH

• iBooks – Yes It Works (or Digital Books Are Now Main Stream)

  

  Another nail in the physical content coffin – books. Back on the commuter trail into London, I’ve been using iBooks on the iPhone (my trusty 4S) for a while now... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2012 TECH

• Can We Resell Digital Content?

  

  Silence for a bit too long – new position back up in the city (London) and lots to do, so quiet on the blog front. US court to rule on ReDigi’s MP3 digital musi... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2012 TECH

• Great Quotes from Olympic Athletes

  

  The ultimate quotes – inspirational, motivational and more – from Olympic athletes… “Falling in life is inevitable, staying down is optional” ... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 SPORTS, TECH

• Why Testing is Important…

  

  Another Olympic post – this time on the genius (not) that is the London 2012 Olympic ticketing system. This will be a vent of sorts, as I’ve spent too much... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2012 TECH

• London Does It Best…!

  

  Yes we’re there. London 2012 is here now and we’ve got another amazing week to go. The last 7 years of planning, moaning about costs, getting the transport... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 DESTINATIONS, SPORTS, TECH

• Don’t Charge for Digital When Printed is Free…

  

  You’ll remember from my recent posts (“It’s official – the 6 year old’s verdict is that digital magazines are better!“) that I’m now a... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 MEDIA, TECH

• Should We Put up with Poor Service?

  

  No!  It’s that simple.  There’s too much of it about and it’s got to stop.  Whether I pay for the service directly or through some strange... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, TECH

• A 10k PB the Day After the Race

  

  Having run a very frustrating 10k last Sunday in the British 10k, and spent pretty much all of the race not running as well as I knew I could and weaving in... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2012 SPORTS, TECH

• Yoda as a Mentor

  

  Another fine post from GeekWire, again written by Brandon Koeller and this time about Yoda and his not great mentoring skills. Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 BUSINESS, TECH

• The Future of Games is Also Mobile

  

  A great post on PocketGamer.biz from Keith Andrew talking about the new CEO of smartphone studio Kwalee – David Darling – and his recent blog.  Davi... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 GADGETS, GAMING, TECH