Rockin’ the US of A

A few weeks ago, I was in the U.S. for a mammoth 2.5 week trip encompassing 4 different conferences: Cross Creative San Francisco Trip Digital Media and Learning (DML) Games Developers Conference (GDC) South by South West (SxSW) It was probably one of most memorable trips of my entire life. There are some great photos … Continue reading Rockin’ the US of A →

Visually search through EIF Programme [#CultureHack]

A few weeks ago I went to Culture Hackday Scotland 2011. I wrote about it on StartupCafe. I made this: http://www.interface3.com/EIF/ Its basically a mashup between Microsoft Pivot and the Edinburgh International Festival Programme. Here is an account of why I did this: For me, I really wanted to do something that could be … Continue reading Visually search through EIF Programme [#CultureHack] →

If someone asked for a picture of happiness …

We won the Islay Beach Rugby Tournament this past weekend. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. I hope this one speaks volumes:

Infographic on Women in Business

Compsoc Old Guard Reunion

More than a decade ago, I innocently sent an email to the (then) Dept of Computer Science mailing list at Edinburgh University asking whether there was a Computing Society. The reply was "no, maybe you should start one". So I did. Since then, we managed to assimilate the A.I. Soc, kidnapped their Cascade Scheme (and … Continue reading Compsoc Old Guard Reunion →

Find me at … [Speaking Engagements]

Over the next few months, I'm going to be speaking at quite a few engagements about multitouch and iPads. Would love to hear from anyone else going along as well ... 13th April - Mobile Apps Group, 6-7pm, InSpace This is an event as part of the Science Festival. Alongside Anthony Ashbrook (Mobile Acuity, Augmented … Continue reading Find me at … [Speaking Engagements] →

Some Personal Reflections on South by Southwest

Well what can I say? For the past week, I've been at South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. From a business perspective, it was a productive week. I managed to speak to and show a few people the alpha version of our iChalkboard app and got some great feedback. I also met some amazing … Continue reading Some Personal Reflections on South by Southwest →

Predictions for 2011 – 5. Massive Growth of iOS Content Management Systems

This is the last instalment of my predictions for the big tech trends this year. To recap, they have been: 1. Home Entertainment Embracing the Second Screen 2. Gamification of Everything 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device apps 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones 5. Massive Growth of iOS Content Management Systems Everyone wants an iPhone … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 5. Massive Growth of iOS Content Management Systems →

Predictions for 2011 – 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones

This is the fourth instalment of my predictions for big tech trends for 2011. You can read predictions 1, 2 and 3 respectively. 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones Remember the days when you didn't have a smartphone? I only switched over to an iPhone in Nov (let me add that this was after some cruel … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 4. A Re-Focus on Non-Smartphones →

Predictions for 2011 – 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device Tablet Applications

This is the third instalment of my predictions for big tech trends in 2011. Read prediction 1 and prediction 2 as well ... 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device Tablet Applications Multi-user games and apps are not new (just look at World of Warcraft), but alongside the rise of the new multi-touch tablets, a new … Continue reading Predictions for 2011 – 3. The Rise of Multi-user, Multi-device Tablet Applications →