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We popped along to Typo London…
It’s been a very busy and exciting time here at the Manor and luckily I had some time to go along to Typo London last week. I have just managed to find a few hours today to write a quick overview of my time at the conference. Typo Talks has been running for about 16 Read more
Well fed and watered at Podge ’11
For the last 17 years Phil Jones has been keeping us, both creatively and nutritionally, well fed at the annual Podge Lunch – The first being back in 1994 at Quaglinos for 30 people. Last Friday saw a staggering 220 guests (including a sprinkling of the originals) descend upon the IoD offices in Pall Mall. Read more
Wacom redefines the pen and paper
Welcome to the latest advancement in paper to screen technology say goodbye to those dirty scans or painstaking hours spent hand tracing your perfect pencil drawing in illustrator, as Wacom have announced ‘Inkling’ a rubber sized clip scanner that doesn’t scan the same way as you regular desktop scanner but instead actually records every pen Read more
BBC homepage on iPad
Today, BBC launched a new beta version of their homepage and it looks great. My first thought was… “I bet this works well on an iPad” and sure enough, it fits exactly in the browser window, landscape and portrait. I guess the only thing missing at the moment are gesture controls but I’m sure they Read more
Google Wallet – a faster way to pay
The long awaited Google Wallet went live today… Available on a limited release (only in the US this week) to users of the Sprint Nexus S 4G phone. Users can download an app that links through to a Near Field Communication (NFS) chip inside the phone. It currently only works with Visa, Citi MasterCards and Read more
The dotBrand question…
I recently took part in a very interesting live webinar on the issue of dotBrand, and have been mulling it over ever since. I say dotBrand – you say What? So, let’s start with the basics. DotBrand is the moniker that’s been given to the new raft of impending top level domain names. We are Read more
‘Socialising’ with your kids – the modern way.
A recent study has peaked my SuperMum interest here – definitely the very definition of modern day parenting in the era of social networking. The study reports that parents who sit and play videogames with their children are better placed to develop lasting bonds with their kids. Gaming firm PopCap and Goldsmiths University found that Read more
Facebook Obsession
With its power to reunite lost family, and rekindle friendships, and the more ambiguous claims of Facebook as the root of divorce and infidelity, there are quite a few people out there who are obsessed with Facebook. Don’t believe me? The stats speak for themselves. The data about Facebook useage could in itself become an obsession for Read more
Join a social world
Whether we religiously check-in on foursquare, update our Facebook status, use Twitter to catch up on world news or avidly work to increase our network on LinkedIn, chances are we all interact with social media in some way or another. But this surge in activity over recent years doesn’t mean that you should jump in Read more