I really must get round to visiting Abbey Road and the world’s most famous zebra crossing, but until I do I’ll make do with this wonderful time lapse video of other visitors enjoying that zebra crossing.
Archive for February, 2009
Now Intel Is Challenging Psion Netbook Claim
25 Feb 2009
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Intel are joining Dell in challenging Psion’s claim to the netbook trademark.
I realise that Dell and Intel’s motives are purely commercial, but I dislike the patent and trademark litigation culture that has grown alongside the technology industry. I agree wholeheartedly that companies ideas and designs should be protected but only when their claims are real [...]
Psion and the netBook Trademark
19 Feb 2009
As an ex-Psion employee I was disappointed and a little saddened to learn of Psion’s spurious trademark claim to the word netbook. Psion were once a great technology company practically inventing the PDA , creating some classic hardware designs and creating the operating system that powers a huge proporation of today’s smartphones: Symbian.
Psion launched the [...]
Ken Robinson – Fertile Minds Need Feeding
14 Feb 2009
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The Guardian has an interesting interview with Ken Robinson on their site. One quote in particular really jumped out at me:
“Learning happens in the minds and souls, not in the databases of multiple-choice tests.”
So very, very true.
Atonement – Elegy for Dunkirk
I finally watched Atonement over the weekend and though it a deeply moving and beautifully tragic story. I’d been putting off watching the film as I wanted to read the book, but a friend recommended it so strongly I decided it was time.
I’m so glad I did – it is a stunning film. The film is [...]