Mary to Many

My tweets

2013-05-15T11:00:10Z

Tue, 14:15: Today would be going better if it had already included coffee
Tue, 14:25: Thorstein Heins in relaxed and wisecracking mood; happiest and most outgoing we've ever seen him on stage
Tue, 14:29: referring to BB10 dev cycle as "just two years" is one of those looking back fondly on adversity things you can only do if things going well
Tue, 14:32: excited horsten Heins sounding a tiny bit like Barney from How I Met Your Mother; our keyboard is *legendary*
Tue, 14:34: a new blackberry handset that at least doesn't have the name the press expected; whistles and applause ;-)
Tue, 14:52: RT @n_adam_stanley: BlackBerry 10 OS is not solely focused on smartphones. Live demo of automotive integration shows potential of BlackBerr…
Tue, 14:57: in-car computing is going to be a major mobile computing platform; Ford has sync, Tesla has 17" displays, something between = mainstream
Tue, 15:01: applause for MDM for Android and iOS; the heartland of BES admins is still here (or the product team is)
Tue, 15:06: the concept of BES 10 is clear & simple; getting BES 10 up & running is still rather less so. great for Blackberry partners selling support
Tue, 15:15: what? secure workspace for iOS & Android is STILL in beta? launches this summer. I expected this sooner, though BBL never said so #bblive

Tue, 15:20: certainly, BlackBerry could teach the Windows Phone team something about taking products to market globally with more consistency
Tue, 15:23: haven't been presented with this many mnemonics since A levels
Tue, 15:32: Alicia is crazy energised. she has obviously had coffee this morning. (am not a celebrity person, but she does present v well)
Tue, 15:33: 56% of blackberry users are women. more women graduate college than men, embrace mobile faster, have only 25% of it jobs
Tue, 15:34: Alicia Keys talks about position & problem of women in IT. Some idiot man in the audience yells out "so cute"
Tue, 15:44: the #blackberry scholars program Alicia Keys is the spokesperson for; apply here http://t.co/ILGdMzf0R1
Tue, 15:48: RT @gchiemingo: Tami Reller: Windows 8.1 will be free update to Windows 8 and easy to get from the Windows Store later this year
Tue, 15:52: hotel muttering as #bblive attendees rip all the safety tags off the bottom of their chairs looking for the Lewis Hamilton flag tickets
Tue, 15:55: frighteningly enthusiastic reaction to BBM going multiplatform #bblive
Tue, 15:56: BBM for iOS 6 & higher, Android ICS or higher - other platforms later? Heins suggests other platforms but those are the only two so far

Tue, 16:00: trucks & SUVs still sell pretty well too RT @gchiemingo: just like with cars, some people want convertible and hybrid PCs
Tue, 21:57: RT @sbisson: BB10, bridging an Internet of people and an Internet of things – where work and personal co-exist on a single device.http://t.…
Wed, 00:23: RT @asaunders: BlackBerry is looking for the next great entrepreneur... extended edition. (do not watch if humour impaired) http://t.co/cR…
Wed, 00:28: Hot dog. Popcorn. And most importantly, a seat for the concert that's, ooh, near a bar http://t.co/89xAYw78ES
Wed, 00:46: But do I want an interface designed by the guy behind the Minority Report UI? http://t.co/dvonA7lkhg
Wed, 01:16: Rocking it under Florida skies #bblive http://t.co/EDmnz6UVK0
Wed, 02:42: Making the theme park more artificial http://t.co/5QG06wYJpN
Wed, 03:49: RT @OpenAtMicrosoft: W3C Pointer Events gains adoption momentum with Intent to Implement in Blink #PointerEvents #MSOpenTech http://t.co/fi…
Wed, 03:54: Remember when Microsoft wrote pointer events code for WebKit? Now they're doing it for Google Blink #engaging http://t.co/UXsj2TgIEF
Wed, 03:56: ISO standard for secure development; should become an audit requirement for enterprise dev http://t.co/o1qrI0v16R

My tweets

2013-05-14T11:00:13Z

Mon, 15:43: RT @CITEworld: The tug of war between your security policies and your business processes @marypcbuk http://t.co/RhInHQrYjd
Mon, 16:41: Running an antimalware service means Microsoft spotting threats to chrome & Firefox http://t.co/3KrGXhFYwq
Mon, 17:15: RT @jeffsand: excited to do this RT @bldwin we’ve added more capacity to Build, registration will re-open Wed May 15 9AM PDT http://t.co/9r…
Mon, 18:12: Dear rest of the tech press; we should stop predicting a Facebook phone. We're only encouraging them.
Mon, 18:26: RT @MSFTnews: .@Skydrive adds photo timeline view, now uploads 2x faster. http://t.co/0LfsQgKreO
Mon, 18:49: Nice to see SkyDrive getting Windows Live Photo Gallery photoshoot grouping feature; been missing that http://t.co/L90ZcPCwW2
Mon, 19:00: Not a bad view for working on my accounts http://t.co/5vwojsYf3f
Mon, 19:21: Quirky tablet styluses; a real pencil & brush, the benefits of aluminum & what I painted with them in Fresh Paint http://t.co/JSNAWus13o
Mon, 19:26: RT @edbott: Some anonymous guy on the Internet says something sucks. Blog post coming right up.
Mon, 19:34: Let's hope Liquavista is better tech than Mirasol turned out to be - or at least easier to manufacture http://t.co/8jyW5Eouf1

My tweets

2013-05-13T11:00:10Z

Sun, 23:26: RT @ValaAfshar: Intel CIO: Business Executives Need to Have Higher Expectations of IT http://t.co/D9FjgOjgVA #CIO #CTO #CFO #CMO
Sun, 23:28: RT @mrtotes: I found a camera near Tryfan, Snowdonia on Sat 11 May 13. Do your thing social media! RTs please. :-) http://t.co/uDYY4qOlkX
Sun, 23:51: Day by the pool wearing hats drinking Magic Hat with @sbisson
Mon, 02:01: There is about to be beer and pizza... Florida Cracker is a beer? (Checked in at SIRO Urban Italian Kitchen) http://t.co/114nDuBDsn

My tweets

2013-05-12T11:00:18Z

Sat, 12:55: Bellini, breakfast, massage and - oh, the plane is leaving early! Off we go http://t.co/XUct8AgrBA
Sun, 00:47: The error messages when Windows 8 can't connect to a vpn are remarkably helpful & informative. Would prefer a connection though...
Sun, 00:51: wise words on open source governance from (if you're surprised, why?) Microsoft/Outercurve http://t.co/NlhL9jf3Wi
Sun, 01:05: Orlando: hot, sticky, humid & grumpiness inducing. to the pool!

My tweets

2013-05-11T11:00:18Z

Fri, 12:21: Of the 10 different nail varnishes @sbisson put on my toenails, only the freebie from #Intel has worn at all & it's almost flaked right off
Fri, 12:45: RT @gotofdn: Teen girl wins hackathon! We are all about getting more people to realise that they can do this: http://t.co/2OLNdag4w3
Fri, 14:14: Snap mode, the Cambrian explosion of form factors & why a cheap tablet is like a cheap sewing machine; too cheap http://t.co/hJp2gICd04
Fri, 14:26: Microsoft Surface: Learning what a tablet is for http://t.co/i4mgpILpaa #zdnet
Fri, 15:28: RT @CEO_INGDIRECT: Lovely chat w. a leaving employee. We go separate ways but loyalty, commitment stays strong. How we part, as importnt as…
Fri, 15:31: I actually really wanted my cheap, simple new device to be good enough for what I do; but I'm a power user even in sewing apparently ;-)
Fri, 16:42: preach it! RT @NifS: Lol RT @secboffin: @NifS and if you didn’t notice that should be “fewer” you’re not a real sub :-)
Fri, 16:43: RT @scottjehl: Hmm. - Avg. website size: 1.4mb - iPhone w/ Verizon's basic plan: $80/mo for 300mb - Number of website visits for $80: 215 -…
Fri, 17:08: snapchat on Android doesn't delete your photos, it just renames them. um, doh? http://t.co/A7nnLf8FJN
Fri, 17:55: RT @CITEConference: Join us in 30 minutes for #CITEchat a CITE Conference Twitter Chat on Mobile app stores. moderated by @mattrosoff

Fri, 17:56: RT @cwgabriel: hey they did it. Photoshop now has pressure sensetivity with the Surface Pro stylus: http://t.co/tR5bqUD9RE okay it's perfec…
Fri, 18:11: I agree with *most* of this, but I love snap RT @Gizmodo: Dear Microsoft, don't bail on Windows 8 http://t.co/mx3ASBhnQC
Fri, 20:51: they should rename @SkyDrive to It's Just There. photos I just took of the styluses I'm reviewing with my phone; on my PC where I need them
Fri, 20:52: bring popcorn. lots of popcorn RT @DrPizza: DRM in HTML5 is a victory for the open Web, not a defeat at @arstechnica http://t.co/RCj2TxwkTz
Fri, 20:57: looks like even @mbrit stopped using Chromebook? 0.023% browser share; ouch http://t.co/9bIXij9xxP
Fri, 21:04: well, I did just watch the Microsoft video about gambling with Google Docs (message: it's a crapshoot how your documents will render)
Fri, 21:08: RT @stevecla: Building on our vision of modern computing http://t.co/wDyBtgKh2d via @windowsblog
Fri, 21:21: wait, the FSF believes "content" is a loaded term? http://t.co/FVAZFtIpdq
Sat, 00:50: RT @jackschofield: Staying centered: Microsoft Official blog. @fxshaw responds to stupid stories in the @FT and @TheEconomist http://t.co/3…
Sat, 00:51: RT @explanoit: @edbott Apple barely develops iTunes for Windows, period.

Sat, 09:41: Funny; my blog about a cheap sewing machine being like a cheap tablet is on a sewing site ;-) http://t.co/hc4yy8Wtpp

My tweets

2013-05-10T11:00:18Z

Thu, 19:13: Who owns the future? discursive, provocative argument alternative to digital serfdom of our eyeballs &sharing ability http://t.co/7CslYPfg3I
Thu, 19:16: How easy is it to migrate to Office 365? SkyKick says it can speed up the average 40 hours it takes http://t.co/u8mzzPEfRH
Thu, 20:05: RT @kevinmarks: #iiw @marcedavis if your data is you, human rights apply, not property rights. The metaphors we use matter.
Thu, 20:06: RT @cstross: I am afraid I have a knee-jerk response to seeing extreme right-wing racist politicians on TV. Knee-jerk to the ‘nads, that is.
Thu, 21:57: so there's a kickstarter coming to kickstart a documentary film about kickstarted movies; did kickstarting just eat its own head?

My tweets

2013-05-09T11:00:13Z

Wed, 12:05: It's raining cherry blossom
Wed, 12:44: Lunch with Microsoft, talking about giant phones ;-) (Checked in at ABOUT THYME BAR BISTRO) http://t.co/qN0qF43IKa
Wed, 15:38: UK gov wants to match IP addresses to individuals to identify who sent email or made calls. Yeah, that'll work. Not http://t.co/2qv63LrfeA
Wed, 15:40: Watching a government with zero clue about the internet try to regulate it both funny (won't work) & sad (will be expensive & restrictive)
Wed, 15:57: RT @sbisson: Those new Windows 8 PCs looked familiar, so I looked at my archive. They're Intel's Montevallo concept I saw in 2006: http://t…
Wed, 19:42: interesting (unofficial) Microsoft view on what faster release cadences mean for Visual Studio & tradeoffs involved http://t.co/3cvdKh6hfX
Wed, 20:12: expand the hierarchical storage at both end; SSD in house, cloud storage at the other. Interesting MS/StorSimple http://t.co/I81Xl7vmde
Wed, 20:20: evocative RT @akipekka: A Photographer Rediscovers The Crumbling Remains Of Tatooine #starwars http://t.co/5ZV2LPmyMo
Wed, 20:23: is Google suggesting some kind of trade secret protection for the Android source code? http://t.co/3sGtkBSjoL
Wed, 20:26: original source for the Apple/Google source code "future discovery that we don’t think they’re entitled to” quote http://t.co/G8ctlOUoEX

Wed, 20:26: RT @Unity_MoT: Quick reminder - this is what the Tories have gained by reinstating #Dorries - http://t.co/e4YSKkaZnB
Wed, 21:37: So with Fresh Paint, how do I save pictures so I can carry on painting with them on another PC? Can Share to SkyDrive but not open from?
Wed, 21:38: Dear Linked In connections; love you lots but I never want to get sponsorship requests no matter how wonderful a charidee. it's for business
Wed, 21:38: RT @elijahmanor: Did you know you can download the modern.ie scanner & run it on your local dev environment? +@IEDevChat http://t.co/fe…
Wed, 21:39: hah! RT @meetdux: The obscure we see eventually. The completely obvious, it seems, takes longer. ~Edward R. Murrow
Wed, 21:41: RT @CITEworld: Salesforce: Our new dev platform will let a million mobile apps bloom #BYODev @sbisson http://t.co/yg43EDTyx1
Wed, 22:05: the new Microsoft cadence shows up in areas usually more stable RT @nathanm: Windows Embedded readies “Blue” update http://t.co/sSJH2ouyob
Thu, 00:34: My osteopath worked really hard getting my hip joint right today. & then I tripped on the stairs & dropped dinner :( waaah
Thu, 01:16: Office Web apps will run on Android tablets soon, offer live co-editing http://t.co/p78lGZHrzT

My tweets

2013-05-08T11:00:13Z

Tue, 12:46: RT @AScroxton: If you're a storage company beginning with 'E' a quote from a virtualisation company beginning with 'V' does not a "partner …
Tue, 13:32: So that's the second or third time Tami Reller has said Blue will respond to user feedback without saying exactly how ;-)
Tue, 14:07: stats from WP ad network show Lumia 520 in 1 month matching 6 months sales of HTC 8x; price & carrier matter a lot http://t.co/w6jTBCJdUm
Tue, 14:44: Dr Strangecloud (or how I learned to stop worrying and love syncing) http://t.co/wZahYTrnB8 #zdnet
Tue, 15:01: Steve Masters FTW! RT @sbisson: Classic cloud concept video from Microsoft. The date it was first shown? June 2000... http://t.co/5xoyzv6kYl
Tue, 15:02: RT @erucsbo: Subtle featuring of #Nokia #Lumia on #NCIS, but must be fake as one broke when stamped on by villain. His foot should"ve broke…
Tue, 15:13: Seagate finally gets into the SSD business http://t.co/dZs1ZqJPMl I like the way 480GB SSDs are getting common at last
Tue, 16:06: embedding an Excel spreadsheet in #onenote sounds so handy but crashes EVERY TIME I try it ;-(
Tue, 20:16: RT @sbisson: At WIRED Business, JLG just announced that Blue will be in the Windows Store, and that a version will be available end of JUne…
Tue, 20:21: JLG did nice job of not pointing fingers at the over-interpretations of what listening to feedback in Windows Blue means. no, no Start menu

Tue, 20:47: key point from JLG on Windows 8 feedback; I don’t think there was anything I've heard since we shipped that I hadn't heard before we shipped
Tue, 20:52: 4-headed interview; 4 people in same city covering same story on at least 3 different programs on 2 different networks owned by same company
Tue, 20:55: the source for the incestuous 4-way interview & the double parking lot 2-way http://t.co/y3YPB2SeBf
Tue, 21:04: if you have a wide-ranging patent on p2p communications over a network, why wait until now to sue Skype? http://t.co/FqjJUb4LIo

My tweets

2013-05-07T11:00:13Z

Mon, 12:36: All these ideas for how Apple could do developer education sound like, well, what Microsoft already does http://t.co/uUDbK5eXlg
Mon, 21:04: Are the 50 million users who started using SkyDrive since Windows 8 came out Windows 8 users, I wonder http://t.co/MqnpNPq3aj
Mon, 22:10: RT @OliverJamesUK: 16 railway franchises in the UK. 1 is state owned. It produces the most profit and has highest satisfaction rates. It's …
Tue, 10:05: This judge loves Star Trek, hates shoddy BitTorrent lawsuits based on a single unproven download http://t.co/UMFCWeeuye
Tue, 10:27: almost 90% of our app catalog has been downloaded every month; need to know sustained app use to interpret that http://t.co/PxyYBNP2yD
Tue, 11:44: best way I know to understand how people actually use PCs? write the answers for the readers problem page for five years. enlightening.
Tue, 11:47: phrases for today; all hail anecdata and can you match the headline to any actual words in the quote ;-)
Tue, 11:52: get your fresh clippings here! RT @sbisson: The new look http://t.co/M2HEJDP3YZ is live. Now my clippings Tumblr!

My tweets

2013-05-06T11:00:19Z

Sun, 16:35: Nothing natural is this colour. Except rose petal vodka just before you add it to raspberry ice tea http://t.co/QkFAc4XlDQ
Sun, 18:23: Wait, is Google patenting its technique for being bad at ediscovery? http://t.co/CQW6FieheJ
Sun, 18:51: I shouldn't be surprised John Lewis lets me order online for delivery to my local Waitrose tomorrow; their service is always exceptional
Sun, 18:53: Also kudos to John Lewis for using HTML5 keyboard type fields so I get email & number keyboard on phone for relevant fields #usingstandards

My tweets

2013-05-05T11:00:10Z

Sat, 20:27: Entered a few more of our books into LibraryThing for a running total of 4004, shelf space not found
Sat, 21:45: Sewing machine has been jamming & has now seized up completely :-( won't be able to finish my recycled moebius shawl from Maker Fair now
Sat, 23:18: Do I know anyone in London who would like to lend me a sewing machine? ;-)
Sun, 10:05: The positive side; "Perhaps the EU actually deserved its Nobel Peace Prize" http://t.co/ehwYscBkVX
Sun, 10:17: ICYMI Do I know anyone in London who would like to lend me a sewing machine? ;-)

My tweets

2013-05-04T11:00:16Z

Fri, 15:13: Getting in Walmart and on Home Shopping Network is what Windows Phone needs to reach a mainstream audience
Fri, 15:16: So I've been updating my Amazon profile page; check out both our books on Windows 8 plus more useful links http://t.co/6OQxxSVso5
Fri, 15:42: RT @bdsams: We had the race to the bottom with netbooks that killed the market, now we have the race to the bottom with tablets.
Fri, 15:46: I love seeing a random awesome photo as my desktop background, courtesy of syncing the Bing dynamic themes
Fri, 16:07: just had a recruiter pitch me 'bespoke content for my publication'; usual accuracy of recruiters carries over to their PR, I see
Fri, 16:09: funny. sad. schadenfreude. so many shades of grey RT @kurtsh: Nothin' funnier than reading "Source: Digitimes" at the end of an article.
Fri, 17:02: so in the US it's legal to change the IMEI but not to unlock the phone? strange priorities http://t.co/gwzePVFDHv
Fri, 17:08: the Windows 8 page on Wikipedia got vandalised according to @thurrott wait, people still use Wikipedia for tech?
Fri, 17:56: Kantar says Windows Phone up 1.9% in US Q1 vs Q1 2012; Android down 1.9% although from a far larger market share http://t.co/NqTvAxhzCZ
Fri, 18:25: how far is tech the problem #BYOD solves and how far is overly aggressive IT lockdown the problem? #citechat

Fri, 18:38: BYOD is about more than devices; that's why #BYODev http://t.co/75lZlduHTo is about tools, platforms users can build with as well #citechat
Fri, 19:29: RT @sbisson: So that's both the 2006 Intel Montevallo concepts now shipping products from Acer and Sony. What else will rear its head from …
Fri, 20:52: RT @JonCG_novelist: iPhone autocorrects ukip to utopia, I fear it's badly wrong...
Fri, 20:53: RT @sbisson: Finish the week with my latest #byodev column at @CITEworld. Be your own data Dr Who: http://t.co/vdJMS5MOUE
Fri, 21:40: Windows web browsers? I #blamecwilso ;-)

My tweets

2013-05-03T11:00:07Z

Thu, 15:56: Atom and Windows 8; lovely and light but still cant keep up with OneNote handwriting recognition, desktop OneNote micro hanging.
Fri, 11:16: RT @majornelson: Europe: Your Free Xbox LIVE Gold Weekend is on! http://t.co/qakyNA12ef
Fri, 11:37: Rumours of Azure hosted Windows desktop VDI service for enterprise linked to Intune for managing them http://t.co/sNv5RsgKlh

My tweets

2013-05-02T11:00:23Z

Wed, 14:12: So two generations of Huawei fibre modems made for BT Infinity fail so badly after 6 months (overheating shutdown) that BT withdraws them
Wed, 14:36: cold brew iced coffee; have refined my method since http://t.co/Hxd5Cmi796 so I took pictures & will expand on this; it's our summer staple
Wed, 14:43: RT @forthebest: I'm looking for freelance IT journos for @ZDNet in Turkey, South Africa, Germany, and Benelux. If you know anyone, please l…
Wed, 14:47: hmm; it actually takes me less time to hit Winkey, type name of program I want than to distinguish between pinned taskbar icons #windows8
Wed, 14:53: SOP now ;-( which unseen UI we trashing? RT @Codepope: Loving how people are badmouthing a company for a UI that not one of them has seen.
Wed, 17:07: wait, Google says it 'has' to buy patents then can't afford to keep them so sells to patent trolls?? http://t.co/OTyfTkNs6g bad IP practice
Wed, 17:10: one month of IE for all Xbox Live members, not just gold RT @IE: Hey, @Xbox LIVE members...http://t.co/pf59Kl5RqQ http://t.co/E6ATqhyztr
Thu, 10:30: RT @edbott: Really looking forward to reading blog posts about the remarkable showing of Chrome OS in latest NetMarketShare numbers. Oh. Wa…
Thu, 10:33: RT @salesforce: @marypcbuk #salesforceLIVE keynote starts at 10am, we're also broadcasting online: http://t.co/lfxfXOBaTx Please RT!
Thu, 11:23: Cricked my neck badly last night so avoiding rush hour & carrying ThinkPad 2 Atom tablet; Excel here I come

Thu, 11:28: Microsoft as #5 tablet vendor shows strength of Apple, growth of Android. Love to see split by screen size=usage http://t.co/xRy9guZ2Jl
Thu, 11:34: RT @faris: "the average length of time a stock was held for in 2011 was 22 seconds." http://t.co/PWdzc59lyg

My tweets

2013-05-01T11:00:11Z

Tue, 13:57: anyone working on a call blocker for Windows Phone? these PPI scam calls are driving me beserk
Tue, 14:11: new modem ordered to replace the BT Infinity one that keeps trying to turn itself into a barbecue; maybe this way we'll *stay* online
Tue, 14:30: fiction: a possible future of ereading http://t.co/fTXKsPW7gJ I like the look of Nautilus magazine
Tue, 15:02: need to try this out to find if it's A fantastic B gorilla hands in the making but Mouse Hands! RT @ch9: KinectMouse http://t.co/EOAUYMaZog
Tue, 15:06: RT @dangrabham: In the Windows 8 desktop. Just dragged a Word document down to the bottom of the screen to try and close it. :-/ #w8apphabi…
Tue, 16:15: RT @sbisson: Taking a tip from Facebook. The failing Openreach modem is sat on a wine chiller from the freezer. The Draytek 2750n arrives t…
Tue, 16:16: I'm going back to calling BT's wholesale arm OpenRetch given recent experiences and this AWFUL fibre modem
Tue, 16:18: RT @journoian: Six calls today asking if I've read press releases sent out this morning. No I haven't and I'll email you if it interests me
Tue, 16:19: Getting creative with wireless charging for your smartphone http://t.co/J21PKvl1Km #zdnet
Tue, 16:39: Is this the Cambrian explosion of PC form factors or the beginning of the mass extinction event? http://t.co/xOzC0zSbNj former, I'd say

Tue, 16:44: @jkercado hi! would you allow me to include the photo of your Lego cradle in this post on wireless charging hacking? http://t.co/Kebesyl6J9
Tue, 16:51: my look at clever wireless charging options & hacks also covers some new wireless music options http://t.co/Kebesyl6J9 #zdnet #qi #lumia
Tue, 18:14: RT @sbisson: If you want more context on Thorsten Heins "no tablets" statement, here's what he said to me in February: http://t.co/i2XzW7TZ…
Tue, 18:20: as @MattRosoff points out, Thorsten Heins is talking more about the business model of tablets than the form factor http://t.co/ioGd6opghu
Tue, 18:29: do you need a tablet if a smartphone can be the heart of a mobile computing infrastructure courtesy of QNX? http://t.co/WOaqpXEzCg
Tue, 18:49: sad to be missing this; distributed science festival in multiple pubs! #pintofscience http://t.co/xe6uyCQVuG
Tue, 18:55: monopolies distort? RT @edbott: Smart take by @tomforemski @ZDNet: Worries about the Web and Google's role in it http://t.co/EJxZ5UQmbe
Tue, 19:05: you will be able to read my occasional pieces in tech magazine on Android & Windows as well as iPad http://t.co/7ONohXZJy3
Tue, 19:07: RT @TRushbyS: Bertrand Russell to Oswald Mosley in 1962. This is how to tell someone you won't debate with them: http://t.co/NCkQ8SlocR
Tue, 19:21: I've wondered how long people would be happy to work more just because they could do it on a spiffy phone http://t.co/HOb9SsTC1j

Tue, 20:38: RT @jkercado: My LEGO stand for the Nokia wireless charging plate just became semi-famous! Look for "jkercado" in the article. :) http://t.…
Tue, 21:19: I see people are still confusing background agents in Windows 8/RT and multitasking running programs #littleknowledgebigdanger
Tue, 21:22: RT @majornelson: European Xbox LIVE Members: Your free Xbox LIVE Gold weekend starts Friday http://t.co/qakyNA12ef

My tweets

2013-04-30T11:00:14Z

Mon, 12:13: not sure if this is a Reader security flaw or a useful tracking feature a la return receipt http://t.co/taAshya8LB
Mon, 12:51: so is there are way to play #Vimeo videos on Xbox? Allegedly there's a Vimeo video app, but it must be US only & website in Xbox IE is Flash
Mon, 17:33: I think I've been to that wedding ;-) RT @thurrott: This Nokia ad is freaking excellent. http://t.co/PB7XgcYJPu
Mon, 17:38: if the catholic church won't marry gay people, should it be able to marry anyone? http://t.co/2JWlhQaX15
Mon, 17:45: or decrease? RT @jackschofield Tor books: 'No Discernible Increase In Piracy' After Year Without DRM @suw at @forbes http://t.co/CKASLNQYOV
Mon, 17:46: RT @sbisson: So if anyone gets the Forbes with the WiFi hotspot, but doesn't want it when it times out, can I have it to hack?
Mon, 17:47: time to make IT an enabler/co-ordinator in your business RT @sbisson: Time for the Chief API Officer? http://t.co/pWWQIZxmX6 (tip @techmeme)
Mon, 18:25: according to Bing. my friends are posting photos split evenly between cats, owls, people and, well, Other http://t.co/6A9mLcDWXR
Mon, 18:30: the Microsoft personal data dashboard https://t.co/XmtC3vji4O (on the Privacy page https://t.co/RTk0dJmtmA) is unusually clear & helpful
Mon, 20:32: looking at the MSFT stock recovery since it cratered in November, have to wonder where it would be now were @stevesi still at Microsoft

Tue, 02:15: Conferences are not vacations, unless you like working all, networking half the night & then working some more. http://t.co/yUvq2dP4DO
Tue, 11:31: RT @IanMaude: UK internet video consumption equal to 4% of TV viewing (8% for 18-34s) and 4% of TV ad spend last year
Tue, 11:35: RT @pete_sinclair: Note to UKIP candidates fond of doing Nazi salutes - I think you'll find that Hitler was in favour of creating a single …
Tue, 11:40: OneNote Windows 8 adds finger painting (aka capacitive stylus writing); good for emergencies, active stylus better http://t.co/rwIWT0U9XJ

My tweets

2013-04-29T11:00:26Z

Sun, 16:11: More DIY perpetrated; painting shelves for the roof terrace green & the wooden roof trim to match. Colourful!
Mon, 10:51: The UK government has no idea about the value of the creative industries; online photos should not be orphan works http://t.co/AJSACKsm6x
Mon, 10:52: RT @darrenjadams: SharePoint is now a $2 billion business. 2 out of 3 information workers in the enterprise have SharePoint and 62% of them…
Mon, 11:00: Delightful if bitter irony about pirates complaining about the simulation of effects of piracy in a game about games http://t.co/DJPFyDpkgO

My tweets

2013-04-28T11:00:24Z

Sat, 16:21: Quite a transparent discussion from Leap about difficult testing and shipping decisions http://t.co/k0Q6e7aK9N

My tweets

2013-04-27T11:00:08Z

Fri, 15:35: new PCs; they're much nicer http://t.co/YFQCRjXZ11 compared to a 3-5 year old PC? night and day difference.
Fri, 15:39: malware authors first to abandon Windows XP? doubt it, this will be an outlier ;-) http://t.co/M8yz1w4LXG
Fri, 15:46: why (apart from the patents that haven't helped) might Google have bought Moto? scared by Amazon Fire? trying to scare/outstare/be Apple?
Fri, 16:05: RT @kurtsh: Saying Google Glass is "already normal" is a sure fire way of telling the world how much of a Silicon Valley reality bubble you…
Fri, 16:28: re Google Glass; I keep meaning to link this short,creepy film on impact of pervasive connectivity in constant sight http://t.co/ZOj6hXRR7w
Fri, 16:32: Haswell that ends well? RT @chippy: “@intel Counting down to #4thGenCore http://t.co/EjsK2jyL6I” Surprise, it's Computex!
Fri, 17:57: pro comics artist switches from Cintiq to Surface Pro; love the DIY lapboard to get the angle they want http://t.co/xKibSMnruS
Fri, 20:49: oh yea, stable currency NOT RT @bobtaniguchi Reinforces my thought of bitcoin, why? If 55% of the exchanges fail.... http://t.co/lvG0poxAtW
Fri, 21:05: if it only takes 3 million units to get 7.5% of a market that's grown 146% in a year, does that feel like an industry killing market
Fri, 21:10: hey @IE team; right-click in IE 10 still offers 'mail with Windows Live; maybe you could update that to say Outlook .com? #keepupatheback

Sat, 00:55: Annoying; why is the Vimeo app for Xbox not available in the US?
Sat, 11:34: Do all the financial markets stink like day old sushi & make bitcoin look plausible by comparison? http://t.co/0IX72BZNdS

My tweets

2013-04-26T11:00:12Z

Thu, 13:24: RT @sfsignal: Why Kari Sperring started #Womentoread: http://t.co/PRnwz0IgJJ #fb
Thu, 13:27: Microsoft didn’t build Windows 8 to save the PC industry; built Windows 8 to enable PC industry to transform itself http://t.co/8tPnVgmZmb
Thu, 13:36: RT @tsbandito: @mbrit Employees didn't want apps; they just wanted new toys as they are told there are no raises.
Thu, 15:37: RT @TimoBreumelhof: @tw @MarkXA If programmers made doors, it would be a big hammer in front of a wall with, "by design" in the issue track…
Thu, 15:42: we need a new monetary scale; Google privacy fine, coffee with Tim Cook, Microsoft EU fine, Instragram. sound about right?
Thu, 15:44: RT @johnvpetersen: Interesting statistic-Since 2000, @microsoft revenue is up 221% & profit has jumped 80%. In spite of that, stock has…
Thu, 16:00: is the Google proposal the fix the EU's complaints just another browser choice screen or a real change? http://t.co/F0bHhYcfL4
Thu, 19:53: So Nokia is making its next Lumia announcement timed against the big BlackBerry conference & Android news at Google IO. ballsy timing
Thu, 20:17: TANSTAAFL MT @MSFTResearch @MSFTResearchCam mobile devices won't become truly ubiquitous w'out invisible power source http://t.co/Hh5ik0OPKy
Thu, 20:19: RT @pdouglas: I'm trying to be all like ok whatever about this, but actually I'm so proud of everyone on @techradar for what they've achiev…

Thu, 20:21: I love the crazy mix of things I get to cover for #TechRadar http://t.co/XrS7C7OFr9 Branscombe
Thu, 23:07: in this day and age, your shopping cart system should not take two people, two PCs and 30 minutes of agony just to buy something!
Fri, 11:19: RT @MarkXA: I think we might be in the post-easily-definable-device era.
Fri, 11:25: Getting order of magnitude annually less than Motorola asked for SEPs doesn't make them a good patent buy for Google http://t.co/gOS0pWBJVA

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2013-04-25T11:00:10Z

Thu, 11:08: Are government organizations having critical websites blocked by Facebook as spam? That would be naughty http://t.co/DcO1QjBB0O
Thu, 11:20: RT @clemensv: "We can't use cloud because we have sensitive data" is an ongoing theme. Very many companies would _improve_ their system sec…
Thu, 11:22: RT @cstross: Disgusting & Disgraceful RT: “@dansumption: Even for a government that has plumbed so many depths, this a new low: http:/…
Thu, 11:24: Unity bails on Flash gaming because it thinks Adobe already bailed itself http://t.co/VLjYrKUy2t
Thu, 11:40: Oh neat! An add-in to do charts and plots in OneNote http://t.co/QFbFjIYhW5
Thu, 11:48: It's hard to distinguish content censorship from security warnings; doubly important not to censor content because of that ambiguity

My tweets

2013-04-25T08:15:47Z

Wed, 10:43: RT @jperlow: If your product needs an "easy" mode YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG http://t.co/EhxL88aARx
Wed, 11:01: UK government wants to censor WiFi "for the children"; doesn't realize the internet is for pr0n. Sadly not satire http://t.co/ZqVaMcBFeP
Wed, 13:40: So women write almost as much SF as male authors but get far fewer reviews, perhaps because more of it is fantasy? http://t.co/ZWLwkVkTJc
Wed, 13:44: RT @gray: Jan Moir to donate week's salary to @macmillancancer / please RT.
Wed, 13:45: I'm assuming that RT is a call for Moir to donate as an apology for being so unpleasant about cancer fundraising.
Wed, 14:00: oooh, the print registration looks a bit off on that Apple WWDC logo; did someone let the four colour plates slip out of alignment?
Wed, 14:52: print pages you can rub out and re-use, even if you've written on them with Toshiba's new laser printer http://t.co/UfZFZkXvHL tip @Techmeme
Wed, 15:00: RT @ianxx: When using #outlook2013 on a touchscreen you can pinch/zoom within a message text to increase/decrease the font size
Wed, 15:31: Microsoft 'we have paid others more than $4 billion over the last decade to secure IP rights' for products http://t.co/bRYjOykaqJ
Wed, 16:07: I think Adam Pisoni mentions the JETS team @maryjofoley covered today when I interviewed him recently http://t.co/sinz62wUGe

Wed, 16:18: oh, "law group". not "log grope" or even "log roll". that advert on Seattle radio had been puzzling me till I listened a bit more carefully.
Wed, 17:59: Nuanced take on how gendered differences in expectations affect what questions women writers are asked http://t.co/HlITezdoi6
Wed, 19:42: jokey comments from Apple on WWDC site are a bit like friendly Office 2013 tool tips, except they're passiveagressive http://t.co/YC3NKH2CeF
Wed, 20:07: RT @williampietri: If you don't measure how much of your customers' time you're wasting, you're not paying enough attention to delivering v…
Wed, 20:35: RT @nigelwUK: From earlier - Gone Digital | The chilling idiocy of Cameron’s “Good, Clean WiFi” - http://t.co/D4g1K3sS8Y
Wed, 21:30: if you follow W3C mailing lists (esp on DRM^H^H EME) these are hysterical http://t.co/Osi5BSrTih via @sgalineau love http://t.co/IQ79RyRrNh
Wed, 21:44: every time I look at my screen, the cat starts washing my shoulder. loudly & it tickles. time to leave the keyboard!
Wed, 21:54: awesome; kid codes game in graphical programming Kodu, wins a national competition & shows it off at the white house http://t.co/tyGJR910CV
Wed, 21:58: RT @CarmenCrincoli: The only thing LESS useful than remaining on WinXP is panicking about it instead of actually getting to work on migrati…
Wed, 22:39: RT @richardbranson: Now @virginamerica have seat-to-seat delivery in-flight, here’s my video guide to getting lucky http://t.co/Ags1yskuao

My tweets

2013-04-23T11:00:30Z

Mon, 13:20: ignorance & bigotry linked? RT @stavvers: Oh dear. EDL members thinking Brighton Pavillion is a mosque http://t.co/VZiNCaMjJp #sadtrombone
Mon, 13:23: all these fines for Google privacy breaches are for such piddling small change amounts; just the cost of doing business?
Mon, 13:35: RT @gcaughey: You don't need Windows 8.1 to create a kiosk-style device. The Windows Embedded team has a lab for you: http://t.co/vKtqLsqhM…
Mon, 17:31: If you want to keep your CIO, let them change things more quickly, says @arnej_cloud -- by me @citeworld http://t.co/LFyTOSdoWI
Mon, 17:55: awww @VirginAtlantic now just puts your happy birthday flying club miles straight into your account; still get the nice birthday card too
Mon, 18:31: put SF on the curriculum? http://t.co/7iOUnB56lR fabulous idea; encourage kids to look at the world & ask 'what if' & 'what if this goes on'
Mon, 18:39: clever idea; using SkyDrive OneNote as a cv/bio/website. https://t.co/H1cZHpL3SW is Andrew Gordon of MSR
Mon, 18:43: always delighted when someone wants me to write for them 'because I ask the difficult questions' #brandrecognition
Mon, 18:50: ICYMI http://t.co/ViU95YxhSu Microsoft enterprise & consumer are intertwined because it's services all the way down
Mon, 18:50: RT @sbisson: Back last July I wrote a ZDNet post on where the Start button had really gone. If Blue has one, it'll be the same: http://t.co…

Mon, 19:17: how to make an 8" Windows tablet look like a terrible idea; slap it on top of a 10" keyboard http://t.co/mSNgSigxfy
Mon, 19:20: is today Really Bad Idea Day or Badly Misunderstood Idea Day? I can't seem to tell.
Mon, 19:24: I think the community should rise up & take marketing for Windows devices away from the OEMs on the grounds that they're DOING IT WRONG
Mon, 19:30: no, no, I get it. It's Totally Missing The Point Day. *of course* the Start button will open the Start screen. what else would it do?
Mon, 19:36: of course the Wikipedia talk page on the scientific method argues about whether it should have the word 'the' or be about science. of course

My tweets

2013-04-22T11:00:18Z

Sun, 12:52: I usually lie about my birthday on social networks for security, so I'll just say now that I expect today will involve cake!
Sun, 17:56: Cake. With cake knife and cake forks, because apparently I married posh ;-) http://t.co/rXW8RRuiqT
Sun, 21:29: Disgusting; the doctor who lied about a connection between vaccines & autism faked his results for money :-( http://t.co/xdVNRIB4Wq
Mon, 11:00: How Microsoft's cloud evolution is dissolving the separation between enterprise and consumer http://t.co/zHAq57WQk5 #zdnet

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2013-04-20T11:00:19Z

Fri, 12:14: CoPilot for Windows Phone - latest update from ALK says summer 2013
Fri, 13:32: strange Amazon top selling laptop list is a microcosm of what's going on/wrong with the PC industry http://t.co/JV03p5tyib sums by @edbott
Fri, 14:28: US folks; why is it that police scanner/radios are in clear on publicly accessible frequencies rather than private/encrypted?
Fri, 16:52: so portals are still a thing, aren't they... portals with widgets and social streams. not sure that's really the UX I want for working...
Fri, 16:56: RT @Popehat: #BoyScouts call to end ban on openly gay members, still requires vote. Terrific news -- a key step. http://t.co/IkmQwkFlzj
Fri, 16:57: RT @DrPizza: So I wake up and I find that "new media" far from crushing "old media" last night was in fact huffing glue and spewing bull ...
Fri, 16:59: So did Cisco take so much of the money out of the x86 server market that IBM decided to sell to Lenovo? How does SDN play here?
Fri, 20:16: Box is what businesses want in cloud says @levie plus IFTT-style triggers for admins & users coming soon http://t.co/30aviyKm7K
Fri, 20:16: RT @WinObs: Microsoft Makes Repair Disk Image Available for Non-Booting Systems After April Patch Tuesday http://t.co/BsYwDvhrkx
Fri, 20:26: RT @zephoria: I cringe watching teens speculate about their former classmate on Twitter. They have no idea how visible they are to media/po…

Fri, 20:27: RT @FOSSpatents: Federal judge has set #FRAND rate for #Microsoft's license to #Google's standard-essential patents http://t.co/vaKyyAo5b9 …