A couple of weeks ago in The Observer, John Naughton reviewed the state of battle between Apple and Microsoft and revisited Umberto Eco’s 1994 analogy with the Catholic and Protestant religions. Eco saw the Apple Mac as “cheerful, friendly, conciliatory; it tells the faithful how they must proceed step by step” while he said the [...]
Head-to-head with the iPhone and the G1
February 5th, 2009 · No Comments · Managing oneself
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Confessions of a Linux newbie
July 27th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Managing oneself
When I was preparing to go self-employed, one of the things I looked forward to was breaking free from the shackles of corporate IT and being the master of my own computer setup. One consequence of this is that, for the past few months, I’ve been experimenting with Linux. I’ve had an interest in the [...]