Monthly Archive for October, 2005

Mac MP3 software

iTunes & MP3 Software For Macintosh. Useful.

Hanging by a wire in Iraq

The scale and “smarts” behind serious, coordinated attacks on key targets are likely to get us out of Iraq faster than we thought.

The third vehicle, a cement mixer, didn’t reach its goal. Fortuitously, the axle of the truck became entangled in concertina wire which prevented forward movement.

Astonishing that this is all it takes to prevent what could have been worldwide news.

Less e than the Pope?

We’re less e-enabled than the Pope, according to a Brown University study. [PDF links, by the way]

We’re also weren’t doing so well in terms of business use of e-Government services back in 2004.

[Update: apparently our paper systems are very mature; that's why businesses don't use e-Government]

TV ad revenues

It costs $0.64 per viewer to advertise in Desparate Housewives. That’s a lot of money. Some interesting stats on how you set the price point for downloadable TV.

‘Lost’ online

Lost is using the net to draw people in to series two.

Wizard or 650?

HTC Wizard vs Treo 650. I’ll probably end up with the Treo, given the way I use it (that is not normally for full work outside the office). I’d have the Wizard if I wanted to do more work on the run.

Encouraging flexible and innovative taxis

Encouraging flexible and innovative taxis is a bizarre title for an article, but there is some interesting stuff there. I particularly like the idea of Taxibuses (like Tunisian Louages).

e-Government PQ and debate

A PQ answer saying nothing about e-Government or its benefits. Not even prefiguring the move to t-government?

Here’s a more substantive debate around e-Government. Amazing to see what MPs discuss in these debates.

8th Grade Math test

Could You Pass 8th Grade Math? Yes, according to the site (10/10).

The Politics of Community

The Politics of Community summarises some recent thinking on communities and engagment. Looks like we might have some impact on this through e-Democracy, Shared Services and e-Innovations.