Musings in a wired world

Simon Wilson

  • Nokia–A New Beginning?

      Well doesn’t 2 years go fast sometimes? But when you are waiting for your mobile phone contract to expire it seems to last forever, especially the last few months. Having just reached the end of my contract it has… Continue reading

  • Italian Traffic–A Metaphor

    Having recently returned from a wonderful time in the Bay of Naples for our anniversary, I was reminded once again of the madness that is Italian driving. With Italian driving there is always a lot of noise, activity, and speed… Continue reading

  • 25th Anniversary

    It will quiet around here for a few days as my wife and I have the pleasure of celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary, with a trip to Italy, and more specifically the Bay of Naples to see the sites around… Continue reading

  • Dennis Ritchie–RIP

    Just read Herb Sutter’s post that Dennis passed away. This is another huge loss for the technology scene over recent weeks. For me, arguably even more pertinent and more relevant than Steve Jobs. Even though I respect what Steve did… Continue reading

  • And this is why Steve Jobs mattered

    Steve Jobs–The Crazy Ones Of all the tributes flowing across the web this morning this is probably the one that means most to me, simply put Steve made a difference to this world. And my question to me, and all… Continue reading

  • Phone Hacking and Security Awareness or Not

    It’s enough to send a techie mad, all this talk about phone hacking. We all know that it is not really about hacking a person’s phone but simply getting access to their voicemail by assuming that the majority of people… Continue reading

  • Ctrl-Alt-Del

    Well it’s time to reboot this blog, it has lain in lain in hibernation now for more than 2 years and it is not as if I don’t have anything to say. It’s just that, as often is the case,… Continue reading

  • Professions ‘reserved for rich’?

    Warning! Potential political points may be made! The BBC recently published an article suggesting that Professions ‘reserved for rich’ discussing the fact that top professions such as law and medicine are in fact being reserved for a smaller rather than… Continue reading

  • Google Chrome and IE – is it war?

    While catching up on news over the weekend I came across Boagworld’s well reasoned post “Can Google Chrome topple IE?”. He asks “The question is whether we will need to start testing our sites in Chrome? Well, take has been… Continue reading

  • Join In – Save Jodrell Bank

    Again we have the problem of the UK missing the point in putting Science development on the Agenda with the plan to remove critical funding for Jodrell Bank’s future in being able to make new discoveries. For the sake of… Continue reading