Various matters

How to reduce the UK deficit by CharonQC
By George I think he's got it! A suscinct set of actions which would do it - and make the UK a better place. Read it now and vote Charon for PM!.

iPhone blogger has computers seized by police
Last Friday night, California's Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team entered editor Jason Chen's home without him present, seizing four computers and two servers. They did so using a warrant by Judge of Superior Court of San Mateo. According to Gaby Darbyshire, COO of Gawker Media LLC, the search warrant to remove these computers was invalid under section 1524(g) of the California Penal Code.

Dream Society Realized
This updated edition will contain 40% new material including new case studies, new predictions, and new strategies. In the past, the consumer said: “I am normal.” “I will buy what’s standard.” “It’s OK if my neighbors buy the same brand as me.” Not any more! The new trend says “I am special.” “I want personalized products.” The Dream Society consumer buys products designed to be unique. The consumer now says, “I want the product to tell my story.” Example: Build-a-Bear, the individualized teddy bears for children (and, increasingly, adults). The shift is from uniformity to diversity.

Google brings free satnav to UK
Google has introduced its free turn-by-turn satellite navigation to the UK, threatening the future of commercial providers such as Garmin and TomTom.

"Apple preferred to support more open standards.." - huh?
Apple responded in a statement to technology news site CNet in which it described Flash as "closed and proprietary". Apple preferred to support more open standards which replicate everything Flash can do, added the statement. Yeh right... and just how restrictive and closed is the iPhone, the App Store, the OS.. I could go on

The Sun won't print the truth!
The Sun newspaper failed to publish a YouGov poll showing that voters fear a Liberal Democrat government less than a Conservative or Labour one.

Android running on an iPhone
It should be pretty simple to port forward to the iPhone 3G. The 3GS will take more work. Hopefully with all this groundwork laid out, we can make Android a real alternative or supplement for iPhone users. Maybe we can finally get Flash. ;)

This Is Apple's Next iPhone
It was found lost in a bar in Redwood City, camouflaged to look like an iPhone 3GS. Gizmodo got it. They disassembled it. It's the real thing, and here are all the details.

Just Ask Siri
No more endless clicking on links and pages to get things done on the Internet. Delegate the work to Siri and relax while Siri takes care of it for you. I can't wait for this to come to the UK.

Funky business forever!
In Funky Business - Talent makes capital dance, Kjell A. Nordström & Jonas Ridderstråle launch a manifesto for the new world of business. Forget what has come before; this is the future for organizations and leaders.

The Cluetrain Manifesto
A powerful global conversation has begun. Through the Internet, people are discovering and inventing new ways to share relevant knowledge with blinding speed. As a direct result, markets are getting smarter—and getting smarter faster than most companies.

Billy Connolly
Billy Connolly's unique, and some would say, highly accurate take on the world of business - do not click if easily offended!! You have been warned.

Apple's closed shop/we know best approach!

Digital Call Centre operations.

Fundamentalist religions - all of 'em!

Rubberneckers.