Tag mobile

Bits and bobs for Thursday 29 January 2015

An occasional effort to link to interesting things I have seen. Not convinced about the format yet – let me know what you think. One of my current obsessions is around mobile messaging apps. This interview with the CEO of…

The soul of a new iPhone

So I got my new iPhone 6 on Friday – don’t judge me, I was due an upgrade anyway – and have been using it all weekend. Here are some early thoughts. 1. The size – it’s a bit too…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: An Open Letter to Software Suppliers – 13 Ways to Help the Public Sector to the Cloud – @copley_rich Why the obsession with “coding” misses the point – from @jjn1 “Whatsapp…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Building an Open Source Laptop | MAKE Moving to GOV.UK – the MHRA experience so far How many people does it take to tame the Digital Dragon? (digital skills for all!)…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: ongoing by Tim Bray · Software in 2014 Joho the Blog » What blogging was – *sniff* Is Local GDS a good idea? « @demsoc Let’s Replace Council Websites with Local.Gov.Uk…

Drag and drop app development from Mozilla

One of the things we get asked about all the time, whether from artists, community groups or bigger organisations is how to develop apps for mobile. Usually the answer has to be ‘pay someone to do it’ – even though…

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I find this stuff so you don’t have to: Social media record keeping for government – is it necessary? | Digital democracy, news, thinking, tips & tricks Google Reader Died Because No One Would Run It 10 Visual Steps To…