1. What is Cloud Computing?

I was talking to a friend yesterday about this very topic – he asked me what it was – and then I read a post today on ZDnet that I thought was going to tell me the answer. Here’s the post: What’s Cloud Computing and...

2. The Future Web – Web 3.0

According to ReadWriteWeb: This means that when you tell people you write, read or listen to blogs, wikis, podcasts, social networks and online video – if they give you a funny look, it is now officially them that’s a freak,...

3. The Internet Maturity Model

My background in the Internet stretches back to 1996, and since then I have observed many trends start, develop, and come to an end. Looking at the evolution of an organisation and its web presence (in a similar sense to the SW-CMM –...

4. Architecting Great Websites, Introduction

A website is about far more that just look and feel. It has to serve two distinct groups of users: your [potential] customers and your business. This is a very important distinction that is often overlooked by many website owners and...
Think about the User, Not your Business

Think about the User, Not your Business

In this article I am going to look at the user experience of a “where’s my nearest …” system I had the misfortune to use at the weekend. I don’t know who designed it, but it broke...
How a Web Design goes Straight to Hell

How a Web Design goes Straight to Hell

Loved this comic depicting the interaction between designer and client. I can relate to this as I have been in similar situations before. Also love the quote “If you were an engineer designing the...
The thing Private Clouds can do that Public Clouds can’t

The thing Private Clouds can do that...

I read the post below with interest, hoping that it would shed further light on the relative merits of private vs public clouds. The Thing Private Clouds Can Do that Public Clouds Can’t | Cloud Computing...
Cloud vs Traditional Hosting

Cloud vs Traditional Hosting

About 3 years ago, I posted an article about the different types of hosting available at the time. While most of what was written still holds true today, the emergence of Cloud Computing (Cloud Hosting) adds a...
Live Mesh & The Cloud

Live Mesh & The Cloud

It’s been an interesting few months. After trying out a number of multi-computer synchronisation tools (like SugarSync, DropBox, etc) and settling on the Live Mesh beta, it’s time to rethink the...

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About Us This is my online resume with information about me and my business pursuits as an entrepreneur and consultant. You can find more information on these using the menu at the top. In general, I am interested in Innovation, Technology & the Environment and regularly post links via Twitter, expanding on various themes on the blog here. Feel free to get involved by commenting on the posts or pages.

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