Bizarre story on guardian.co.uk yesterday, headlined ‘iPhone makes worldwide loss’. Had me going for a minute, but the giveaway is in the breadcrumb – ‘Business > Telecommunications industry’. continue
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If this is a loss-maker, please can I make a loss?
on 7 September 2009
Carry on up the charts
on 31 July 2009
For layout artists, the bane of corporate reports and technical reviews is the presentation of data. But most graphs aren’t complicated to create, so why spend time fiddling with Excel when you can draw them far more elegantly yourself? Read the full article in MacUser Vol 25 No 16, on sale now.
If the solution to illegal downloading is ‘delivering fantastic legal services’, are all those tanks on lawns just delivery vehicles?
on 31 July 2009
So Stephen Fry has admitted to downloading the series finale of House over BitTorrent because it was quicker than finding a legal copy. Lord Stephen of Twitter made his confession during July’s iTunes Festival, where he criticised the entertainment business for suing file sharers, saying that ‘making an example of ordinary people is the stupidest thing the record industry can do’. The industry appears to agree, because it’s stopped doing it, just as the British government – trying to appease the industry’s previous stance – proposes formalising the process. The currently favoured alternative, threatening to cut off users’ connections if they’re deemed to be sharing files illegally, has just been ruled unconstitutional in France, the country most gung-ho about implementing it. It’s all getting harder to follow than an episode of House. continue
Joy as online font issues finally resolved (not)
on 22 July 2009
Linotype writes: ‘Until recently, it was difficult for web developers to work with any fonts outside of the few common “web safe” selections.’ Until recently? continue
When free attacks
on 21 July 2009
Chris Anderson wondered if Obama’s putative pinko anti-trust policy (ie having an anti-trust policy) might interfere with Google’s cross-subsidisation of free services from ad revenues. continue
Like, media, or whatever
on 14 July 2009
Morgan Stanley, the global financial services people, have released a report on ‘How Teenagers Consume Media’. Cue fusty attempt by middle-aged guys in suits to get wit da yout, but no: this one’s written by a genuine teenager. continue
For a book about words, this is surprisingly visual, beautifully laid out on a matt stock, with nice use of background tints and neat, legible type. What’s great about Shaw’s introduction to copywriting is that he explains the real world processes, not just the principles. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
Designing Sustainable Packaging
on 19 June 2009
Part manifesto and part textbook, Designing Sustainable Packaging provides just what you want from a guide to a creative field: a sound overview of the subject in its contemporary context, followed by practical tutorials and examples. continue reading at www.macuser.co.uk
Hiding their light under a firewall
on 8 June 2009
So the Sunday Times is the latest paper thinking seriously about charging for its online edition. continue
‘Very’ silly
on 26 May 2009
Just saw an advert for a computer power supply that described it as ‘very silent’. What’s ‘very silent’? Surely it’s either silent or it isn’t? continue
adambanksdotcom @gbarl Bah, missed your Watchdog. Do they do it on iPlayer?