On the way back up and a few not to miss items

April 30, 2008 · Filed Under Life in general

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Morning all,

Apologies for not many updates recently, I’ve had one of those weeks where my inspiration level fell somewhat. When that happens, I feel less likely to blog…… I think it was a culmination of a few things, letting friends down, having too much to do and also waiting for some more work to come in.

Anyway, I feel as if I am on the way back up to my normal self, which is good news!!! So, here we are on a Wednesday, with a few good items to interest you…

Security

It’s a biggie at the moment, with more and more people getting scammed online. There are many things you can do too help yourself, and Google have just posted an excellent post on their blog here, outlining some great tips. If you class yourself as not being the biggest techie or web user, please, please do read it – is it worth risking your money for the sake of a few minutes reading? Nope!

Next generation iPhone

With the price of the first generation iPhone dropping in the UK, there are now reports that the new version may start for as little as $199 in the US (so that would mean about £400 for us in rip off Britain). If you can do without the expected 3G (fast wireless speeds), it is a good time to get one. Only O2 and the Carphone Warehouse have the reduced price, not the actual Apple Stores.

Web 2.0 Features

In my latest newsletter, (let me know if you would like to be added to the subscriber list), I was talking about the reports that big corporate companies are going to be spending a huge amount of money on Web 2.0 in the future (article here). What interests me is what features of Web 2.0 are companies looking to invest in?

Well, econsultancy did a report a few months ago and this was the result: (click on the pic for a bigger version).

It makes interesting reading, and I especially agree with microsites, personalised store (aren’t they all like that?) and blogs. I would be interested to hear what you think, so please do leave some comments!

Lastly, a little bit of fun, a very well known urban legend, but it always makes me chuckle (especially at the expense of the Police, who have a totally misguided view that speed kills. Inappropriate speed kills, but in general it is just bad driving).