The BBC is embracing the post-PC world with a reworked homepage at beta.bbc.co.uk. Here's what it looks like on my TouchPad. The black arrows on either side slide the screen through three other views. It's a little bit reminiscent of how the BBC's iPlayer displays programmes on my Bluray player, which isn't entirely unsurprising. Some of the other features, such
There's been a great deal of speculation in the blogosphere regarding a new entrant into the apps-that-run-anywhere competition. Called Carbyn, it seems to be an HTML5-based OS and app store. If you are struggling to see how this is a good thing, most modern browsers support HTML5, so you can setup and use Carbyn from almost any computer or tablet
I was on Google Plus I believe and someone mentioned a site called ifttt which had just gone into public beta. The idea behind the site is to create simple connections based on if A occurred then B should result. Another words if this then that. For example I created one that says if I post a tweet with a
Smashing Magazine is celebrating its fifth birthday and as a wee treat, has prepared a "Best of Smashing Magazine" ebook and is giving it away free. The articles are all about web design, Photoshop, typography and user interfaces (or the user experience as it seems to be called now). It's no lightweight either - there are 409 pages of beautifully prepared
There are many online and free ways to make a To-Do List, but what about those times when you need to track things already done. For instance, I need to keep track of the number of articles I write. Well, there's something for that now also. iDoneThis is a free calendar type service that allows you to easily keep track