Monthly Archives: October 2009

From my experience of the past half-decade, this figure seems exceedingly low: In a survey of 2,001 information workers, only 10 percent of the people using Microsoft Outlook said they would be happy to have their e-mail switched.

(via @jeanmarsh)

Seven simple principles. No excerpt. Go read it through for yourself.

David Pogue at the New York Times launches a campaign against TV logos: “How about another change? Do you think we can get the TV networks to stop placing those annoying channel logos on the screens of our lovely HD … Continue reading →

Yahoo! took over the entire front page of the Times of India on Oct. 4 for its new ad campaign. Back in 2000, another internet portal tried the same gimmick: … there was absolutely nothing new about what Indya.com offered. … Continue reading →

Crafted with the same eye for design and perfection as their products, apparently: The tension on the hinge of the folder is perfect: not too tense, not too loose. It opens easily and will lay flat on any work surface. … Continue reading →

Americans have yet to move to a new chip-based card that has users punch in a 6-digit code instead of signing a slip. While the cards are common in Europe, India will, according to the article , adopt them by … Continue reading →

Productivity pressure leads to bizarre behaviour: … the grabbed his cellphone to arrange a new shipment, cradling it between his left ear and shoulder, and with his right hand e-mailed instructions to his staff from his laptop computer — all … Continue reading →

Why have polymaths – intensely talented people with expertise spanning several fields – become a rarity in recent years? Unlike France, America and Britain don’t tend to encourage public intellectuals. But if they did, Richard Posner would be their standard-bearer. … Continue reading →

The Rubik’s TouchCube. The only way this touch-sensitive block beats the pants off its mechanical predecessor is by its ability to solve itself while charging: Simply slide your fingers across the squares and the lights will follow, emulating a turn … Continue reading →