Reading Bytes for Jul 2

July 2, 2010

Daily updates on what I’m reading. Links with my notes. I also just tweet links and things that interest me @dina

POV – caste politics of a different kind? Lahore Bombings & the Future of Pakistan – CLIP: "And the provincial government has consistently failed to provide security for likely targets, starting with Ahmedi mosques and [...]

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iMoto – Apple iPhone Intercom system for Bikers – Excellent!

June 30, 2010

Why do apps fail? Mostly due to poor marketing. Here’s an absolutely fantastic app that I’m sure almost no-one has heard of. It’s also destined to be like a voice recorder or alarm clock – just part of the apps that come from the manufacturer with the handset. iMoto is a bluetooth based intercom system [...]

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My Daughter’s iPhone4 Screen Broken – Was it Faulty? What will Apple do?

June 30, 2010

UPDATE: We went to the Apple store and the iPhone4 pictured was exchanged for a new one. The customer service was excellent and we were out of the store in ten minutes. The genius inspected the phone and noted a small knock on the very edge and that it had a single hairline crack across [...]

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AT&T can’t tell me why I get Data Plan charges on a Phone with no Data Plan.

June 29, 2010

I have new iPhone4’s in the house and thus another 2 years with AT&T. This makes me queasy at the best of times. AT&T by default is my “there is no other choice” supplier. Now I find they are charge me for Data that we shouldn’t be incurring on the plan. In my case I’m [...]

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How I reduced Comcasts +37% price increase to +8.7% – Simple phone call.

June 29, 2010

Periodically, I end up ranting about Comcast particularly since moving last year. My connections have been up and down. I don’t get the Xfinity Performance 12mbs+ or anywhere near it. And today 12 months after moving I got my “REVISED” bill. Last month my bill with Comcast totaled $83.62. That’s for the internet and a [...]

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Reading Bytes for Jun 29

June 29, 2010

Daily updates on what I’m reading. Links with my notes. I also just tweet links and things that interest me @dina

The jugaad myth (via @manipande – on why ‘jugaad’ is not necessarily innovation)) – CLIP: "Earthen pots and other types of jugaad may make good documentary film subjects, but we should remember that these [...]

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51 card deck to inspire design from Ideo

June 21, 2010

Discovered this eBook on Ideo’s Method Cards at the Healthcare Innovation by Design Blog.
From the Ideo website:
IDEO Method Cards is a collection of 51 cards representing diverse ways that design teams can understand the people they are designing for. They are used to make a number of different methods accessible to all members of a [...]

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Reading Links for June 16th

June 16, 2010

Daily update on del.icio.us links with my notes. I also just tweet links @stuarthenshall iPhone 4 – Part 1: The Order | I checked Twitter and quickly preordered yesterday using the new Apple Store app. – This post my John Patrick pointed me to Matt Buchanan posts and the "cloud". Both have good discussion although [...]

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Reading Bytes for Jun 14

June 14, 2010

Daily updates on what I’m reading. Links with my notes. I also just tweet links and things that interest me @dina

Shedding light on the invisible workforce – livemint.com | Indian women contribute more than the official 23% in GDP – CLIP: Women officially contribute 23% of India’s gross domestic product. But their actual contribution is [...]

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Reading Links for June 11th

June 11, 2010

Daily update on del.icio.us links with my notes. I also just tweet links @stuarthenshall India Will Have 150M 3G Connections by 2014 | Fragmentation and pricing are a concern. Interesting ARPU projections – I found this the most intersting data point "Wireless Intelligence’s data makes clear that carriers expect 3G data revenue per user (ARPU) [...]

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