It was announced yesterday that the inventor and computer pioneer Sir Clive Sinclair died at his home in London after a long illness. Although according to his daughter he was still inventing last week. Sir Clive Sinclair: Computing pioneer dies aged 81 – BBC News If you follow the link to the article above you […]
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Recently our blogs have been focusing on showcasing the great services we supply at Octagon and have bundled into our 365R services – see this web site Octagon’s 365R if you want to read more about that. I have a memo here that says I should be writing about anti-virus software, but sometimes being the boss has
Back in December 2020 I wrote a blog where I asked “Where is my flying car” and then a few days later I wrote a sequel as there was an announcement of a flying car for sale. Here are the links to those articles: Where’s my flying car? – Octagon Technology Where’s my flying car? The Sequel – Octagon
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I love technology – although I still do not have a flying car (see here and here) but things are getting closer – US airline set to buy flying electric taxis for airport runs – BBC News. These things aside, we all own a range of gadgets from smart speakers, through laptops to the ever-present
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Have you read “Where’s my flying car?” part 1? If not you should. I was 10 in 1971 – decimalisation came in that year – and this was on the television: 1971: Tomorrow’s World: Cassette Navigation – YouTube (You should really take four minutes and thirty-four seconds to watch this video – speed it up if you are short of
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Who watched the Jetsons? If you say yes to that question then we are of a similar age or you are a real geek. If you say “no” then google it – and that simple statement “google it” is what this blog is about – technology today. No one told me I’d have Google in
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“Working from anywhere” can mean working somewhere really nice – the photo above is Lower Longbeak in Cornwall. Coffee, croissant, great view, sea air, email and proof reading a quote for the company on my smartphone. (https://www.clivecatton.co.uk/2020/11/06/photos-from-devon/) So England is back in lockdown and people are again reluctantly or enthusiastically working from home – but
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Has the digital transformation of society put the future of recorded history in jeopardy? Could we be heading for a “digital dark age”? Read the full article here: Does the digital era herald the end of history? – BBC News
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This week I have helped a several people with issues with their iPhones and I got a new iPhone gadget. iPhone hints and tips I have found an interesting page of iPhone hints and tips. Things you didn’t know your iPhone could do? I was particularly pleased to find out about holding down the dash
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