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The Silent Decay to Legacy
Software does not age, but the world around it does. Digital systems become legacy when knowledge is lost and environments shift. To avoid the “stagnant” phase, engineering teams must dedicate 30% of their effort to maintenance. Investing in health today is the only way to prevent a museum tomorrow.
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‘Internet Trends 2017’ Kleiner Perkins Report – my highlights
My highlights of the annual Kleiner Perkins report that looks at the Internet of 2016
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Let Amazon Echo Show you the future
Amazon’s Alexa ecosystem is far more than just novelty voice activated devices. Do not underestimate the vision to which Amazon is painting for us.
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This is what Amazon Dash should have been
Alternative to Amazon’s Dash is announced but runs on the SigFox network.
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Week’s Top Tech 8; 8th – 15th Jan 2017
The second week of the year comes with a number of interesting stories that caught my attention.
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The problem with Amazon’s Alexa
My woes with Amazon’s Alexa as I try to coax into doing things she claims she can do!
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Week’s Top Tech 8; 2nd – 7th Jan 2017
The clocks have turned, and we are now well and truly riding into 2017. However, that wasn’t before we wrung out an extra second of 2016, as one second was added to the universal clock to fix a rounding error.
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Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 19th Dec
The week before Christmas and we have lots of self-driving stories making the headlines, Apple finally releases the AirPods in time for Santa’s stockings, Uber makes a massive loss, lasers help kill cancer and we are finally shown how to eat chicken wings properly.
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Chromebook Pixel – Battery Replacement
Replacing a battery in the Google Chromebook Pixel is a very simple affair.
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Weekend’s Top 8 roundup – 12th Dec
Second week of December and we see Yahoo in more security problems, malware that tests our morality, Cisco bails on their cloud, Verizon puts out the Samsung fire, Slack gains video calling, virtual assistant gets a hologram to keep us company and Henry Heimlich dies.
the leg-end that is, Alan Williamson.
For over 20 years, I’ve shared my thoughts whenever the muse strikes. It’s unpredictable, honest, unedited, and occasionally witty. I’m living the best years of my life, working harder than ever, and enjoying every second.
Alan Williamson 