Blog of Wade Making Connexions

Posts from October 2007

BP and It’s Reducing Emissions

I am very glad that companies are looking into environmental issues seriously. No doubt Al Gore brought the issue into the common consciousness, and it’s nice to see him winning a Nobel Peace Prize for it.
BP’s latest advertising campaign on reducing emissions, below, seems to me, to have missed it’s mark.

We’re in 2007, and they’ve [...]


Workplaces Internally and Externally

The way a workplace operates, both internally and externally is important. Internally, to get the most out of an employee, they need to feel human, and enjoy what they’re doing. Externally, workplaces don’t exist in isolation, nor do they consume unlimited resources, they have a socio-economic impact.
Dilbert displays a workplace philosophy that treats it’s employees [...]


AirTunes + Multicast(Bonjour) = ‘It Just Works’

About a year ago I watched a video on Bonjour, which is Apple’s Zero Configuration Networking. It seemed like netbios and apple talk all over again, and I thought no more about it.
I’ve now experienced Bonjour in action, and believe it’s strengthened the Apple meme/culture of ‘it just works’. For me this was getting an [...]