the tech post
This blog is about technology, software and social media. It's aimed as much towards 'normal' people as the tech savvy. The author is Tony Gallacher.
Was London 2012 the First Socialympics?
I’m really excited about a talk I’m organising called “Was London 2012 the First Socialympics? for Social Media Week Glasgow. It’s on 25th September 2012 at Glasgow Science Centre. Prof. … Continue reading
Consolidate All Your Passwords Into One Manageable Login with LastPass
You use the same password for most websites. You know you shouldn’t but you’re busy. Back when you joined Facebook, you registered with your trusty password. A year ago, when … Continue reading
5 Reasons to Use the Task App for To-do Lists
Task is beautifully designed and brilliantly simple. It’s an iPhone and iPad app from the small French company Nuage Touch. Here are five reasons I love it. 1. It’s Easy … Continue reading
What’s Embedding a Tweet?
When you embed a tweet you add it to the code of a web page. It’s very similar to including a YouTube video in your page. When you view the … Continue reading
Remember Everything with Evernote
Evernote is a free, award winning, productivity app that promises to help you remember everything. It acts like a personal offline memory store. You can keep your notes, web pages, … Continue reading
Facebook IPO: is this a Tech Bubble?
Facebook floated on the NASDAQ stock market today. Many believe it’s overvalued and that the whole event is a sure sign that we are gearing up for another dot.com crash. … Continue reading
Make and Save Electronic Music with the Figure App
Anyone can create electronic tunes using the Figure app for iPhone and iPad from Propellerhead. You don’t need any musical knowledge. It’s like a really addictive game, except that each … Continue reading
Why You’re Wrong About Google+
Google Plus is a great social media tool. Many people seem to have written it off but here are a couple of reasons why it’s worth paying attention to. One … Continue reading
Apple and Google: too Many Smart Lawyers, not Enough Common Sense?
It seems that our favourite tech companies, like Apple and Google, may have become the soulless corporations that we hoped they never would. A level of arrogance has crept into … Continue reading
How Kaggle Makes Sense of Big Data
Ernest Cline’s science fiction novel “Ready Player One,” is about gamers. They compete in an online simulation for a fortune in prize money. The world watches as contestants leapfrog each … Continue reading →