In and around Johannesburg with the frog crew for a few days, before heading into the field – clients to meet, research plan to flesh …
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Remember when using a map application on a mobile phone was a lesson in frustration and humility? Underperforming hardware, through-a-straw data connection and a choice …
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Been thinking about this announcement by HP to add email addresses to a range of printers. You might think of this as a small thing, …
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The reader’s relative position in the city highlighted on the sign – in the photo the small red triangle is overlaid on a Tehran City …
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Train across the Tibetan Plateau – being out in remoter climes makes for a good place to test mapping software. Unsurprisingly this is not a …
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Maps that start with a “here”. The ability to automate the same.
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The red-background-gold-text welcome mat is a regular feature of many shops and restaurants in China – and in many respects has become cultural norm. What …
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The 27 mile ride in from Dulles takes a soul-destroying 150 minutes the result I suspect of a sat-nav that decided that every possible road-works …
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An almost poetic level of advertising – next to each and every door in this housing estate. Mostly for sewage removal services. How long before …
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