Recent articles by Matthew JC Powell

Full up drives are driving me crazy

Full up drives are driving me crazy

A shiny new toy to bring online. Easy, especially for a veteran IT guy. Of course, a couple of upgrades are involved.
Matthew JC Powell May 3 2011, 7:01AM Hardware
What's in a CEO? A soul man is good

What's in a CEO? A soul man is good

Opinion: HP might have found the man who can rediscover the tech giant's existential core.
Matthew JC Powell Apr 4 2011, 5:35AM Hardware
Like the flat-earthers, we will never learn

Like the flat-earthers, we will never learn

Opinion: Could gullibility be essential to the innovation process?
Matthew JC Powell Mar 2 2011, 9:11AM Hardware
Opinion: The technobabble network

Opinion: The technobabble network

Bogus science can sound great but it helps to get it right.
Matthew JC Powell Dec 13 2010, 8:56AM Collaboration
Opinion: Coming soon from Apple, the wheel

Opinion: Coming soon from Apple, the wheel

The latest hyperpublicised release revealed new products yet lacked innovation.
Matthew JC Powell Oct 11 2010, 9:05AM Hardware
Don’t blame us, blame him

Don’t blame us, blame him

Apple’s decision to fire an employee involved in designing the latest iPhone will whip up the sceptics.
Matthew JC Powell Sep 7 2010, 11:29AM Mobility
Close up shop so you can sell more

Close up shop so you can sell more

Apple shows how much it values marketing to sell its products.
Matthew JC Powell Jun 10 2010, 4:33PM Mobility
The valley of the n00b

The valley of the n00b

Ever had to fix a RAM crash in your friend’s USB flash buffer?
Matthew JC Powell Apr 9 2010, 2:56PM Services
Opinion: A noughty sendoff

Opinion: A noughty sendoff

Looking forward to a whole new decade of developments.
Matthew JC Powell Jan 21 2010, 12:37PM Hardware
Opinion: Falling through the cloud

Opinion: Falling through the cloud

Amid all the talk about the cloud computing future, there are some disturbing considerations.
Matthew JC Powell Nov 7 2009, 6:59PM Software
Tunnel vision blinds GPS to the right co-ordinates

Tunnel vision blinds GPS to the right co-ordinates

Switching off your mind when you switch on technology is a route to disaster.
Matthew JC Powell Aug 10 2009, 12:07PM Hardware
Opinion: Malcolm Turnbull's email fiasco

Opinion: Malcolm Turnbull's email fiasco

The bull turns.
Matthew JC Powell Jul 7 2009, 11:09AM Finance
Anti-social networking is an idea ahead of its time

Anti-social networking is an idea ahead of its time

Everybody's talking but the likes of MySpace mean that eventually there's no difference between friends and mere acquaintances.
Matthew JC Powell Jun 5 2009, 4:12PM Collaboration
Too much information

Too much information

Suddenly life’s most mundane little details have become intriguing and interesting to some, thanks to the micro-blogging system Twitter, writes Matthew JC. Powell
Matthew JC Powell Mar 25 2009, 3:34PM Software
I don't wanna face it - iPhoto's face recognition software works a treat...or does it?

I don't wanna face it - iPhoto's face recognition software works a treat...or does it?

Since the rise in popularity of digital cameras, people's collections of photographs have ballooned in size by several orders of magnitude.
Matthew JC Powell Feb 19 2009, 10:00AM Software
Warning: Google knows the street where you live

Warning: Google knows the street where you live

Matthew JC. Powell will never forget to bring the bins in again
Matthew JC Powell Sep 26 2008, 2:55PM Software
Not that there’s anything wrong with that

Not that there’s anything wrong with that

Allow Matthew JC. Powell to share with you a bit of history
Matthew JC Powell Sep 26 2008, 10:31AM Software
Yahoo/Microsoft – the hunt goes on and on

Yahoo/Microsoft – the hunt goes on and on

Matthew JC. Powell admires the “never say die” types of this world
Matthew JC Powell Jul 22 2008, 2:48PM Software
The world and Microsoft bid farewell to BOOP

The world and Microsoft bid farewell to BOOP

Matthew JC. Powell wonders what happens next for Microsoft
Matthew JC Powell Jul 22 2008, 1:43PM Software
Microsoft’s new “don’t blame us” machine

Microsoft’s new “don’t blame us” machine

Matthew JC. Powell is unimpressed when it comes to Microsoft’s plans for a blame box
Matthew JC Powell Jun 24 2008, 3:40PM Collaboration

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