Common Sense is not always common

Below are two examples of how knowledge of using technology can be common to only one generation: What are the Windows A: and B: drives used for?

Hyundai uses an iPad as a driver’s manual

According to Hyundai USA There’s nothing worse than buying a new luxury car only to sit down and have to learn about it through a boring owner’s manual. Thankfully, every Equus comes with a 16GB WiFi Apple iPad, and instead of the boring owner’s manual, the Equus Owner’s Experience app teaches you everything you need… Read more »

Can the experience of paper be replicated on a screen?

A number of organisations are experimenting with how the experience of reading a paper book or a magazine can be replicated when they are displayed on a screen: Science writer Eli Kintisch has created a Flash-based guide on using technology to deal with the effects of climate change, in the style of an airplane safety instruction card. Marvel Comics has… Read more »

The business case for SaaS (Software as a Service)

Intellect’s SaaS group has published recently a paper called “The business case for Software as a Service“. The paper lays out the technical and cost benefits of SaaS, together with checklists covering selection criteria, legal considerations and comparisons of SaaS applications to traditional in-house systems. Cherryleaf made some minor contributions to this paper – so minor we… Read more »