Windows 8 moved the cheese, Windows Blue doesn't put it back
People don't like change. Unless Microsoft can start to understand that, Windows 8 and Windows Blue may never get traction in the consumer market...
Post-PC Developments
Matt Baxter-Reynolds blogs on the changing face of software development in a post-PC world.
Matt Baxter-Reynolds
Matt Baxter-Reynolds is a software development consultant based in the UK. He works in the mobility space, helping companies deliver software for post-PC tablets and smartphones.
Latest Posts
Microsoft needs a hundred "$1,000,000" apps, not a million "$100" apps
It's not my idea — it came from one of my Twitter friends — but it's bang on the money.
Here's why HTML-based apps don't work
So you want to build an app. You're thinking if you do it in HTML, you can take your existing skills and port it to other platforms? You're in for a rough time...
Building tablet and smartphone apps for the enterprise
If you want to give your users the absolute best experience when accessing enterprise data, you may find yourself building apps for private use. But how?
One password cracked and your business is history
Imagine that an old, nearly forgotten password is the only thing standing between a hacker and your entire business...
Memes can explain why Instagram is worth a billion dollars
Next time you're looking to invest in an app, you'd do well to consult an evolutionary biologist...
The Mailbag: What you said about '90 percent of users hating Windows 8'
48 hours ago I published a piece about the mistakes I felt Microsoft had made with Windows 8 design. You replied in your droves. Here's a summary of what you shared...
Start8 and ModernMix -- Windows 8's last, best hope for normality on the desktop
The users are revolting — it turns out that the mainstream market doesn't get (or want to get) Windows 8's clever new way of working. It's OK though, you can just undo it...
Will 90 percent of users always hate Windows 8?
Windows 8 doesn't exactly seem to be setting the world alight. Perhaps the requirement that indifferent users have to sit down and learn their way around something new is causing problems...
Google Glass is "Lifelogging v1"
Concerns about privacy and an uneasiness about Google's power is making Glass seem awkward. But it could validate the idea of lifelogging...