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November nineteenth

Why tech has become less interesting

We're past the fresh, fun, experimental, risky and exciting part of the new computing age. What's next?

October thirty first

Deleting everything is good for the soul

A fresh OS install, a Photos app purge, and some thoughts on starting tech fresh.

March thirty first

March Unmadness

Spring-cleaning the brain by consuming less content for a month and creating more instead? Hmmm.

March twenty fourth

Where's my AI BFF?

I want an AI friend that actually feels like a real person. I think it's almost doable if we add in some real human labour.

March seventeenth

I still don’t think we’ve beaten TiVo

TiVo had some ideas about TV watching UX that still stand out and would be really useful in today's world of a million separate streaming services.

May seventeenth two thousand twenty four

Fixing dating apps with a single feature change

Dating apps are frustrating because the incentives are all wrong. Can we fix that?

February eighth two thousand twenty four

Bespoke, Personal, 30-Minute Apps

What's the fastest way to create a custom app for yourself? Would it be possible to create most of the apps on your phone?

December fifteenth two thousand twenty three

A new social network idea: Tiny New Circles

A new kind of social network designed to make new friends. 'Cause 'social networks' never really nailed the social part.

July nineteenth two thousand twenty three

Simplify, and add UX

Whenever I wade into a new idea and start digging around I'm absolutely astonished by how many startups there are poking around a given idea space. But they're all generally ... big ideas. As the...

May seventeenth two thousand twenty three

Ad Money Is Going To The Wrong People

We watch ads but the money goes to the people who create the content around the ads. Can some of that money be directed to us?

April seventh two thousand twenty three

Go un-boring something

Why are we so afraid to make software ... fun?

March thirteenth two thousand twenty three

The grand banking idea

I have an idea to improve your banking experience. It's an idea so great that I can't imagine no one has ever thought of it. It's an inevitability.

March eighth two thousand twenty three

What will AI do to web searching?

AI can generate text really quickly. What will that flood do to the humble web search? Let's barely scratch the surface.