Archive for January, 2010

Why wouldn’t you want an Apple iPad on your coffee table?

Jan 28 2010 Published by under Design theory,Product design,Simplicity

Apple iPad
The long-awaited and much-hyped Apple iPad is out, receiving a fairly upbeat response in the media and a much cooler, going on hostile reaction among bloggers and commenters.

Spec-obsessed techies bemoan the lack of hardware features and the relatively modest screen resolution, processor power and storage space. But the iPad isn’t about any of those things. It’s about providing a great user experience for the things it does, not beating the competition on points.

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Can you be sued for gritting pavements if someone hurts themselves? Ask the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

Jan 10 2010 Published by under Citizenship

GIY: Grit It Yourself


So you decide to do the community-spirited thing and help to clear ice and snow from your public street. Then someone slips over and hurts themselves. Can you be sued?

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