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Periodically the media get excited about computer security - how accurate is the coverage and what steps should users take to meet any threat?

In 2000 with the launch of WAP, the internet seemed set to go mobile. Eight years on we're still waiting (mostly) - why has its gestation been so protracted?

Early Days

Faster, better hardware has driven bigger, more sophisticated software applications - but do they do the job any better?

Facebook may have been caught out by the row over its new advertsing program, but the problems it faces are shared by many, if not all, web businesses.

Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and other groupware in the '90s showed the way on calendar sharing - but it's not just your colleagues that need to know where you are.

I'm a partner in a small financial services firm, where my colleagues and I are often out on visits to customers or other business development activities.

Frustration with computers has become part of the human condition. The challenge for the intelligent computer user, who is not a techno-enthusiast, is to get to relevant advice, information and resources in a timely and easy-to-find way.

Edvard Munch's picture, The Scream, evokes the sense of frustration and powerlessness that many computer users feel when faced with an unexpected crash or freeze, or when they cannot do what they reasonably would expect to be able to do.

Is there an intersection between Web 2.0 and the mobile web which could affect the lives of millions of people in the way that the desktop web did - and will anyone make money from it?

The example of the open-source movement points to the power of co-operation and pooled knowledge

I described in a another blog entry (Geek Manque - 1 October) my acceptance of being a tinkerer - a geek manque. However, at times when I'm not feeling as cynical (realistic?) about myself, I rediscover that dream of blending the roles of venture capitalist and innovator - especially if the innovation uses technology effectively.

Doing stuff with computers can become an obsession, yet to get the best out of them requires familiarity and that comes from taking time to play, but maybe that's just an excuse...