Zach Beauvais

First ever iPhone post

Ok, so I thought I'd try something. I thought I'd try writing an entire post on an iPhone. I've downloaded an app... Think it's ingeniously called something like "blog writer". I can tell that my typically long-winded style and use of punctuation will be a killer...

read more

Windows 7: Vista-II

Reviews of new Windows releases always seem to say the same thing, depending on what kind of person writes them. Mac enthusiasts say it’s yet again stolen more MacOS features. Microsofties defend the new-found stability and the speed compared to last editions....

read more

Getting Connected

Originally appeared on Nodalities Blog: http://blogs.talis.com/nodalities Web 2.0, social networking, cloud computing, SaaS, PaaS, Web 3.0, the Semantic Web, Smart Phones, 3G, wifi, convergence…. the list of buzzwords or memes  goes on—meme being the buzzword for...

read more

Rhythm

1, 2, 3...4. That little bit, between each number—count it: 1, 2, 3, 4; The essence of the fourth dimension, the way our bodies, lives, minds and souls are moving through spacetime; When it's even, when it's expressive in and of itself; Circadian, pulmonary, seasonal,...

read more
Data as metaphor

Data as metaphor

"Confetti" by mr_gonzales CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 I have talked a lot about metaphor, both here and, perhaps sadly, to my friends and family. Metaphor and the abstract are true passions of mine, and I can't help but see them everywhere. I suppose, it's the nature of metaphor...

read more

Hook me up

I've been blogging a bit over on Nodalities about "stuff being connected". The idea being basically: everyone is constantly creating data—all the bits of information that can be used in abstract.  These tiny bits of information are constantly being generated by...

read more

Smart stuff

Originally appeared on Nodalities Blog: http://blogs.talis.com/nodalities I was listening to the Today Programme on Radio 4 the other morning, and heard that the vast majority of computers in the world are not part of PC's. Most processors are thinking away in...

read more
It’s America’s Question Time

It’s America’s Question Time

Image via Wikipedia This morning, after switching on the kettle, I set my laptop on the kitchen surface and shuffled through the BBC iPlayer's "Factual" category—looking for something interesting to keep me company as I made my porridge and coffee. I stumbled across...

read more
Sticky Web App launched from Adaptiveblue

Sticky Web App launched from Adaptiveblue

Image by Zach_Beauvais via Flickr For me, one of the things which makes the idea Semantic Web so fascinating is the idea that "stuff" online is treated as real. What I mean is that the things we like online, are very often the things we like offline: people, books,...

read more