blog.david.bailey.net - David J Bailey on Media and Technology Musings from the fringes of consumer entertainment software, with some biological analogies and comments on the life of start up companies

Sometimes you just have to ask for direction

davidjwbailey — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 01:14:00 +0100

This sits on the top of my father's 3rd (or is it 4th?) garage. It is clean, oiled and shows ...

ETRE 2008 - day 1, part 1. Tim Draper

davidjwbailey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:11:00 +0100

Tim Draper, most enthusiastic man in the world, tells us how it is.

Welcome to ETRE

davidjwbailey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:12:00 +0100

The opening moment of ETRE 2008

ETRE 2008 - dinner at Vasa Museum

davidjwbailey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:57:00 +0100

We had dinner all around this ship. It was wonderful. Puts history into perspective.

ETRE - end of the day, wonderful skyline.

davidjwbailey — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:58:00 +0100

ETRE day is part done, and it is time to knock off for dinner. Time to head out into the ...

New Beginnings

davidjwbailey — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 09:43:00 +0000

Sorry for the quiet weeks. Lots going on over the last month and I simply forgot to update this. New ...

Matt's hat is on tour

davidjwbailey — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:01:00 +0000

Matt Kelland's hat has a certain notoriety right now. If you have other sightings of it - post them here ...

Library House banner at Essential MediaTECH 2008

davidjwbailey — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:04:00 +0000

stand behind this podium, look out at 200 carnivorous investors and feel the fear. I did. They did not eat me alive, so I guess it went ok (even if the video guy had swapped out our video and could not play it for us when asked. Made me wonder why I had got up and tested their AV kit at 8am this morning, but heck, they did show it a moment or two later, so I forgive them)

Do Not Feed The Entrepreneurs

davidjwbailey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:27:00 +0000

this many entrepreneurs all leaching power and bandwidth crashed the AV facilities twice. Never feed them power, keep them hungry...

See That Dollar Bill?

davidjwbailey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:29:00 +0000

that is a Sun Beer-O-Dollar. Sun Microsystems were giving them out, and you could buy beer with them. Sun know ...

How Not To Network

davidjwbailey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:31:00 +0000

rules for non-networking: 1 - make room too small 2 - make it impossible to navigate around room 3 - play loud music from a DJ 4 - have smaller rooms all around that link in ways that would have lost the Minotaur 5 - don't colour code badges 6 - don't have meeting spaces with codes or numbers that refer to the digital meeting planner basically, if you want people to network, don't do it like this.

SIME 2008 - DNA of Change - oops

davidjwbailey — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:32:00 +0000

says it all.

Mia Rose Singing at SIME08

davidjwbailey — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:39:00 +0000

apparently 17million Facebookers know who she is. She can sign, and play the guitar. She is also witty, self assured ...

How To Warm Up a Room, Swedish Style

davidjwbailey — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:43:00 +0000

did I mention the Swedes like design, perhaps?

Ola Ahlvarson - NOT a Shy Retiring Presenter

davidjwbailey — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:46:00 +0000

of which more here

still, he means it, and he delivers, so top marks.

A SIME guest

davidjwbailey — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:47:00 +0000

you don't expect me to actually write anything here, do you? Me? With my reputation?

Ah, The Irony

davidjwbailey — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 11:58:00 +0000

The English, so law abiding.

This Is England, #uksnow February 2008

davidjwbailey — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:46:00 +0000

Life is full of surprises. This winter have certainly sprung a few on me. Nature stepping in and turning the ...

Going Solo

davidjwbailey — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:15:00 +0000

Cool Spaces

davidjwbailey — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:14:00 +0000

Hot Stuff

davidjwbailey — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:13:00 +0000

Paired UP

davidjwbailey — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:17:00 +0000

Silent Night

davidjwbailey — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:16:00 +0000