On 31 August 1997 Diana, Princess of Wales died in a car accident in Paris. There was an immediate and overwhelming outpouring of public emotion, people were crying in the streets and were generally devastated at the loss of 'The People's Princess'. Contrary to the norm and despite my genuine respect for Diana as a person who seemingly worked really hard in the name of various good causes - when I learned this news I soon found myself getting angry. I was angry not as you might expect at the loss of an admittedly iconic and presumably 'nice' lady with 'a heart of gold' but at the fact that for at least the next 3 days that's all that was on TV, the radio and in news/conversation around the world and it got really boring really fast.
In the 12th century King Cnut thought that his command was so powerful he could hold back the waves of the sea. He famously failed (history resource: The Meads primary school assembly circa 1986).
Since the launch of the iPhone, the omnipotent techno God Steve Jobs has been holding back the watery mirk of Flash from the purity of his beloved Apple. Announced during the IBC trade show in Amsterdam on Friday by those Cnuts at Adobe - he has failed. Maybe. Sort-of. Ish.
Whilst the rest of the universe is out drinking beer, enjoying the sunshine, talking to girls and listening to cool music, I was having a search around the interweb for a new USB hub and joy, joy I discovered the new(ish) iHub.
