Category Archives: deadmedia

What’s In My Backpack

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Thomas Purves

A snapshot in time of my current glass pancake stack. One iPad 1st gen, one iPhone 4th gen for iOs demos and prototyping. One Android tablet (Nexus 7) and phone (HTC One X) for demos and prototyping. One old Samsung … Continue reading →

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Dead media watch: the web is dead

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Thomas Purves

Somewhere on a dusty shelf or storage box, I have this old issue of Wire Volume One two containing the strident prediction: “Tired: lynx, Wired: Mosaic”. Lynx is/was a text-only terminal app used for navigating a relatively obscure hypertext protocol, … Continue reading →

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Will Tablet Computers Save Us From Vampires?

Posted on April 9, 2010 by Thomas Purves

I don’t know what to say about the state of publishing anymore except to tell you that Penguin sent me (I’m on their blogger list) a list of 10 of their hottest titles for summer 2010. 40% of which concern … Continue reading →

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