RECESSIONARY THOUGHTS dominate the Sunday newspapers in Ireland this week, and one side effect of all that ink is there's a dearth of tech news in its wake. In search of good capitalistic nuggets, I've got the current edition of The Economist with its lead story on "Capitalism at Bay." [1] The Economist's editors take a predictable stance with the current turmoil and as the grandson of a man who started a decorating business during the American Depression, I understand the need to hold steady through the current storm. The screen grab at left comes from an exhibition in the National Theatre, London SE1, running from 18 November 2008 to 17 January 2009. The UK's leading tourist agencies support the 2008 Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards. [2] The property section used to support the page count of the Sunday Tribune, but that little sliver of publicity has dropped to four pages this week, effectively marking the death march of that title. We'll miss the Tribune Magazine, a little number that's good for tidbits like eating out on the cheap. [3]
Now is the time to invest in skills. In an open letter, the UK Commission for Employment and Skills points to research that confirms "firms that don't train are 2.5 times more likely to fail than those who do. [4]
New York! You may be feeling the pinch, but there's no need to abandon your holiday plans if your destination is the Big Apple. [5]
The Sunday Times Needs to Step Up. The Times of London gets 20.3m unique users of its web site every month, third behind the Guardian (24m) and the Telegraph (22.9m). The two front-runners have ploughed huge money into development and integration but the Times seems to live in a union-constrained daytime work cycle. [6]
Night Tours. The clocks have gone back and nightseeing beckons. We like the ghost tour of Venice and Berlin Nightseeing. [7]
Sat Navs that Nag. Errant drivers will face a barrage of orders barked out from their dashboards with the arrival of a new generation of in-car navigation systems. They will be ticked off for taking corners too quickly and told to change gears to maximise fuel economy. [8] As a side note, the most-viewed tech image on my photoblog last week was for the Nokia 95 8GB map screen (228 views).
The pill and a woman's aiblity to choose. The pill could affect a woman's choice of a mate, causing relationship incompatibility and infertility issues. It's all down to a muting of the sense of smell. [9]
1. "Capitalism at Bay" in the 24 October 2008 edition of The Economist.
2. AA Publishing -- "Landscape Photographer of the Year: Collection 02"
3. Steve Eynne-Jones -- "20 Cheap Eats" in the Sunday Tribune Magazine, 26 October 2008.
4. The UK Commission for Employment and Skills ran the full-page advertisement in today's papers.
5. Harriett Hardie and John Kennedy -- "Can we afford a shopping weekend in New York?" in the Holiday Clinic Special inside the Sunday Observer, 26 October 2008.
6. Peter Preston -- "Wapping displays a lack of joined-up thinking over the internet" in the Media section of the Sunday Observer, 26 October 2008.
7. Annabelle Thorpe -- "After Dark" in The Escape Guide inside The Sunday Observer, 26 October 2008.
8. Brendan Montague -- "Sat nav becomes sat nag" on the front page of the Sunday Times, 26 October 2008.
9. Anna Jean Hughes -- "Chemical Attraction" in The Sunday Times Style Magazine, 26 October 2008.
10. IBM Global Business Services -- "Attaining sustainable growth through corporate social responsiblity" GBE03019-USEN-02.
