Who needs humans anyway? That’s the subtle for ‘The Glass Cage’ written by Nicolas Carr in 2015, which is not like other books written about the future with technology, it comes from a different angle. It’s still a book about automation, about the use of technology, computers, and software to do things we used to

Gordon Moore was co-founder of Intel… Although, he’s better known for a prediction made in a 1965 article for ‘Electronics’ magazine, about integrated circuits and how the cost of them will drive innovation, he said: “The Complexity for minimum component cost has increased at a rate of roughly a factor of 2 per year, over

Society hasn’t really seen a machine age since the industrial revolution… When steam power allowed us to overcome the limitations of muscle power (human and animal) and generate massive amounts of useful energy as will. This led to factories and mass production, to railways and mass transportation, modern life if you like. It was the

The tree revolution continues… In February, 27 people and companies purchased home & business printer technology solutions. Which means another 27 trees have been planted, in-conjunction with our mental health charity partner Shiva Trust. For those unaware, for every technology agreement, we plant a tree for that customer and provide them with a certificate showing

Supporting our local communities is important for us at any time… Although, it’s taken on a whole new meaning for us during the last 12 months. We’re only a small business and have been struggling ourselves during the pandemic, even so, our team has managed to help our local community in three ways. During the

All humans are entrepreneurs … When we lived in caves, we we’re all self-employed, having to find our own food, to feed ourselves and our families, just to survive. That’s where human history begins. As civilisations and then big corporations came, individual entrepreneurship got suppressed. We became followers of civilisation leaders and labour for big

Religious evangelism may at first glance appear to be a dubious subject for a business article… However, I would like to draw your attention to a strategy used in the 15th-16th century by Jesuit Missionaries called ‘Cultural Accommodation.’ This was most notably used by an Italian missionary named Matteo Ricci, who was tasked with the

Good day, time for a business book review… When most authors write a book about the traits of successful businesses, their research is focused on large public companies or those seeking to become large fast. Interestingly there is a large group of smaller non-public companies growing quietly and gradually, and who are doing so in

Bill Gates schedules a week each year to read lots of new books and think… One of the most important decisions we all make every day is how to spend our time. Highly successful leaders often allocate their time in unconventional ways. Take former Microsoft CEO and world’s 3rd richest person Bill Gates. Each year

Have you heard of the Mona Lisa effect? The way the Mona Lisa is framed, hung, and lit is special. The theory is, the effect would not be the same it was framed, hung, and lit in a different museum, in a different city, in a different country. The French call it terroir. It has