When I first saw “Canon” in this press release, I expected some sort of new printer or scanner, naturally. But no, it’s one of these USB keypad things – they’re of particular use for people on laptops ...

The ten-key numeric keypad is an insult to ergonomics and touch-typists. In order to type comfortably my keyboard must aligned properly in front of me, and that means the spacebar must be at the ...

Back at the turn of the century, I worked for a company that wrote banking software. I spent a couple of years on the road, doing database conversions. One of the most important tasks was the final ...