by Zach Beauvais | Jan 12, 2011 | From Nodblog
Originally appeared on Nodalities Blog: http://blogs.talis.com/nodalities/2011/01/opengov-data.php Towards the end of 2010, Wikileaks generates many headlines as it publishes information on the web, causing controversy and leading to talk about politicians hiding...
by Zach Beauvais | Jan 8, 2011 | From Nodblog
Originally appeared on Nodalities Blog: http://blogs.talis.com/nodalities “Free citizens must be able to hold big institutions and powerful individuals to account.” I attended a speech at the Institute for Government by UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg at which he...
by Zach Beauvais | Dec 24, 2010 | Digital
The more I use it, the more conflicted I am about the iPad. It’s bright and renders images beautifully. I love the way designers are now taking this big screen into account when they produce apps like Pulse news reader and FryPaper. It’s really fun for...
by Zach Beauvais | Dec 19, 2010 | Life
Friends very often ask whether I feel myself to be American or whether I’m English yet; and I find I always stammer a bit, and hedge. Do I feel like an American? I don’t know. I spent the first 18 years of my life in Colorado, so you could say I’m...
by Zach Beauvais | Oct 13, 2010 | Coffee
Guest post by Stephen Leighton from Has Bean coffee about specialty coffee So who am I? My name is Stephen Leighton and I’m the owner and head roaster at Has Bean Coffee based in Stafford. Has Bean is an online retailer, roasting and selling fine specialty...