http://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/paultaylorhttp://www.ft.com/rss/comment/columnists/paultaylorFT.com - Columnists, Paul Tayloren© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.support@ft.comThu, 24 Jul 2008 20:02 BSTThu, 24 Jul 2008 20:38:18 BSTNewspapers60http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/comment/columnists/paultaylor(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b181ee9e-59b1-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/b181ee9e-59b1-11dd-90f8-000077b07658.htmlIt has be the digital format but I have many of my precious memories in analogue form, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:02 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44616a14-5421-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/44616a14-5421-11dd-aa78-000077b07658.htmlThe 3G iPhone's improvements do not compensate for other shortcomings, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:11 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba25450e-4e95-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ba25450e-4e95-11dd-ba7c-000077b07658.htmlThe latest maintenance tools are more constructive than a sledgehammer when your old machine is giving up the ghost, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:23 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbd7e60e-4923-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fbd7e60e-4923-11dd-9a5f-000077b07658.htmlSatellite navigation system vendors are differentiating products by installing extras, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:16 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e0ba56e-488c-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6e0ba56e-488c-11dd-a851-000077b07658.htmlA US start-up, tapping into the reach and power of social networking, has pioneered a new web-based marketing method called social media advertising, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 3 Jul 2008 03:09 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5eef2a4-4393-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f5eef2a4-4393-11dd-842e-0000779fd2ac.htmlPersonal computers that combine the screen and hardware box in one package are growing in popularity, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 26 Jun 2008 19:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df056d04-3e0f-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/df056d04-3e0f-11dd-b16d-0000779fd2ac.htmlFirefox 3.0 sets a new standard on speed for web browsers, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:06 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f47b7d4-3894-11dd-8aed-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8f47b7d4-3894-11dd-8aed-0000779fd2ac.htmlMost people put off backing up hard drives but the latest gadgets make it easier, faster and practically foolproof, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 12 Jun 2008 19:14 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8d9f04e-3315-11dd-8a25-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d8d9f04e-3315-11dd-8a25-0000779fd2ac.htmlClever image memory allow photographers to capture fleeting subjects, writes Paul Taylor Thu, 5 Jun 2008 19:57 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ef958fa-2d94-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ef958fa-2d94-11dd-b92a-000077b07658.htmlPowerful printing machines are available for small businesses and home use, writes Paul Taylor Sun, 1 Jun 2008 19:03 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4012279c-281a-11dd-8f1e-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4012279c-281a-11dd-8f1e-000077b07658.htmlThe latest generation of automatic meeting schedulers that are downloadable online promise an end to e-mail ping-pong, no matter how many people are getting together, says Paul Taylor Thu, 22 May 2008 20:45 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a950f38-229b-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9a950f38-229b-11dd-93a9-000077b07658.htmlImaginative and innovative alterations to digital images are made easy thanks to new makes of pen tablets and Photoshop Express, says Paul Taylor Thu, 15 May 2008 19:24 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77d6b752-1d10-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/77d6b752-1d10-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlThere are lots of services that can make even the smartest of smartphones smarter or turn a modest handset into a more useful device, says Paul Taylor Thu, 8 May 2008 19:37 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68c1bdf8-1792-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/68c1bdf8-1792-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlData Robotics' new DroboShare network adapter for its Drobo back-up device may not be as sexy as an iPod or BlackBerry, but it deserves the same kind of accolade for simplicityThu, 1 May 2008 19:53 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e2cd45c-120b-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7e2cd45c-120b-11dd-9b49-0000779fd2ac.htmlOnline profiles are becoming a valuable tool, both personally and professionally, but their growth means your digital persona can be misrepresentedThu, 24 Apr 2008 19:26 BST