Category Archives: Technology

The technology-related phenomena changing our lives and the world around us, including the internet, social networks, the iphone.

Let’s get bored

Posted on January 25, 2014 by fretgenie

When I was in China last fall I watched a teenage girl on a Beijing subway say goodbye to a friend getting off at a stop. As soon as they had waved goodbye and the doors closed, the girl pulled … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the campaign

Posted on July 22, 2013 by fretgenie

My forty-six-day campaign to crowd-fund my new album and a global tour ended a few days ago. Although the campaign didn’t reach the “goal” amount which would have helped pay for me to tour with the album, it did reach … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on openness

Posted on August 17, 2012 by fretgenie

I gave a talk at TEDGlobal 2012 in Edinburgh recently, alongside a young guitarist from Pakistan named Usman Riaz. It was an instrumental guitar performance, but still a TEDTalk with a great (and true) story behind it. The video of … Continue reading →

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Blogging with My Phone

Posted on May 24, 2010 by fretgenie

Monday, 24 May 2010 Technology is just amazing. I was born in the fifties when there were no mobile phones, personal computers or internet. I am now writing a blog post on an iPhone. How many things in life become … Continue reading →

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