Reallly long article: Writer Evan Ratliff Tried to Vanish: Here’s What Happened – amazing the lengths it’s possible to go to in order to hide yourself, and in order to be found!
Monthly Archives: December 2009
have you noticed the browser address bar lately?
If you’re like me, and you’ve been using the web since the days when most of your friends’ sites had tildes in their URLs, you might still be thinking that the only way to get to a web address was to type everything out. As browsers matured, they became more and more helpful. Often, a …
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digi.kaf, Glebe
La casa del caffe coffee. 174 St Johns Rd, Glebe. Long established – this place was around when I lived in Glebe in the late 1990s – the physical space has a sense of age and comfort without feeling run-down or tired. A row of modern-looking Internet terminals line one wall of the back room, bench …
QV bar cafe, Sydney
Piazza D’oro coffee. Shop 56, ground floor, QVB Sydney 2000. Sitting in the open spaces of the ground floor of the cafe is a rather distracting area if you’re trying to concentrate on some writing. There are signs saying “free wifi” on the table, but if – like me – you’ve approached the counter and …
quick wins on technology – control your email
I was recording a session yesterday on using technology in ministry, for an upcoming subject with the timothy partnership. It was a chance to talk with some learned men about the way they use technology at the moment, and give some ideas on how to use technology better. One thing that always surprises me when …
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some more social media stats
From my backlog of posts I’ve been meaning to link to: Still Don’t Think Social Media Matters? I’m not sure how useful all these stats are to someone who is actually working on social media, but if you’re trying to get your head around how many people are involved out there, or work out if …
Beware of Momentum Killers
A good reminder as we search for productivity – beware of momentum killers. That hour you spend procrastinating on a big task by checking your email may cost you a few days before you can get back to working on the big task.
quick wins on technology – touch typing
The motor car is a great invention for travelling around. An average sedan can seat 5 adults in relative comfort, and they can all travel together to the one destination. But what if you’ve never learned to drive a car? Imagine trying to take people from one place to another in a car, and having …
is your mobile phone affecting your self-esteem
[don’t eat the fruit]Is your smart-phone affecting your self esteem? Some thoughts around the impact that always being connected to social networks has on the way we perceive ourselves.