An online notebook
Google announced a bunch of stuff last week, finally bringing to the mainstream some bits of tech that have been bubbling away for a few years now. One is the Chrome operating system, a lightweight OS for netbooks that pretty much hand everything over to the web. So, the OS handles keyboard and mouse inputs … Keep reading
I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Living with rats: Nine signposts towards Our Society – Good stuff from @juliandobson Wikileaks and the Long Haul – Shirky on Wikileaks What the attacks on WikiLeaks tell us – John Naughton nails it on the Wikileaks saga. Budget consultation approaches by Michele Ide-Smith – Nice summary … Keep reading
I had a great day yesterday (Wednesday) at the FirePro seminar on social media use in Fire and Rescue Services. I have a load of notes to type up and share here, but one thing really jumped out at me during the day – the #testittuesday campaign. Basically, it’s a simple public safety campaign to … Keep reading
Networked Neighbourhoods have published their study into local websites. Written by Hugh Flouch and Kevin Harris, it is as excellent as you would imagine it ought to be. For lazy people, here’s a link to the four-page summary (PDF warning). For everyone else, here’s the page of resources including the full reports, research material and … Keep reading
So, the contracts are signed and returned, and it’s all official. I’m writing a book. Sorry to all of my fans out there who were hoping this would be my first volume of poetry – you’ll all just have to wait a bit longer for that. No, my book is going to be on my … Keep reading