An online notebook
I sent out a newsletter this morning. These daily notes are going well, I think, in that I am keeping up with them and it’s really helpful to keep a record of the good stuff I am coming across. But am definitely just posting links, and not really saying much else. I’ll try and fix … Keep reading
I wrote a post about simple things for leadership types to bear in mind when thinking about technology. WordPress for Enterprise looks a very useful guide. Strange it’s a PDF though and not also available as web pages (although as Steph mentioned to me, PDFs are very ‘enterprise’). What is inclusive design and why is … Keep reading
Commenting on James Herbert’s sensible post about approaching AI in local government, I came up with 5 statements of the bleedin’ obvious that all senior people ought to have in their minds whenever technology is being discussed. If something sounds like a silver bullet, it probably isn’t one You can’t build new things on shaky, … Keep reading
One of the advantages of daily noting in MarsEdit is… tags! Setting the ambition for Future Councils – been looking forward to seeing some outcomes from this work. Will write up my thoughts once I have had a proper mull. Text of Bill Thompson’s recent ‘state of the net’ style talk – “The network and … Keep reading
Bluesky is definitely feeling like the nicest Twitter/X replacement going. But it’s a long way from perfect. The community feels compact, small but friendly. There’s a sense that people want to be there, and that it isn’t a chore (Mastodon sometimes just feels like hard work). It’s chatty, and whimsical, which is just how early … Keep reading