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“It’s Official: Cars Are the Worst Product Category We Have Ever Reviewed for Privacy” – somewhat concerning. Love this, eccentric bringing back to life of ancient, almost useless technology. Beautiful. Lovely reflections from Tim Davies, someone I don’t speak to…
Chunky update as I haven’t published for a couple of days. Was in the office in Lambeth yesterday. Whoever designed the file sharing permissions in Microsoft 365 should probably go and find some other purpose in life. Postmarks looks interesting.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
One note for the whole week as I haven’t been working. Instead, had a week at home having fun with the family. However, I did occasionally look at a computer, hence the below. So Twitter/X finally took Tweetdeck away from…
Two days in a row out of the house! First time that has happened in a while. Today, I am knackered. “Digital proof: where one service ends, another begins” “Team memory, organisational sharing and serendipity in distributed workplaces” …
I’ve just ordered myself a new Mac Mini. Having been working on a fairly clunky Windows all-in-one machine for a few years, am looking forward to getting back on the Mac full time. I just find the apps available on…
“Why I no longer believe in Content Design” I wrote a quick and snarky post about Cipfa’s recent report about blockchain: “Why does PDF content persist when it sucks so much, and how can you get rid of…
CIPFA have published a report entitled Exploring blockchain technologies for collaboration and partnerships [PDF warning]. The very first statement of the executive summary is problematic. Blockchain technology has emerged as a promising solution for collaboration and partnerships, providing a secure…
A 17 minute video on web accessibility. Lovely! An explainer from some clever people about AI and public services: “Dear Alt-Twitter Designers: It’s about the network!” “How common platforms deliver brilliant digital services” Some intresting points…
How did I not know about this? Emulated Macs going back to the original, all in the browser: Fairly pointless, but amazing. “How to play Mundane Superhero” – looks a fun way to kick off workshops etc. “Council…
This is an extremely important thread for anyone wanting to understand the financial pressures felt across local government (and no, it’s not related to solar farms…) Following on from my post about where we are with digital and technology…
Not published one of these for a while. Newsletter went out yesterday, with a long article I wrote at the weekend about the local digital declaration and where things are at: Some great, addictive little browser games in here:…
I sent a newsletter – “Maybe the real design tool was all the conversation we had along the way” Am consistently impressed with dxw’s blogging. Always authentic, always helpful. Very rarely sales-y. Last weekend we started watching the…
My piece about single customer accounts seems to have gone down quite well in most parts. My focus in the last year has mostly been on people and capability stuff, and before that on some of the trickier IT problems…
I wrote about why I don’t think single user accounts are a good thing for local councils: – also sent as a newsletter Matt ‘Jukesie’ Jukes is looking for work. You should hire him! I keep seeing…
Delighted to see another local gov blog launching today! Some lovely stuff in here: Maddening but brilliant, like a reverse Tetris: