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Bloggers’ Code of Conduct

Tim O’Reilly has posted a draft of a bloggers’ code of conduct. Let’s have a look at it. We celebrate the blogosphere because it embraces frank and open conversation. But frankness does not have to mean lack of civility. We…

I hate Blogger

I wanted to set up a free blogging account for a little project I’ve been wanting to start for a while and I thought I would give the all new Blogger a go. I wish I hadn’t. I must have…

Gaim now Pidgin

Paul Stamatiou points out that Gaim, the open source and multi-protocol instant messaging client, is now going to be known as ‘Pidgin’. Sigh.

A Wiki for your Desktop

My last post was about some of the benefits that wikis can have for an organisation. Of course, one of the issues with wikis is the fact that you have to get the agreement of your IT department for them to…

5 ways wikis will work

As every day goes by, I am becoming a bigger fan of the wiki form. It’s not ideal in every scenario, but I really believe that every organisation should have at least one. Here’s five ways local gov can use…

10 Tips for Startup Blogs

Here’s a list of good stuff you can do when starting out with a blog. I’ll follow this post up in the future tackling each of them in a little more detail. If you would like to discuss starting a…

Homepage change

Those of you who visit this site by the main URL, , will have noticed a different layout to the homepage. Rather than jumping straight to the blog, I’ve installed a static home page, with the blog entries a mere…

BlogJet: why, oh why…

Now, I love BlogJet. But why is it that whenever I load it up, it’s always in a small window, no matter what size it was when I closed it last? And then, when I click to maximise the window,…