Snow business

The snow has made it a tricky week this week, with transport problems and the local school being closed. What’s more, just outside Cambridge, the snow is still falling on DavePress Towers. It’s quite pretty, mind. It’s hasn’t all been bad news, though. As Tom Watson reports, the confusion around the schools closures spurred DirectGov’s … Keep reading

Dave @ BCS

  I’m going to be talking to the good folk at the Central London branch of the British Computer Society this Thursday, on the topic of The Search for Shared Meaning: How Social Media Changes Everything: Blogs, online video, photo sharing and social networking are redefining the way that people interact with each other and … Keep reading

Best of DavePress 2008

Here are the posts in decreasing order of popularity that seem to have caught people’s attention in the last 12 months: The UKGovWeb Twitterverse WordPress.com widget guide 10 Cool WordPress themes 8 tips for beginner bloggers Macbook Wireless Problem Effective collaboration with wikis What is a ‘Digital Mentor’? ReadWriteGov Digital mentor update The different types … Keep reading

What a year!

There’s not long left of 2008 now. It’s been one of the most remarkable years of my life. I started it living in Mawsley, near Kettering, which I and my family hated. We then moved to Broughton, also near Kettering, which was better. Now I’m typing this in the study in our house in Cottenham, … Keep reading