An online notebook
I’ve been moving a few of the sites that I manage away from a simple shared hosting arrangement onto something a bit more proper, with Steph’s advice (this blog, being incredibly simple albeit with a fairly hefty archive going back to 2004 or something, remains on the shared hosting for now). The new ‘platform’ is … Keep reading
Ouch, nearly a week since my last note on here. I’ve been having a quiet week this week and it has done me a lot of good. Slowed down the pace a bit, spent a (little) bit more time outside, made some space to work on some things that are starting to come to fruition. … Keep reading
Another week in which technology seems the least important thing in the world. Still, I’ve got nothing else to give, so here goes. Join the DH digital communities and channels team – two great jobs going on a great team at the Department of Health. Slack is raising another $500 million — and has attracted … Keep reading
One of the things I love about the internet most is the fact that it puts the power to publish into the hands of pretty much anybody. There are many ways of doing it these days, whether by using a tool like WordPress like I do here – which can be pretty complicated – or perhaps … Keep reading
I’ve just come across this post from Owen Barder, from back in 2012, providing his tips on managing email a bit more effectively. Owen has a triage system for email which is based on four D’s: Deal with it – If I can deal with an email in less than four or five minutes, I … Keep reading