Mining the Paper Mountain
One of the biggest problems with trying to de-clutter my life is the “paper mountain”. This is all the stuff that comes through the front door on a depressingly regular basis. At least the majority of...
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I’m afraid that his is likely to be a pretty random collection. I will add stuff here that I come accross on the web that I think may be useful at some point. I will also add things that I discover as...
View ArticleMicrosoft’s Facebook Docs.com fails at the first hurdle
Had my first test for Microsoft’s new docs.com this week – and it failed badly. In case you don’t know, Microsoft recently announced a new beta Office Live link-up with Facebook. You can log in using...
View ArticleHow to repost Blog entries and Diigo links
It can be hard to keep track of the various social networks that you want to post to. In particular I want to ensure that my Blog posts and Diigo saved links get reposted to Twitter and Facebook. I...
View ArticleNew Blog Design Page
I’ve added a new page to this blog explaining the design of the site.
View ArticleCoping With Google Reader Changes
If you are a Google Reader user, you will have noticed the latest design change and probably been amazed at how poor the new layout is. What you may not have immediately noticed is just what you’ve...
View ArticleNew page added to blog: Privacy & Disclosure
Finally got round to properly publishing this page that declares the site’s privacy policies and disclosure of intent. This is also linked to from every page as per EUÂ ”Privacy and Electronic...
View ArticleLow-cost Information Management, Communications and Collaberation Tools
Although much of the work I do is for very large organisations and extremely costly projects, being an adopted Yorkshire-man, I’ve always an eye open for a bargain! More seriously, there are many small...
View ArticleSSH Error: “ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host”
At home, we’ve just switched from a slow (2mbps) ADSL connection to a wonderfully fast 40mbps connection provided by the excellent Origin Broadband using the South Yorkshire fibre network provided by...
View ArticleNot a good day to travel!
But a good day to work from home! Freezing fog reduces the M1 to a car park. Outside our house in Sheffield the pavements and roads are coated in layers of ice making it lethal to go anywhere until you...
View ArticleStay Secure! The Latest Recommendations for IT Security
IT Security changes over time and it is important to stay abreast. New threats are appearing all the time and so threat management also needs to change. Here are some tips and pointers to the current...
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