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Showing posts with label blogmas17. Show all posts
Sunday, December 24, 2017

Geo-Graffiti reappears for Christmas

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I do love it when people subvert technology and find a completely different use case for it. I first came across geo-graffiti back in 2005 w...
Friday, December 22, 2017

It's predictions season... Here are GP Bullhound's Top 10 for 2018

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GP Bullhound, a leading technology advisory and investment firm, has released its 2018 Technology Predictions Report. Their Top Technology...
Thursday, December 21, 2017

Ever stuck for where to go for a late night drink or meal in London?

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My friend Emma has the answer for you with her 24 Hour London app (available on iOS and Android ). The idea behind the app is to provide ...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Blogmas, Bitcoin, Grantcoin and Steem Dollars

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I've been doing so well on the blogging front last month and so far this month. But yesterday and today, I just didn't have anything...
Sunday, December 17, 2017

Bloggers' Perks - going to a fashion showcase

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Occasionally I get invited to interesting events on the back of having a blog. One of these instances happened almost a month ago when I was...
Saturday, December 16, 2017

It was my 11th Twitter birthday yesterday

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I've been a member since 15th December 2006. Eleven years. I was one of the early adopters in the UK. This is how it happened. The c...
Friday, December 15, 2017

It's Quizmas!

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My friend, Jane, runs the International Quizzing Association and is arguably, the Queen of Quizzing. She and her team write and verify thou...
Thursday, December 14, 2017

Have you been Wham'd?

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It's Whamageddon time. Are you playing? I'm a bit late to this as it's been going since 1st December but since I haven't ye...
Wednesday, December 13, 2017

Less can be more

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It's very easy to get carried away at Christmas and buy huge amounts of gifts for your nearest and dearest. Sometimes the pressure to...
Tuesday, December 12, 2017

France to ban mobile phones in schools

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Photo: AFP via The Local FR. Following on from yesterday's post about mobile phone etiquette at the theatre, I read a post this morn...
Monday, December 11, 2017

Mobile phone etiquette raises its head again...

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I go to the theatre a lot and inevitably, at some shows, there will be a mobile phone that starts ringing part-way through the performance. ...
Sunday, December 10, 2017

Sunday Snippets

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It's Sunday and I have snippets to share: Want to speak at a conference? Then check out Mark Littlewood's top tips for a successfu...
Saturday, December 09, 2017

SMS turned 25 last week and I think it's showing its age

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It's hard to believe that SMS, or short messaging service, or text message, is 25 years old. On December 3rd, 1992, the world’s first te...
Friday, December 08, 2017

Woebot Therapy

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No, I don't have a speech impediment nor am I bad at spelling. I stumbled across Woebot on Twitter three weeks ago. What is it, I hear y...
Thursday, December 07, 2017

This gif and synesthesia and multi-sensory perception

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Jumping Pylon from Happy Toast http://happytoast.co.uk This silent gif from Happy Toast has been doing the rounds for the last coupl...
Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Taking stock about job prospects

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It probably comes as no surprise that the end of January is prime time for quitting one's job. Such a big decision doesn't come easi...
Monday, December 04, 2017

A nice sit down and a think

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From 'Memorial Bench' blog The internet can be an amazing place sometimes. The time and energy that goes into crowdsourced infor...
Sunday, December 03, 2017

Another contender for favourite Christmas TV advert

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You may have read my previous post about this year's contenders for best Christmas TV ad. We'll, there's a new contender from T...
Saturday, December 02, 2017

What are we going to do about the theatre and the performing arts?

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That's the question posed by director, Phelim McDermott, and it will be the question asked in January's annual D&D (Devoted ...
Friday, December 01, 2017

I'm not giving up on the daily blogging thing yet!

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I got a lot out of last month's daily blogging challenge, so I'm back at it for # Blogmas . The idea is to write something daily, ...