I have been increasingly concerned over how we bring companies and their employees closer together in terms of the relative priorities that each places on their IT needs, for background check out this post and this one. My fist steps towards solving this was to encourage companies to think in...
In a previous post I described the fact that for many people you can describe their IT needs in terms of 4 layers, this is important because it means that if you try to provide a new IT system that meets a need in layer 4, when the persons needs in layers...
In preparation for the imminent arrival of my I-mate sp5 I have been sorting out my software. One of my key tools is E-Wallet which I have used for years to store all manner of information from health insurance details to software licence keys. As a result I have licences...
A few weeks ago Jenny won one of the main prizes at the Swimtastic awards which are run by the ASA. She had a wonderful time meeting the Olympic swimming team and got to swim with them which amazed her (they are a lot faster than me!) and got lots...
For the last few months I have been considering individual motivations which is pretty tricky as people are motivated by many different things, however I have made an attempt to develop a simple model that does seem to reflect the IT related motivations I see in many people. The diagram...
I just came across a great essay by Ross Mayfield on the Power Law of Participation. Ross provides an excellent way to visualise the different thresholds for participation and this is really important because it talks to the fact that people don’t have the time and energy to do everything,...
I really like FeedDemon, but I have noticed a few niggles that are worth feeding back, so here goes: I need nested folders, I know there is some debate about this but here is my logic. I have sets of folders with different characteristics. For example I might have: A...
This is my second day using Windows Vista beta 2 and now Office 2007 on my trusty TC1100 and its going really well so far. The whole environment seems slicker on the Tablet now, especially the improvements in selecting files and multiple files and the new docked TIP seems to...
This is my first post to my blogharbor account using Word 2007 which has blogging support . In theory this will support the blogger api which I will be trying and will also support images, which should mean that I can tap into the Office 2007 clip art.
Over the past couple of years I have thought a lot about work life balance and think I have made real progress. One of the small tips I have found useful is to subscribe to a number of more positive Ezine Articles on various self improvement topics. I find it...