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silkcharm showing us naughty things (again)!
As always we can rely on Laurel to show us the naughty bits - in this case the Tom Ford (VERY SEXUALLY EXPLICIT) ad campaign. Very amusing, but not one to click through on at work. via Aide-mémoire
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GE Reunion
We had a bit of a GE reunion dinner in Sydney on Friday night - at the Bavarian Bier Cafe. It was nice to see everyone again, but I think that the mixed Bavarian Platter was a mistake (essentially multiple kinds of meat with sauerkraut & potato). Luckily I did
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Information Architecture Institute
The Information Architecture Institute has some really good info on IA, inlcuding some easy to use templates like this one which is based on Excel so it is very accessible. via Aide-mémoire
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Sysadmin humour
Well, without the layoff part, maybe something like this: I am hired because I know what I am doing, not because I will do whatever I am told is a good idea. This might cost me bonuses, raises, promotions, and may even label me as "undesirable" by places
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Collaboration in the world of Web 2.0 Conference
Spoke at the Ark Group's Collaboration in the world of Web 2.0 Conference today - the topic was online collaboration (copy of the presentation here). It is very helpful to do things like this as it really forces me to think about the issues. It all came
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PikiWiki
Just launched - PikiWiki - fun for those bored with textual wikis via Aide-mémoire
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Digital Media & Convergence
Weirdly several people have wanted to talk about digital media with me over the last few days. It is very apt with the AIMIA Digital Media Summit so close (I cannot attend as so many of our digital projects are launching in September). It made me stop to consider digital
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Why women just don't want IT
I was away on a snowmobiling vacation in Canada for International Women's Day in March this year so I missed seeing Sheryle Moon's speech. I just caught up with it tonight and she raises some really important points. Women do not want to work in the
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IEEE Computer Society NSW Chapter
Currently working to revitalise the IEEE Computer Society NSW Chapter, first steps have been to: * revamp the website * start an online community to get member feedback & involvement * schedule a chapter meeting for September 2007 * start a special interest group (a.k.a. SIG) in Web 2.0 with inaugural
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Failure is an option
Many times I've heard colleagues say that 'failure is not an option', I've even said it humorously myself. But failure is an option and it might just be a good thing to experience sometimes. Success is highly regarded in our society. It is extremely
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Water usage reduction 25%
This past quarter our household water consumption has been reduced by 25%. This effort has not made a negative impact on our quality of life, and it has inspired us to do more. Now trying to work out next steps to reduce usage even more. via Aide-mémoire
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Meeting Madness
Many times recently I've found myself in 'meeting madness'. Someone somewhere has called a meeting, usually sending invitations via Outlook. The invitation usually has, at best, a one line summary of what the meeting is about. No agenda is set and nor are requests made explicit