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Tech is on the wrong side of the paper wall Paid Members Public
Really excellent read on disruption, journalism and company structure [http://www.vox.com/2014/6/17/5817824/disruption-is-a-dumb-buzzword-its-also-an-important-concept] from Timothy Lee at Vox: > The problem with the New York Times isn’t with the existence of the “wall,” it’s that the paper erected the wall in the wrong
Nightmares of tech past Paid Members Public
Every time I think a proper job would be nice again… > I remember a grey slab I was issued by the tech quartermasters when I started my last proper job, packed with software designed to process ideas and thoughts into grey, bullet-pointed entropy. Then I was given a “smart”
The cold war with IT Paid Members Public
Reasons I love being self-employed #7: > For reasons we don’t fully understand, IT Vs the rest of the company is a bitter cold war of control. The only way to work in a modern office is to bring your own laptop & 3G dongle in. Note: Never tell
Danger: Excel at work Paid Members Public
The FT’s Lisa Pollack on the power – and danger – of Excel [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0131b426-42df-11e3-8350-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fcompanies_financials%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct&siteedition=intl&siteedition=uk#axzz2jlRkhNL4] : > While Excel remains the utensil of choice, it comes with risks. Recent
Mobile Smash Puny IT Policy Paid Members Public
Electronista [https://web.archive.org/web/20120106034542/http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/12/02/e.mail.system.cant.cope.with.mobile.proliferation/] : > The deputy CTO of New York City’s public school system, Tom Kambouras, has warned school principals that the widespread use of mobile devices, from iPod
If only... Paid Members Public
This is how the Tweet buttons looked on this blog briefly last night:  Shortly thereafter, it returned to its accustomed single-digit level. It was probably something to do with Twitter’s
The Journalism Debate Needs to be More Prosaic Paid Members Public
[https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2009/06/IMG_0552.jpg] I’ve realised why I’ve not been blogging here much of late. Initially, I thought it was because I was just plain busy – but that’s not true. Busyness has never stopped me before. I
#csnf - For and Against Social Networks Paid Members Public
Notes from a panel discussion about social network use in corporate environments.
