To have this conversation in Welsh please press 7 By Nic Price on 19 October 2007 — 1 min read I’m on the phone to a well-known supplier of outsourced services… “Please listen carefully to the following options…” There are 7 options, but they don’t tell you how many there are going to be. I’m not quite sure if what I’m calling about matches any of them. And there’s no “For all other enquiries please... More
links for 2007-10-18 By delicious on 18 October 2007 — 1 min read “Embedded” Web Fonts Return. Uh-oh. | Typographica “So, due to the professional type designer’s understandable desire to be paid for their work, most websites that will take advantage of this new technology will use free fonts. Cue the foreboding horror music.” (tags: fonts web typography desing) Micro Persuasion: Turn Gmail (or any E-mail Account) Into... More
If you’re in this list, you can be trusted By Nic Price on 18 October 2007 — 1 min read Accountant Articled clerk of a limited company Assurance agent of recognised company Bank/building society official Barrister British Computer Society (BCS) – Professional grades which are Associate (AMBCS), Member (MBCS), Fellow (FBCS) (PN 25/2003) Broker Chairman/director of limited company Chemist Chiropodist Christian Science practitioner Commissioner of oaths Councillor: local or county Civil servant (permanent) Dentist Designated... More
links for 2007-10-17 By delicious on 17 October 2007 — 1 min read Microsoft Partners with Atlassian & NewsGator – SharePoint Goes Web 2.0 As Euan says, “Milton Keynes gets a village feel.” It’s still Milton Keynes underneath though. (tags: enterprise intranet wikis rss web2.0 atlassian confluence microsoft newsgator) More
links for 2007-10-15 By delicious on 15 October 2007 — 1 min read About – journa-list.com “Have you ever read an article and thought, I’d really like to know more about the journalist who wrote this? Maybe you want to read previous things the journalist has written, or find out more about their experience in a particular subject area, or ge (tags: journalists journa-list martinmoore uk journalism sources... More
links for 2007-10-12 By delicious on 12 October 2007 — 1 min read Intranet 2.0 roles … « Inside out (tags: intranet socialsoftware socialmedia socialnetworking roles) Google ‘dominates world search’ (tags: google advertising search business) More
links for 2007-10-10 By delicious on 10 October 2007 — 1 min read Design thinking – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia “… design thinking is a creative process based around the ‘building up’ of ideas. There are no judgments in design thinking. This eliminates the fear of failure and encourages maximum input and participation. Wild ideas are welcome…” (tags: design designthinking wikipedia) More
Check world time and weather via search By Nic Price on 10 October 2007 — 1 min read Yesterday I was due to make a Skype call with a friend in Denmark at 1530 CET. I needed to double-check I’d got the right time scheduled so I did a little research. It turns out that if you want to know the time in, say, Copenhagen you can simply type “time copenhagen” in to... More
The intranet: my web at work By Nic Price on 4 October 2007 — 1 min read It’s time to drag the intranet in to the twenty-first century. We need to think of the intranet as the digital workspace, or “my web at work.” As a worker I need access to all the tools and information I need to do my job. It’s becoming increasingly likely that not all of that lives... More
Accidental pattern #1 By Nic Price on 4 October 2007 — 1 min read Number 63 bus passes number 37. More