Category: thoughts
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[JISC] Weeknote 30/33
Another week off so another short update. Be Bettr has really come together now – I’ve already got a great bunch of speakers and am actually going to confirm two more next week. It will be a packed day and it is nicely balanced in theory as well. The chance of sponsorship has increased as…
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Considering ContactZilla
I got my invite to ContactZilla a little while ago now but for one reason or another haven’t really had time to give it a proper once over until now. It is worth admitting upfront that I currently don’t really use any kind of system to manage my contacts – I have details in LinkedIn…
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The Kindle has landed..
On July 31st I gave in and pre-ordered one of the ‘latest generation’ Kindles (apparently it is NOT the Kindle 3). Until then a combination of the price, lack of (easy) support for PDFs plus a slight uneasy feeling about it not allowing ePub had put me off but the new look and especially the…
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What the hell do I do?
As the likelihood of a freelance future increases day by day I find myself in the rather difficult position of trying to articulate what it is I actually do. This is proving considerably more difficult than I had hoped and is giving me some significant cause for concern. After all if I can’t get it…
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Books vs eBooks in Newsweek
I really like this infographic via Newsweek – no idea if all the facts are correct I’ll admit but I totally agree with the sentiment. I have a real interest in the idea of eBooks and digital publishing in general (let us be honest – my main interest is digital comics!) and in a few…
