It’s always of interest to me to see ways in which data can be turned into information which can become knowledge. In cases of disaster zones or health scares, it is so important that real-time and geographically located data is captured, mapped and then re-used to aid decision-making. While many of us are aware of [...]
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The irony of trying to connect to telecomms companies when (not) getting connected
Having recently moved house, and needing the home office to be connected, we were keen to arrange ahead of time the visit from the PlusNet engineer. As is often the case, this was not smooth sailing. All the assurances were there that the engineer was set to come in a 5 hour period between 1pm [...]
Japanese rail timetables
Despite the frequent confusion when travelling in Japan, a country whose language, concepts and culture are so different to the UK, I was really impressed with their rail network on my last visit there. How’s this for an easy to read timetable (as long as you know your 24 hour clock):
The struggling High Street….
We all know that high streets have had a difficult few years feeling the pinch from the recession and the switch to online shopping. However it can be hard to feel too much sympathy when at times shops don’t appear to do much to help themselves. Based in the rural southwest, the shops here tend [...]
Flash, Bang Wallop, What a picture!
On Friday 4th Feb 2011 I was able to indulge in talking about 2 of my passions – old family photographs and information management! I presented a short 10 minute talk to the Taunton 4N networking group entitled ‘Flash, Bang Wallop, What a picture!’ I explained what information you could find within an old Victorian [...]
Dropbox – helping you manage your information on the move
I have revolutionised my working life! My fellow Digital mentors at Cosmic have introduced me to Dropbox – perfect for those of you who work on the move, as a digital nomad. Dropbox is an application which allows you to host your files on its servers ‘out in the cloud’ with local copies downloaded onto [...]
Workshop: Facebook for Parents
Are you a parent with children who use Facebook? Do you know what they talk about online? Do you know who their ‘friends’ are? Do they? Do you worry that they are sharing too much of their personal information? Do they know how to choose from Facebook’s 150 privacy settings to keep their information safe?Join [...]
Workshop: Family History Research Online: getting started
Want to use family history websites? Not sure where to start? Feel overwhelmed by ancestry and genesreunited? Join us for this introductory workshop where you’ll learn: about some of the popular family history websites where to start your research what records to look for where to find them search tips to find those relatives who [...]
Estate agents….
Estate agents are the perfect example of why intermediaries are best avoided when dealing with information exchange.
You write a great Press Release…then the Journalists get hold of it!
It’s been great to see ourselves in print and on the web advertising for our Jelly event. However, in my quest for sharing accurate information, my new target is journalists. They surely have a responsibility to portray the information you provide for them as correctly as possible, yet this doesn’t seem to be the [...]
