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Let’s be Facebook friends. Even though I’m not your friend.

July 31, 2010 By 2 Comments

Facebook is a good way of finding your family, old school friends, work friends, pub friends, that person you randomly spoke to once while on a training day… almost anyone really. Sending a friend request suggests you want to connect (or reconnect) with that person. There are various things I’ve noticed with the art of [...]

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Why I’m quite excited to use WordPress

July 24, 2010 By 4 Comments

It’s been several weeks since I decided to close my CMS project – Injader. Recently, I’ve been setting up some new WordPress blogs at quite a rapid pace, even moving some of my existing blogs from Injader to WordPress. Today, I started working on my new creative writing blog, which I’ll share when more of the [...]

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Don’t let SEO and UX take precedence over a common sense approach

July 21, 2010 By 3 Comments

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) and User Experience (UX) are two things I know some stuff about. I don’t claim to be an expert on either, so I’m not going to set up a blog on them. Well, maybe user experience. And if I’m being honest, a UX blog from me would probably end up being [...]

Filed Under: Web Development

Two good Mondays in a row? Surely some mistake…

July 19, 2010 By 1 Comment

OK, I guess it’s a bit silly to categorise this post as a shiny new idea, when I’ve already suggested it. Last week, in fact. Yep, I’m stealing my own ideas. They’re just so damn good! But it seems I’ve just managed to experience my second decent Monday in a row. Admittedly, it wasn’t perfect, [...]

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Smart Casual: the perfect dress code?

July 19, 2010 By 5 Comments

I used to work for an insurance company where all staff had to be smart. Men had no option but to wear a shirt and tie, with smart shoes. This seemed a bit unfair – women had to be smart too, but they had more options than the men did. Dressing up for an important [...]

Filed Under: Zen Working

Links to blogs, old and new…

July 18, 2010 By Leave a Comment

I’ve just added a new page to this blog – my portfolio. Realistically though, perhaps it should be called “my ever-growing list of blogs”. Almost everything on the list is a blog. There’s a link to my ad network, my now-defunct CMS, and my e-book containing my best blogging tips. But that’s all the non-bloggy [...]

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How can I improve what I can’t control?

July 17, 2010 By 5 Comments

Speaking from my own experience, as I slowly increase the number of years I’ve been working for, and the number of companies I’ve worked for … I can see myself becoming much more aware of the problems that occur in the workplace. When I first got a job, I was often excited to go to [...]

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How to enjoy Mondays

July 13, 2010 By 7 Comments

Here’s a list of the best ideas I can think of: Do something fun. Treat yourself to a decent breakfast. Make bad jokes. Get up early. (and go to bed early the night before) Have a nice lunch. Make Monday morning your “get things done” time. On that last point. I’ve heard people suggest that [...]

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Top 10 tips for the Tube

July 13, 2010 By 3 Comments

This is a rehash of a post from an earlier incarnation of my blog. I wrote it in November 2009, four months after I started working in London and using the Tube for part of my journey. Eight months later, and in fact, exactly 1 year after I started my job, I found myself nodding [...]

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Twitter is a comedian’s nightmare

July 12, 2010 By 2 Comments

What do I know, I’m not funny enough to be a comedian. That in itself is a big joke. But I can tell you this. It’s hard to be funny in 140 characters. Especially when you’re not all that funny. And here’s proof: Tweet

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