Updated 29/07/2020 Every time you set an out of office notification on your email, or a reminder on your phone, you are engaging in ‘automation’. You are controlling a process whilst removing the necessity for human intervention. We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. – Kurt…
Updated 22/07/2020 Are you in a cult? Renowned scientist Richard Feynman outlined cargo cults in his book “Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!”. His intent was to lampoon the efforts of poor scientific practice: In the South Seas there is a cargo cult of people. During the war they saw airplanes land with lots of good…
Updated 15/07/2020 It’s 2004. MP3s are here, and Internet music piracy is an unstoppable juggernaut. A 13-year-old millennial (whose music taste was primarily dictated by what appeared on Saturday morning’s CD:UK) was about to have his ears awakened to a whole new world. Discovered initially as background music on a website I was browsing as…
Updated 08/07/2020 It’s easy to fall into the mindset of more equals better. After all, it feels great knowing you’ve been busy answering all your emails first thing in the morning… until you realise you’ve lost half your day. During my career as a software developer, I’ve worked with some pretty verbose codebases. Code that…
Updated 01/07/2020 Email is still the top communication tool used in business. As such, it’s important to get your marketing right when it comes to the basics – your email signature! First impressions count, and this is a piece of content that your leads, customers, business partners and staff will see… so avoid falling at…
Updated 24/06/2020 If you work in an office, the chances are you work with a Windows machine in some form or another (unless you are one of those dastardly Mac users like myself). But did you know you can save yourself plenty of time and effort by learning a few super easy keyboard shortcuts? Boost…
Startups do very well during a recession. Because everyone is reducing outgoings, prices are lower, and startups can benefit from this situation to get a start with exceptionally low prices on the things they need for their company. Now is the time to start your own business.
Updated 17/06/2020 4K or HD, OLED or QLED, 120Hz vs. 60Hz. If you find yourself scratching your head at all the technical jargon when it comes to buying a TV, then we’ve got a few handy points to consider during your shop. Resolution Resolution is the number of pixels that appear on the screen. Higher…
Updated 10/06/2020 If you’re like me and use a Mac as your desktop or laptop of choice, then I’ve got a few keyboard shortcuts that will help you boost your productivity… you’ll wonder how you ever lived without them! Delete FN + Backspace or CTRL + D Don’t have a Delete key on the board?…
Updated 03/06/2020 Breaking a habit is hard. You might bite your nails, smoke cigarettes or indulge in one too many soft drinks throughout the day. Me? I’m a tab addict, and if your browser regularly looks anything like this: …then you may find that you have a bad tab habit too. When tabs were first…
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