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A hot desk in north Devon

June 7, 2023

I have been visiting my parents in Devon recently and working from there. It makes a nice change of scenery - I can work during the day and visit places out of hours as well as obviously spending time with them.

Stop reading ...

June 6, 2023

I read a lot but this post is about being encouraged to stop reading.

Design for the few

June 5, 2023

How do you design a product that is going to be used by a lot of people?

Beware of the normal

June 4, 2023

It is easy to take things and people for granted.

What makes a good holiday?

June 3, 2023

We are not a family that likes to just sit on the beach. We may spend a little time doing that - everyone needs to relax - but we tend to prefer doing and seeing things.

Helping habits happen

June 2, 2023

In the book Excellent Advice for Living, Kevin Kelly identifies the importance of habits.

Picking a path

June 1, 2023

There is a lot of different advice when it comes to making a decision and picking a path.

Moving from 'can't' to 'learning to do'

May 31, 2023

It is easy to decide that you can’t do something.

Don't be afraid to ask the stupid question

May 30, 2023

Ego and the fear of how we appear to others can get in the way sometimes. We don’t want to appear stupid so we avoid finding out things we don’t know.

Show seconds in the Windows 11 taskbar

May 29, 2023

I noticed the other day that my wife’s laptop was showing seconds in the time in the taskbar but my laptop was not; a very handy feature to have.

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