Update: In the 2 plus years since I wrote this post, live blogging during a conference presentation has been overtaken by the even livelier Twitter, which forms a back-channel to most presentations nowadays. Comment on the fly with hashtags makes following, interaction, and searching easier and the whole thing is much more dynamic. Twitter was
Continue reading ...The excesses of the Conference Dinner still fresh in mind, Day 3 began. After 2+ days of concentration, far too much coffee and eyes that started to pack it in from starting at screens small and large, keeping up with the sessions let alone blogging proved something of a strain. As I noted a day
Continue reading ...It’s actually Day 2 starting as I write this. It’s a glorious spring week here at the Gold Coast in Queensland. Lots of temptations to lure away the conference delegates, not the least of which is the gorgeous beaches … but! We’re here to soak up the good stuff, and that’s the usual round of
Continue reading ...I’m packing for the AUC Conference starting tomorrow. I’m packing anxiety too. Why? Because I haven’t done the killer Keynote slideshow to accompany the paper to be delivered Tuesday. So it was nice to re-read the marvellous Merlin Mann’s posting How I made my presentations a little better of some time back … and to
Continue reading ...It’s true, Mac users have more fun. I’ve been testing out the new iLife 08 suite and its companion iWork for the past week or more, and I love what Apple have done with these apps.You can read reviews of these beautifully designed, easy to use software packages elsewhere…just Google it…take a guided tour, watch
Continue reading ...Update: And, in the way blogs reflect the owner’s lifestyle changes, this one has since undergone a name change to reflect the blog’s subject matter – the increasing diversity of interests of the owner aka ‘the magpie mind’ New focus, new look, new name. I’ve gone all the way on this one. The URL remains
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