Monthly Archives: February 2010

My Training Experiment

I have written recently of my struggle to put some training courses together. As I also posted, my aim is to give people the skills to use software. My belief is that learning how to use software is really not … Continue reading

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A Little Gadget grows up

I thought I had said something wise on this but only got as far as a draft. I was secretly hoping it was an “I told you so” moment and that I could claim credit for some degree of prescience. … Continue reading

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The Great Training Experiment :Aftermath

It went well enough. Let me recap. I was ran my first training course last week. Well not strictly my first but the first using a new approach. It’s not rocket science and I have already posted about the relative … Continue reading

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Change your Theme

I’ve decided to change my WordPress theme. It’s been quite a few versions of Word Press since I did. I was pleasantly surprised to see how many themes are now available from WordPress. I was also even more pleasantly surprised … Continue reading

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Hot for 2010?

So what’s likely to be hot for 2010? Well I don’t know but like almost all predictions of this type it doesn’t stop me gazing into a crystal ball and seeing visions. These are my own guesses for 2010. The … Continue reading

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Just because they don’t like it.

There was a little-disguised rant in the Business Post this weekend. Much I agree with but a lot is just thrown in for the hell of it. P-Pars for those who don’t recall was a bloated, botched software project in … Continue reading

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Adding WordPress plugins

This is a quick synopsis of a new a page I’ve added. WordPress plugins allow you to do a lot with your blog as well as connect into other types of technology like Facebook and Twitter. They can also make … Continue reading

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What’s in the Clouds?

This is just a quick guide to what cloud computing is and why there is so much talk about it. So what is it? Well it’s the internet or at least the internet imagined as a cloud as you find … Continue reading

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Office 2010 Beta

With my own continuing misgivings over the interface redesign in Office 2007 it is a relief to see that the changes in Office 2010 are more positive. Gone is that extremely ugly and absurdly named Office Button and back in … Continue reading

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Finally installed Office 2010 …

Finally installed Office 2010 beta for review. A very nice interface. The ugly Office Button has gone. It is also a relief to see that not too much has changed from 2007. I will be posting a more detailed review … Continue reading

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