Lost in space

There’s a fine line between guiding the user into content and letting them dictate their own journey. I’m finding that trying to express that fine line to content owners and creators can be a tricky exercise.
I have responsibility for site navigation tools and site search functionality in my new role. I am trying to persuade [...]

Connect 4

I was on the Horsham train from Victoria this evening. A strange sight caught my attention.
4 people sat opposite me. 2 on the seats to the left, 2 on the seats directly opposite me. Each was engrossed in finger activity of a different but connected type.
Spiky Hair had his 12 inch laptop out and was [...]

Metro madness

It’s morning commuter madness. I’m using ScribeFire to post this. I think my fellow commuter can see what I’m typing even though she feigns sleepy shut-eye. No matter. Glad to be publicising WordPress and ScribeFire.
Why do Metro readers get aggressively territorial  about ‘their’ newspapers. I could almost understand if they paid upwards of 90p for [...]

Tooled up for new adventures

I have a new job at a new organisation in a different part of London. I am tooled up with the Asus Eee PC 1000 Linux version. I’ll be upping the freshness here having downloaded ScribeFire Blog Editor from Firefox. I’ve also found out how to configure my Huawei E272 USB Modem to run on [...]

A certain kind of justice

Bill on Business just skyped this unbelievably true news article from the Sydney Morning Herald about how a group of aggressive monkeys killed an Indian mayor in the city of Delhi. The article is dated now yet timely in the run-up to the 2008 elections for the next Mayor of London.
Politicians should heed the lesson [...]

Daytime TV is worse than flu

I should consider myself lucky for life could be a whole lot worse. I’ve been consumed by a particularly bad bout of flu for much of this week. I’m lucky as it should only last a few days with home remedies and conventional medicine within easy reach. The only intolerable side effect that I suffered [...]

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year Everyone!
Here’s wishing you good health, much wealth and more happiness in all that you do in 2008.
Don’t optimize. Just keep it real!
Millensmind

New posts in new pages

Check out my mad ramblings under the tabs above. Anyone know how to post to pages?

A polished head and fresh mind

My mind was blank. It was numbed by cold autumn winds and winter frost. The negative externality of a grade 0 cut. The positive was the West Indian lime tonic treatment and head buffed to a visible shine. Now I am back with suitable headwear under which I can germinate my collected thoughts.