STM Innovations Notes

Last week I gave a talk at the annual STM innovations seminar. It was a hugely enjoyable event. Kudos to Geoff for arranging an excellent line-up. I thought I'd post some thoughts/comments based on my impressions of the day. The first speaker was Allen Renear who introduced the audience to the changing ways in which … Continue reading STM Innovations Notes →

(Java) Hosting Recommendation

Waaaay back in June I asked if anyone had any recommendations for where to host some Java applications. I also promised the publish the list of recommendations I had, so here I am. In typical "comparison shopping crisis" mode its taken me ages to deliberate about where to move my kit. So I've only just … Continue reading (Java) Hosting Recommendation →

Getting Fingered

So, I've signed up to twitter. So now there's yet another place that I can occasionally update. At least there's a nag feature. Twitter seems like Finger and .plan files reinvented for the web. Cue dubious blog post title.

Book Mooching

I recently signed up to BookMooch which is a little community site whose goal is to enable you to "give away books you no longer need in exchange for books you really want". You can read more about the site, its goals and activities for yourself. Essentially you use the service as a means to … Continue reading Book Mooching →

Speaking Gigs

I've got several speaking gigs lined up over the next few months which I thought I'd jot down here. The one that's probably of most general interest to readers of this blog, and the one I'm currently most excited about, is a talk I'm giving at XTech WebDev. Titled "REST for the Wicked" I'm going … Continue reading Speaking Gigs →

Starting School

It's been quiet here for a while now. I've always found it hard to get enthused about hacking over the summer months, but as autumn returns once again I find my interest returning to geekly matters once again. However the last few weeks have been particularly precious because, as of this week, my son has … Continue reading Starting School →

Judging Books by Their Covers

Geoff has written up a nice article about what he's dubbed Early Social Bookmarking: cues he used to help him choose/select books from his school library. I used to use a cue to help me find books too. But in my case there wasn't a social element it was a simple visual cue. The technique … Continue reading Judging Books by Their Covers →

Blackberries from the Garden

.flickr-photo { border: solid 1px #000000; } .flickr-frame { float: left; text-align: center; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 15px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } Blackberries from the Garden, originally uploaded by ldodds. Last year it was a bumper crop of raspberries. We had some, but not many blackberries. This year the raspberries didn't do … Continue reading Blackberries from the Garden →

Embracing the Wiki Way: Deploying a Corporate Wiki

This article originally appeared in Freepint Newsletter 210. Wikis, currently one of the biggest buzzwords in online publishing, helped solve a problem for my company, Ingenta. We needed to share information between the research and engineering departments, and we needed a simple tool to manage our rapidly growing set of references on key research initiatives … Continue reading Embracing the Wiki Way: Deploying a Corporate Wiki →

Embracing the Wiki Way

I was recently invited to write an article for the FreePint newsletter. The article "Embracing the Wiki Way: Deploying a Corporate Wiki" is now available. It serves as an update to my blog entry on bootstrapping a corporate wiki with more of an emphasis on tips for users. If you're thinking about deploying a corporate … Continue reading Embracing the Wiki Way →