I know many people just don’t get Twitter, even when it is explained to them, however given the growth of the tool there must be “Something about Twitter?” (From http://cogdogblog.com/2007/04/26/splj-20/) But what is it? Over the last week I have seen a few blog posts once again trying to sort out what it is andContinue reading “What’s with this Twitter thing?”
Author Archives: Michael Specht
Off to Sydney
Over the next couple of weeks I will be up in Sydney to catch up with friends and family. Leaving Melbourne on Christmas Day I will be spending a few days getting to Sydney and will arrive around 27th Dec and staying until 4th Jan. If you want to catch up drop me a lineContinue reading “Off to Sydney”
Meraki’s are in the house
A while back I blogged about these cool mesh network devices called Meraki’s. Well last week I finally got my act together and purchased a few, unfortunately I had to keep the value under $1000 to vale on import duty so there will be another order. These cool little devices arrived yesterday afternoon! So firstContinue reading “Meraki’s are in the house”
RIP – Marc Orchant
Earlier today I got told that Marc Orchant has passed away. Marc suffered a massive heart attack last week and never recovered. Personally I never met Marc but but I was lucky enough to hear him speak about productivity (GTD specifically) on several occasions. He was one of my Twitter friends and to my surpriseContinue reading “RIP – Marc Orchant”
We need a red pill for the organisation
Yesterday I caved and went back to Twitter, yes I know I am weak but that is a whole other story. There was a conversation about the red vs blue pill in the Matrix, remember the red one you learn the truth while the blue one you go on living the lie. I got inspiredContinue reading “We need a red pill for the organisation”
Find that missing tweet
I am currently on day 3 of a self imposed Twitter/Facebook/social network ban so I kind of feel I am disconnected from a community I have heavily been involved in for over a year. Why is a long story and I’m not sure how much longer it will go on for. Today I found aContinue reading “Find that missing tweet”
Follow up on always on communication
Over the last 6 months I have written a few times about always on communication and the impact on workplaces, work life balance and productivity. Today is a follow up. By the end of next week I will have had the Palm Treo 750 for 2 months. Verdict? You take my Treo away I willContinue reading “Follow up on always on communication”
More on privacy, the workplace & social network software
Unless you have been living under a rock you will have heard about the sites called Facebook, or MySpace, and their professional cousin LinkedIn, you might even remember their predecessors Friendster. These sites are basically social network software/service (SNS) where you connect with other people and share information. Today I read a great article byContinue reading “More on privacy, the workplace & social network software”
Privacy of personal data
I haven’t written about data privacy in a while but I could not help it. The “little” issue in the UK in the last couple of days has brought the topic back up. The UK Taxman has “misplaced” 2 CDs full of personal and banking details of about 25 million people. To make matters worseContinue reading “Privacy of personal data”
We are such a creative bunch
Two things occurred to me this morning. Humans are naturally a creative bunch We are more than willing to share our creations How do I know this? Just look at the number of mashups (video, audio, software, & services) that are created everyday. My questions is. Why in a personal lives are we so openlyContinue reading “We are such a creative bunch”
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