Category: Experiences

  • Tuning out the politics on Facebook

    Since joining Facebook in April 2007, one thing I like using it for is keeping in touch, sometimes connecting, with many American friends, colleagues and acquaintances. They’re typically a lively crowd, lots of commentary and opinion on topics of mutual…

  • A refresher on how to write a press release

    It seemed a good idea – spend an early hour on a Bank Holiday Monday to get up-to-date with the email inbox. Catch up on those emails that I’d marked to give attention to when I had time. After going…

  • Salute the Olympic spirit

    So the London 2012 Olympic Games have come to an end. A spectacular closing ceremony last night – with music, song, dance, awe-inspiring stadium lighting and fireworks that made up the greatest show on earth – brought the past two…

  • Kick-starting Connectify Dispatch

    The most useful software tool for Windows that I’ve discovered this year (if not in the past few years) is Connectify. This utility lets you connect your laptop, netbook or other Windows PC to a wired or wireless internet connection,…

  • Let the Games begin

    #OpeningCeremony – 9:00pm UK July 27, 2012. Experience it live (or go here if you’re in the US). #London2012 | #Olympics