Adversity or opportunity?

Having unexpectedly found myself ‘between jobs’ (great euphemism) in the middle of a pandemic and on the verge of a recession, I’ve been thinking a lot about adversity. Adversity forces you to strive, to be …

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Keeping on top of your workload

In a recent blog post I suggested you shouldn’t use email as a task list or a filing system, because it is very bad at both of those things. Unfortunately because the overwhelming majority of …

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Dealing with email overload

Email is amazing. I can send a message to anyone in the world in seconds, for free, regardless of which application, platform or device we are both using. But it’s been so effective at removing …

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Krystal WordPress Hosting Review

I’ve been using WordPress hosting providers since 2012, and I’m happy to stick with a provider if they’re good I know reviewing my choices at least annually makes sense. Recent service outages at Tsohost (my …

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Time for a change

After more than ten years at the University of Cambridge I’m making a move, quite a big one, by relocating to the other side of the country. This is a lifestyle and family led change, …

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Breaches – the inevitable reality

Whether you’re a consumer or employed in the public, private or third sector, the inevitable reality is that you will eventually experience an information security breach. Like death and taxes it’s not a question of …

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