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Smile! You're on a Speed Camera!

posted Friday, August 25, 2006 10:22 AM by Allister_Frost
I'm fascinated by the human relationship with technology and how one helps shape the other. A recent example that got me thinking came after the Thames Valley Park Security team installed a speed camera on one of the roads approaching the UK Microsoft Read More
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You Need to Get Out More

posted Friday, August 18, 2006 5:22 PM by Allister_Frost
It's Friday. And Steve Clayton writes today about how his Out of Office message has taken on a personality all of its own. Mine has too. We all get so many "OOFs" that the very least you can do is inject a little life into your own message. In the spirit Read More
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Big Moon over Walton

posted Friday, August 18, 2006 8:38 AM by Allister_Frost
That was a big moon over the North Sea the other night. And it's amazing what you can do with a point and click camera these days. Thought I'd share this calming little photo as we enter another busy working day. Read More
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Save the Blog: Vote Now

posted Wednesday, August 16, 2006 6:34 PM by Allister_Frost
Contrary to one correspondent's theory, the lack of recent postings here is not evidence of my having been seized by British Anti-Terrorist Police. I agree that the liquids I carry onto aircraft may have a dangerously high alcoholic content that could Read More
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Shameless Self Publicist Makes Useful Technology List

posted Friday, August 04, 2006 6:47 AM by Allister_Frost
Congratulations to Blake Handler (yes, that's his real name) for the most shameless self-publicity move ever in the history of blogs! Blake has been the victim of a regularly changing URL for his MSN Spaces (now Windows Live Spaces) Blog. Which Read More
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Installing Internet Explorer Beta 3 over Beta 2

posted Wednesday, August 02, 2006 9:38 PM by Allister_Frost
Is anyone else worried about whether to upgrade to the latest version (Beta 3) of Internet Explorer? I pondered (that's like thinking, but more posh) for a while then thought "what the heck, the worst that can happen is it destroys my PC and my life." Read More
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Presentation Zen from Canada

posted Wednesday, July 26, 2006 4:34 PM by Allister_Frost
As if by magic, my RSS feed in Outlook 2007 brings me another interesting perspective on how to give great presentations. Garr Reynolds' blog Presentation Zen is a must-read site for anyone interested in finding new ways to make their presentations punch Read More
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Presentation Tips from the Master

posted Tuesday, July 25, 2006 8:16 AM by Allister_Frost
My colleague Darren (he's not as effeminate as his photo would suggest) has written up a great post with some really useful tips on how to give good presentations. So many people complain about 'Death by PowerPoint', yet so few take active steps to Read More
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My Mouse has a Dirty Bottom

posted Friday, July 21, 2006 11:13 AM by Allister_Frost
What is that stuff that keeps building up on my mouse's bottom? No matter how many times I clean it off and scrub the surrounding desk area it keeps coming back. I don't use a mouse mat because the Health & Safety Police told me it's better Read More
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Deciphering the Gobbledegook

posted Tuesday, July 18, 2006 8:21 AM by Allister_Frost
I enjoy following Matthew Stibbe's blog at badlanguage.net. Matthew used to run a computer gaming company and now flies planes. He's also a writer. His freelance writing company handles assignments from several big companies including Microsoft. It's Read More
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Genial Presentations by Genii

posted Friday, July 14, 2006 3:26 PM by Allister_Frost
If, like me, you regularly find yourself on your hind legs in front of an audience wondering how to make the next 30 minutes a pleasurable experience, check out this outstanding example of public speaking from the very brilliant Sir Ken Robinson. Read More
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An Autoschediastic Posting

posted Thursday, July 13, 2006 7:27 AM by Allister_Frost
Education Corner: Today's word is AUTOSCHEDIASTIC. This is an adjective used to describe something that is done on the spur of the moment or improvised. Much like this blog entry. Read More
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The End Of The World As We Know It

posted Tuesday, July 11, 2006 4:59 PM by Allister_Frost
Well, not quite. But I did just stumble completely by chance on a website that tells me that today is the last day of Microsoft support for Windows 98 and (everybody's favourite) Windows Me. Windows XP SP1 will also no longer be supported after today Read More
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The Joys of International Working

posted Saturday, July 08, 2006 11:58 AM by Allister_Frost
If you've ever had the "pleasure" of working for an international company the size of Microsoft, this short film parody will almost certainly raise a wry, if somewhat vexatious, smile. Enjoy! Read More
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Why Skype is Bad (part 2)

posted Thursday, June 29, 2006 9:04 AM by Allister_Frost
I received a lot of communication since my last blog posting in which I explained how the Skype client can start behaving as a supernode and using your bandwidth to facilitate communications between other Skype users. Several people thanked me for bringing Read More
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