I just posted an article on my Workplace Channel blog that I write for work. The article (which I actually wrote a couple of months back, but only just got around to posting now), is called For 20,000 at IBM, Lotus innovation makes working at home a way of life. I thought I’d blog about … [Read More »]

Since we got back from our holidays, I’ve been making an effort to include more activity in my daily life. Since the vast majority of my time (when not in a classroom) is spent at the computer, and since I work from home, I often get very little exercise – not even the walking-to-the- railway-station … [Read More »]

I took my blog offline for a couple of hours tonight and upgraded it to WordPress v1.5 I’m quite impressed with the improvements they’ve made – especially with the template system, it’s much more modular and I think it will be easier to manage. My only complaint is that by splitting it up, it’s no … [Read More »]

The other day I went to shave using my Braun Synchro electric shaver, and found it rougher than usual. I figured it was just me. The day after I shaved again and when almost done – trying to get those last few pesky hairs on my neck, my shaver cut me quite badly. That’s never … [Read More »]

I am a regular financial supporter of Medecins Sans Frontieres Australia (MSF), and today I received their monthly newsletter and activity report in the mail. I read with interest the editorial by Pilippe Couturier, the Executive Director of MSF, entitled “Why did we have to suspend our emergency fundraising appeal for the survivors of the … [Read More »]