When post offices in rural communities were shut down[1], it was not just the inconvenience that residents complained about. People who lived in the affected villages regularly reported that the “heart had been ripped out of their community.”[2] Continue reading “Loneliness and new communities”
Fancy a one-to-one with Google?
Yay! Two of my favourite things came together today – Google and the Library of Birmingham.
Google launched its Digital Garage in our beautiful library today. It’s aim is to help small businesses in Birmingham grow through their use of the web.
So if you fancy a one-to-one session with a Google “technician”, you can step into a pod and have a chat about your digital issue . Continue reading “Fancy a one-to-one with Google?”
Children are the best clients
Looking back over my work in the past five years, there are two projects that stand out as the most enjoyable. The jobs that have made me happiest have been designing the content for: Continue reading “Children are the best clients”
Our solar installation day
Today was a happy day. The scaffolders arrived at 8am, followed by an electrician, roofer and 13 solar panels. I was up and down making tea, advising on cables and finding spare roof tiles until 3pm. Continue reading “Our solar installation day”
Work-life integration – the new work-life balance (darling)
The good news for those who’ve struggled to strike a work-life balance is that you’re let off. Work-life balance is so turn-of-the-millennium (darling). Work-life integration is the must-have of the teeny decade. Continue reading “Work-life integration – the new work-life balance (darling)”
New business card
At last, I can reveal I have a new business card….
It’s not wonky in real life – that’s down to the photographer’s skill and creativity. Continue reading “New business card”
How to stay cheerful when technology fails
This post was inspired by a week in which my desktop had a virus. Virgin Media had changed its servers so I couldn’t access my emails. My spanking new laptop stared blankly at me and resolutely refused to run Windows 7 and the computer I had borrowed froze so many times I spent more hours hitting the refresh button than I did getting any work done. Continue reading “How to stay cheerful when technology fails”