To do: switch on Labs features in Google Apps By Nic Price on 9 December 2008 — 1 min read I recently switched over from standard google mail, calendar etc. to make more use of and get my head round Google Apps. The first thing I noticed was that I’d lost some features I’d enabled on the standard gmail. I’d been using: Settings > General > Browser Connection > Always use https (for tighter security)... More
Anne Shelton, 1928-1994 By Nic Price on 17 November 2008 — 1 min read 142 Court Lane, East Dulwich Anne Shelton 1928-1994 Popular singer and the World War II “Forces’ Favourite” lived here Voted by the People This blue plaque was unveiled on 6 October 2008. Further info on the DulwichOnView website. More
Golly. Hello blogosphere. You still here? By Nic Price on 17 November 2008 — 1 min read After reading so many posts in the blogosphere about its own demise, I must say it’s quite a relief to see it’s still here. And according to google reader people are still writing stuff in their weblogs. And not just about the death of blogging either. Now. If only I could have thought of a... More
Yammer and the intranet beyond the firewall By Nic Price on 8 October 2008 — 1 min read One of the hats I wear is Content Producer for Intranets Live, a subscription-based intranet media channel, with a monthly two-hour online show starting on 4 November. In the first show we’ll be interviewing David Sacks, CEO of microblogging service Yammer, winner of the TechCrunch50 award last month. Yammer is designed to provide a secure... More
Tempus fugit By Nic Price on 1 October 2008 — 1 min read A year to the day since I embarked on this freelance adventure. It’s been full of variety, full of people, full of learning, full of challenges and full of fun! Thoughts to follow sooner or later no doubt. More
Latest Lisbon tourist attraction – police on Segways By Nic Price on 26 September 2008 — 1 min read Two police officers trying out their Segways cause quite a stir in a Lisbon street. They appeared to be thoroughly enjoying being the centre of attention, with tourists queuing up to have their photo taken alongside them. More
Go car By Nic Price on 26 September 2008 — 1 min read Two seats, three wheels and it talks. The GPS-enabled Go Car in Lisbon, Portugal. Sight-seers use these small electric vehicles to travel around Portugal’s capital city and the GPS-aware commentary system tells you about all the places of interest on your route. Further information on the Go Car website. More
School of everything By Nic Price on 3 September 2008 — 1 min read Congratulations to those behind School of Everything which had its official launch yesterday from Channel 4’s headquarters in Horseferry Road, London. School of Everything is based on the simplest of ideas – that “everyone has something to learn, and everyone has something to teach.” It’s a little like a dating agency, though I’m not sure... More
Another accidental pattern? By Nic Price on 21 August 2008 — 1 min read I get strangely excited when I encounter accidental patterns, such as the 37 bus passing the 63. My mind just makes the connection. I can’t explain it, but it’s almost as if my mind is trying to find patterns in everything. So imagine my surprise when I recently received my membership confirmation for the Usability... More
Stopped smoking? Have a “TED break” By Nic Price on 27 June 2008 — 1 min read If you’ve quit smoking and you’re wondering what to do with your extra 30 minutes at work every day, why not spend 18 of them watching one of the many great talks on TED (technology, entertainment, design). This week TED clocked up 50 million viewings. Jill Bolte Taylor’s talk (below) is the most watched. I... More