East Dulwich: Blue plaque for A to Z pioneer By Nic Price on 14 July 2006 — 1 min read The creator of the A-Z road maps is to be honoured with the unveiling of a Southwark Council Blue Plaque. Phyllis Pearsall walked 3,000 miles to create the atlas of London, which first went on sale in 1936. She had the idea when she became lost while trying to find the homes of people she... More
Going from one child to two… By Nic Price on 16 June 2006 — 1 min read Going from one child to two is like going from owning a dog to owning a zoo. PJ O’Rourke Thanks to Chris Tubb for that! More
26 miles 385 yards By Nic Price on 21 April 2006 — 1 min read Good luck to everyone doing the London Marathon on Sunday. It’s been years since I ran a marathon (I did 3 Londons and the Vienna – very different atmosphere and architecture!) – but last night I was moved to tears by the inspirational stories told in the BBC’s run-up to the marathon programme. Steve Cram... More
Jon Hicks on four years “out there” By Nic Price on 8 February 2006 — 1 min read For those taking the leap, and anyone else considering it, from designer Jon Hicks, some words of inspiration and a helpful note on photocopying VAT returns! Its been wonderful, and I don’t think I could go back to work for someone else, but why didn’t anyone tell me: You would be working A LOT. More... More
LinkedOut By Nic Price on 18 January 2006 — 1 min read Recently I’ve had quite a few invitations to join LinkedIn. So I joined and checked it out and there’s something about it makes me feel a little uneasy. I think it has to do with my instant aversion to the idea of actively “networking” as a business activity – it just brings the cynic out... More
Global Mentoring By Nic Price on 6 November 2005 — 1 min read “I will mentor a minimum of two people in the developing world in the area of my skills base and expertise (media, communications, broadcasting , democratic media building, participatory media, community video). I will do this for free for a minimum of six months (in my free time). The mentoring will be in person or... More
A few quick notes from IBF Live 2005 By Nic Price on 7 October 2005 — 1 min read I met and listened to lots of new and and interesting people at the annual IBF conference this week. “The user arrives running”, and so did Ted Nelson, as Martin Leith put it, the “ht” in html. Ted shared with us his sideways view on the world. When asked to describe a computer we describe... More
We won an award :) By Nic Price on 7 October 2005 — 1 min read Sarah, Andy and I picked up the Best Intranet Award for Best Content, awarded to the BBC for it’s intranet Gateway which we all work on. Pictured with Paul Miller, Chairman of the Intranet Benchmarking Forum. More
And it’s goodnight from him By Nic Price on 4 October 2005 — 1 min read Ronnie Barker (1929-2005) Genius comic actor – a very funny man More