Comments for Sarah Evans' Weblog http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com Challenging technology for real people doing real jobs. Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:44:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on I HATE computers…. by theunletteredtellurian http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/i-hate-computers/#comment-14 theunletteredtellurian Sat, 26 Jul 2008 04:44:25 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=14#comment-14 Please don't hate the computer for that... hate the guys who write all that pathetic code and get away with it. Just follow the link below to figure out how they manage to do it... http://www.thehumorarchives.com/joke/Software_Lifecycle And here's some help with new methods of testing that might save your day :) http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Oct/testing.html Please don’t hate the computer for that… hate the guys who write all that pathetic code and get away with it. Just follow the link below to figure out how they manage to do it…

http://www.thehumorarchives.com/joke/Software_Lifecycle

And here’s some help with new methods of testing that might save your day :)

http://www.netfunny.com/rhf/jokes/98/Oct/testing.html

]]> Comment on ESD toolkit – electronic service delivery by carlhaggerty http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/07/07/esd-toolkit-electronic-service-delivery/#comment-10 carlhaggerty Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:08:51 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=7#comment-10 This is an example of something that is used by few people but with expectations that many will contribute to it. not usable, not useful and i wonder how used it really is... This is an example of something that is used by few people but with expectations that many will contribute to it.

not usable, not useful and i wonder how used it really is…

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by carlhaggerty http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-9 carlhaggerty Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:17:10 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-9 Check out this post be Ewan Mcintosh on blogging http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2007/08/six-points-for-.html Check out this post be Ewan Mcintosh on blogging
http://edu.blogs.com/edublogs/2007/08/six-points-for-.html

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by carlhaggerty http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-8 carlhaggerty Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:01:17 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-8 i'm on the case and will hope to have some very soon, i put a request out via my blog today and via twitter, so will keep you posted i’m on the case and will hope to have some very soon, i put a request out via my blog today and via twitter, so will keep you posted

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by sarahevans7 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-7 sarahevans7 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:59:22 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-7 but that is exactly the point I'm making... by blogging you maybe meeting a wider audience, but you are losing the personal touch, you are rarely getting feedback, and when you do, it is not via bodylanguage and eye contact - it is toneless.. and as for writing and scanning it in... very few people are going to do that... I will need real examples from daily life to convince me that this adds value to my life... but that is exactly the point I’m making… by blogging you maybe meeting a wider audience, but you are losing the personal touch, you are rarely getting feedback, and when you do, it is not via bodylanguage and eye contact – it is toneless.. and as for writing and scanning it in… very few people are going to do that… I will need real examples from daily life to convince me that this adds value to my life…

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by carlhaggerty http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-6 carlhaggerty Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:54:40 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-6 nothing will stop me drawing, and i think if you write on paper then you can scan it in and add it to your blog to share the visual aspect of writing with the world. there is no better thing as martin states as the personal touch. nothing will stop me drawing, and i think if you write on paper then you can scan it in and add it to your blog to share the visual aspect of writing with the world. there is no better thing as martin states as the personal touch.

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by sarahevans7 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-5 sarahevans7 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:40:30 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-5 my other concern is.. are we going to lose the art of handwriting.. personally, I love to write on paper... are we going to lose our existing social skills.. I love to speak face to face with people, gauge their responses by their reactions and body language... how do we make sure those valuable communication skills are not lost? my other concern is.. are we going to lose the art of handwriting.. personally, I love to write on paper… are we going to lose our existing social skills.. I love to speak face to face with people, gauge their responses by their reactions and body language… how do we make sure those valuable communication skills are not lost?

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by sarahevans7 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-4 sarahevans7 Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:38:28 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-4 hmmm... thankyou for your comments...in response...I'm purposely being difficult and playing devil's advocate here, because I want to be convinced by "real benefits"... 1) but when I'm travelling I've normally got both hands on the wheel...so can't blog then... also, I've got loads of thoughts I want to get down on.. but rarely do I want others to read them.. I could start sending dangerous meanderings and get distracted from work issues... 2&4) valid point - but you've got to get the subject matter experts and peer group to read your blog in the first place... 3) being very cynical now... so who cares about a website having a personal touch - blogs and widgets can just confuse the basic user and muddy the waters... some of us find technology very difficult to get to grips with, even if the benefits are very real.... hmmm…
thankyou for your comments…in response…I’m purposely being difficult and playing devil’s advocate here, because I want to be convinced by “real benefits”…
1) but when I’m travelling I’ve normally got both hands on the wheel…so can’t blog then…
also,
I’ve got loads of thoughts I want to get down on.. but rarely do I want others to read them.. I could start sending dangerous meanderings and get distracted from work issues…
2&4) valid point – but you’ve got to get the subject matter experts and peer group to read your blog in the first place…
3) being very cynical now… so who cares about a website having a personal touch – blogs and widgets can just confuse the basic user and muddy the waters… some of us find technology very difficult to get to grips with, even if the benefits are very real….

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by martinhowitt http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-3 martinhowitt Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:17:28 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-3 Welcome to the blogosphere Sarah! Real-life uses for a blog: 1) when you are travelling and need to put some thoughts down and don't want to aim them at anyone in particular 2) if you have a community of different subject matter experts and want to solicit some different views about something 3) to give a website a more personal touch 4) to announce stuff to your peer group. It's basically thinking out loud. I'm sure Carl will be along in a minute to give you a load of proper examples :) Martin Welcome to the blogosphere Sarah!

Real-life uses for a blog:
1) when you are travelling and need to put some thoughts down and don’t want to aim them at anyone in particular
2) if you have a community of different subject matter experts and want to solicit some different views about something
3) to give a website a more personal touch
4) to announce stuff to your peer group.

It’s basically thinking out loud. I’m sure Carl will be along in a minute to give you a load of proper examples :)

Martin

]]> Comment on Dipping my toe into weblogging….. by carlhaggerty http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/2008/06/20/dipping-my-toe-into-weblogging/#comment-2 carlhaggerty Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:13:47 +0000 http://sarahevans7.wordpress.com/?p=6#comment-2 Great first post, well i would say that....if you don't mind i will promote your blog via mine so that your questions can be answered. Carl Great first post, well i would say that….if you don’t mind i will promote your blog via mine so that your questions can be answered.

Carl

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