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work/life balance is a collection of small decisions

Joseph on Jun 2nd 2010

Too many people spend too much time: working long hard hoursĀ  at jobs they hate to enable them to buy things they don’t need to impress people they don’t like. It’s my contention that going to work on a Friday in jeans and a t-shirt isn’t really getting to the nub of the issue.

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Corporate Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

Joseph on May 18th 2010

Tuesday June 1st is Corporate Tuesday, according to my chums at the Inspire Foundation. So in order to convince you to part with your lovely waterproof Australian money, I will be wearing a suit for the day. If you already wear a suit to work you will be aware of Dress Down Fridays, where the [...]

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Money where your site is

Joseph on Jul 19th 2009

The web began as a communication and collaboration tool but soon evolved into much more when someone sorted out how to pay for stuff through it. A secure protocol and security certificates helped make it happen but ultimately it was coders and credit card companies who put payment processes online. Today the most well known [...]

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If you have to blame someone, why not Drew’s cancer?

Joseph on Jun 11th 2009

Just a short note today to talk about Drew’s Cancer. ( I know, not a good plan to start a blog with an external link, but bear with me. All these links will open in a new browser window, if that’s any consolation.) A few weeks ago Drew Olanoff was diagnosed with Hodgkins Lymphoma. You [...]

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Analogue with a digital on top

Joseph on Feb 7th 2009

Bought a guitar on eBay last week, out of some sort of desire to be a bit more analogue, and realised I had no good way to know if it was in tune. So back to eBay for a tuner from the US. Now who’s an eejit! Completely forgot I have an iPhone and that [...]

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The difference between helping and hating your customer

Joseph on Dec 3rd 2008

One thing I am extremely passionate about, are sites that include a crucial process, like joining membership or soliciting feedback or making a purchase, that think about what I might feel about their process. I can’t stand form fields with conditions (i.e.: username requires special characters) that I’m not told about until the form fails, [...]

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community and coding fun at WordCamp Australia, day 2

Joseph on Nov 30th 2008

WordCamp Australia day2 After a great day at Word Camp Australia, my personal highlight of day two was definitely Harley Alexander of Baffle! inc who gave a fun and entertaining presentation on a simple but complex (yes, I just wrote that!) concept, WP_Query versus Query_posts. The great thing for me was that he is 15, [...]

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The Tribe at WordCamp Australia

Joseph on Nov 29th 2008

WordCamp Australia, Day 1 Only about 75 people here, in a small hangar like cavern, quite appropriately called the big red box in canal street, Sydney. (Sorry, gotta complete my wordpress upgrade before I add the images!) On the bus home, hired macbook on my lap (don’t get me started on how my MacBookPro died [...]

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Movember is moustache month

Joseph on Nov 2nd 2008

During Movember (the month formerly known as November) I’m growing a Mo. That’s right I’m bringing the Mo back because I’m passionate about tackling men’s health issues and being proactive in the fight against men’s depression and prostate cancer. For those non-antipodeans among you, a Mo’ is a moustache, ‘tash, lip-warmer, soup-filter, abomination, etc! I [...]

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Freedom and dependence

Joseph on Jun 30th 2008

What I want when I want it and all for free or with transparent pricing. We have not had a television in the house since about 2002, partly as it was a TV I acquired from a flat I moved into in 1991 (!) and it was a bit tired, partly because reception got a [...]

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