subversive ramblings 0 » organisations http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram living with human minds Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:33:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Rising Star 3.1 : visions http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2010/08/25/rising-star-3-1-visions/ http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2010/08/25/rising-star-3-1-visions/#comments Wed, 25 Aug 2010 07:53:11 +0000 Nigel http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/?p=1850 I sent the draft of ‘Rising Star 4′ off to Adam for checking and then Jenny and I went on holiday for a few days (North York Moors meeting up with Robin and Lisa and the grandchildren, which was great).

It came as no surprise that I hadn’t got things quite right.

We both have a vision, but our visions are not quite the same. That’s okay because we’re working at producing something that blends the two visions.  This kind of project needs motivation, needs clear direction. It needs a shared vision. It already has a powerful mix of knowledge, experience, determination and energy.

So this is just to say RS4 is will be posted as soon as both of us are happy with it. Won’t be long.

Oh yes, and in theory we could do this just as easily if one of us lived in Australia. Modern tech is great. But it wouldn’t be as much fun, and probably not as successful, if we couldn’t meet up every couple of weeks. In order of increasing power: e-mail, instant messenger, phone, video conference, getting together for a chat.

]]> http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2010/08/25/rising-star-3-1-visions/feed/ 0 Part 3: finding out if the job will damage your health http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2009/08/10/part-3-finding-out-if-the-job-will-damage-your-health/ http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2009/08/10/part-3-finding-out-if-the-job-will-damage-your-health/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2009 09:56:25 +0000 Nigel http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/?p=587 This follows on from ‘How to find a job that won’t damage your health‘.

Just a quick link to a post on one of the sites I subscribe to.

The article speaks for itself just fine.

]]> http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2009/08/10/part-3-finding-out-if-the-job-will-damage-your-health/feed/ 0 Don’t Make Me Think (Steve Krug) http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2009/06/29/dont-make-me-think-steve-krug/ http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/2009/06/29/dont-make-me-think-steve-krug/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:48:38 +0000 Nigel http://www.nigel-leech.com/subram/?p=40

Don't Make Me Think

Don't Make Me Think

A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability

 

I know when someone’s web site is annoying, but until I read this book I hadn’t figured out most of the reasons.

If you run a web site or are planning to set one up then get hold of this book. It’s laid out to be a joy to read, puts things in a sensible order, is clear, and covers everything I can think of except how to be artistic. It caused me to make major changes to my own site; you may still dislike the result, but at least it should now be easy to use.

There is some stuff for people working in organisations. It’s easy to skip, but I enjoyed it. Now I understand  why some business sites are so bad lol.

Cost me £18.74 from Amazon UK.

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