Education is meant to be about learning

Today, the launch of the My School website occurred. It was heavily promoted, and given how controversial the scoring system and the way schools can be compared has been, it was always going to be a pretty obvious heavy first day of usage. It was very disappointing (albeit a little expected) to see that the site has [...]

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Listening on the web for business 101

It happened again this week. I was discussing online strategies with a business, only to discover that they do not have even a basic listening program in place for electronic chatter about themselves. I realise that before online media came along it was extremely easy to stick your head in the sand. As long as sales [...]

Bigotry is alive and well in Brisbane

Yesterday I was embarrassed. As part of #irace (our staff activity for Xmas)  one of our staff teams wore ‘hot pink’ t-shirts. This was an all male (heterosexual) team and the pink colour was one of three bright colours. The event was all in good fun, and no one was supposed to get hurt. Thankfully no one [...]

All that glitters is not gold!

Last night a person (yes a real human) made several mistakes. They made an error and then the attempts to manage it weren’t so great and things didn’t exactly resolve themselves as they could have. Ever happened to you? In your working life, have you ever made one of those mistakes that sent chills down your [...]

The Perfect Gift for a Man e-book now free

Due to some changes made to the printed version and a desire to make sure the book gets spread as far and wide as possible to help young men / men of all ages, The Perfect Gift for a Man ebook is now available free.  Read the update. You can download it here, or from the [...]

Listening on the web for business 101

Listening on the web for business 101
It happened again this week. I was discussing online strategies with a business, only to discover that they do not have even a basic listening program in place for electronic chatter about themselves. I realise that before online media came along it was extremely easy to stick your head in the sand. As long as sales...
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How safe is your offline data?

Posted by darryl in Business on Dec 02 | No comments yet
How safe is your offline data?
Yesterday morning the business residents of Woolloongabba (where our office lives), were inundated with a paper flood. I didn’t witness the event, but drove in not long after, to a bunch of council workers clearing a road covered in paper. Logan Road was a wash with someone’s documents. Being the curious type I picked up a few...
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Take notice of the warnings.

Posted by darryl in Business, Life on Nov 29 | 2 comments
Take notice of the warnings.
Today I spent the afternoon at Woody Point Redcliffe. It was the turn-around point for one of my sons outing with his cadet group. Basically they cycled 15km to there, then back 15km to Shorncliffe to earn their cycling badge. While myself and some of the other fathers waited with the supplies and cooked snags on...
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All that glitters is not gold!

All that glitters is not gold!
Last night a person (yes a real human) made several mistakes. They made an error and then the attempts to manage it weren’t so great and things didn’t exactly resolve themselves as they could have. Ever happened to you? In your working life, have you ever made one of those mistakes that sent chills down your...
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5 Social Media Tips from Folbot, they get it!

5 Social Media Tips from Folbot, they get it!
Last night I Tweeterviewed David AvRutick, President of Folbot Inc. Folbot make foldable (and consequently portable) Kayaks. I chose to talk with David because of several posts I read about them and also a colleague in Sydney Sean Smith (aka @fatpaddler) who recently purchased one, and used it to do some fantastic paddles in Alaska.(View...
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