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Lost and Desperate

Random ramblings that might, or might not, relate to training, learning, development, and management

Category: Technology

Short circuit

I went for a run the other day, as usual, with my Garmin watch. It tracks my times, distances and routes to give me a record of my running. Overkeen, I started running before the watch had found a GPS signal and it missed a chunk of my run. Consequently I missed my weekly mileage… Read More Short circuit

April 3, 2019April 2, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What grinds my gears – technology

Another in the series… Why do my Bluetooth headphones forget the connection to my mobile phone when I’m 45 minutes into a half marathon and then refuse to re-connect? Your. Platform. Won’t. Do. Everything. I. Want. Stop pretending. Landscape image, rotate phone, image rotates. Passwords – At least 8 Ch@racter5 and one you haven’t used… Read More What grinds my gears – technology

March 12, 2019March 11, 2019 andrewjacobslnd1 Comment

Onlookers

I keep hearing about how the use of technology is pervasive – I’ve used the phrase myself but I hadn’t understood how it happened. I came across this article published last year which summarises a study which confirmed an onlooker effect is created when we use technology. The onlooker effect causes users and non-users together… Read More Onlookers

February 22, 2019February 21, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Video games

Each year, over two-thirds of adults (64%) use YouTube for DIY problems and 6 in every 10 use it for cooking tips*. By denying access to YouTube, you’re playing with people’s careers and your profitability – can you really afford NOT to let people use it?     *Public First Google Impact Report 2018  … Read More Video games

January 25, 2019January 21, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

What’s the best learning platform?

I quite like the phone but you can’t beat a space to chat at work. Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram seem pretty popular and open to most. Internet message boards and networks like Yammer have been around for a while and still have regular users. Radio listeners are up. Podcasts are the new radio. What about… Read More What’s the best learning platform?

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

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