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Lost and Desperate

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

Category: Technology

Office wear

I saw this tweet from Ady Howes the other day: In discussions on dress code here, I love this quote 'I would rather people bring their skills not their wardrobe'…. comments?? — Ady Howes (@adyhowes) May 7, 2019 After reading Ady’s tweet I looked up from where I was sitting and the most common office… Read More Office wear

May 10, 2019May 8, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Buyer’s remorse

If I’m buying a new TV, tablet or laptop I’ll do my research beforehand, compare specs and costs and then make a choice. If I’m unhappy with it, I take some of the responsibility. If it doesn’t do what it’s meant to, I take it back. My TV shows programmes by connecting to set-top boxes… Read More Buyer’s remorse

May 9, 2019May 8, 2019 andrewjacobslndLeave a comment

Read my lips

I saw that Towards Maturity were running a webinar on Friday. Jo Cook presented a screenshot of one of the slides (above). The ‘extreme’ concerns come from L&D people and it begs two questions: Why aren’t the concerns of the business the concerns of L&D? Why should the business take L&D seriously if L&D isn’t… Read More Read my lips

April 29, 2019April 29, 2019 andrewjacobslnd2 Comments

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

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