Business, careers and technology
The Guardian: Member of the twittering classes
MP Alan Johnson is using the microblogging tool in his campaign to be Labour deputy leader. But is it 'potentially the biggest waste of time in the world'? Linda Jones reports. Read more.
The Guardian: Technobile
IF you're going to give a presentation, do you think you could get it plugged in and working at the start? Read more.
The Guardian: Technobile
Why do computers have to make doing a straightforward thing like a mail merge so very hard? Nobody said working for myself was going to be easy. But being nobbled by Microsoft's mail merge function can't be high up on many lists of small business pitfalls. It really should be. Read more.
The Guardian: Technobile
If you're after a business built on misheard gibberish and yawning delays, then conference calls are for you. Read more.
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Twitterati: Microsoft's Kris Hoet: "Twitter has a long way to go."
Microsoft's Kris Hoet tells Linda Jones about potential future uses for Twitter, its impact on Mix07 and why his scepticism is yet to be shifted. Read more.
I've written on business and careers for a variety of websites and publications, with a recent commission from Microsoft's Small Business Centre to report on various aspects of how companies can make the most of new technology.