Promise #11 – FirstDoc and D2

Refer: 14 Unfulfilled Promises

Background

In my post “FirstDoc & D2″ I told you all (breathlessly) that there was going to be a webinar where CSC were going to discuss their plans regarding EMC’s D2 interface.

Verdict

Unable to Fulfil Due to a family commitment I was unable to attend this webinar. I had contacted with some people at CSC beforehand to to see if it would be recorded. The answer I got was “Yes”, but since then I have been advised that, because of the commercially sensitive nature of the webinar, it wasn’t. I certainly understand that that decision has been made. As such, though, I am not able to actually deliver on this promise.

Related articles

• FirstDoc & D2 – getting funky together (markjowen.wordpress.com)
• 14 Unfulfilled Promises (markjowen.wordpress.com)

Promise #9 – The CMIS Survey Blog Post

Refer: 14 Unfulfilled Promises

Background

In the post titled “Latest CMIS survey from Generis”, I promised to write a blog post over a Survey Generis had done on the adoption of CMIS.

Verdict

Promise Partly Fulfilled

I followed this promise up. The post was originally published on the AIIM site.
(I will need to publish a copy of this on my own blog.

The Inaugural Conference of the Swiss ARMA Chapter

Promise #6 – The ARMA Blog Post

Refer: 14 Unfulfilled Promises

Background

In November of 2011, I was invited to the inaugural meeting of the Swiss ARMA Chapter.

I wrote a post titled “A couple of reasons for me to travel to Switzerland – ARMA & Chris Walker”.  In finished this post by promising to take notes and write a post on the meeting

Verdict

Promise Fulfilled!

Happy to say that in this case I did follow up on the promise. The blog post can be read here:

The Inaugural Conference of the Swiss ARMA Chapter

Promise #7 – The Inaugural Conference of the Swiss ARMA Chapter Promise

Refer: 14 Unfulfilled Promises

Background

In my post “The Inaugural Conference of the Swiss ARMA Chapter“, I mentioned that I would stay in touch with the Swiss ARMA chapter and see how they progress.

Verdict

Ongoing

I’ve been staying in touch with Jürg Hagemann and Jürg  Meier on a casual basis.  I do recieve regular updates from ARMA International, but haven’t been to any further ARMA Chapter meetings.

In fact, the second Swiss ARMA Chapter meeting is happenning Friday 30 March 2012. Unfortunately I won’t be able to make this. (It’s a 2 hour meeting – but is still 900km away.)

So – I have not be actively involved with ARMA’s Swiss Chapter, but I have been involved – albeit “from a distance”.

Promise #14 – Beta Testing SLIKK

Refer: 14 Unfulfilled Promises

Background

In my post “Beta Testing SLIKK” I mentioned how I had applied for an “invitation” to Beta test the SLIKK engine.

Verdict

Promise Fulfilled

See my post that was finished recently here:

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Promise #4 – Comments on “The Problem with Network Folders”

Refer: 14 Unfulfilled Promises

Background

In the post “Comments on ‘The Problem with Network Folders’” I made a few arguments against the claim that Network Folders were no longer of any use.

Then I promised I would go into this further in a later post.

Verdict

Promise Fulfilled!

In the post “Using a network file share – a case study” I described where Network Folders are still useful.

14 Unfulfilled Promises

Dear Reader(s), I come to you with my head hung low, to beg your forgiveness.

Through the history of my blog I have been making promises which I haven’t kept.

And now I want to do right by you.

I will start by listing all the unfulfilled promises, and then, in future posts, I’ll try and either deliver on the promise, or find some plausible excuse why I can’t.

Unfulfilled Promises

1. The value of a Content Management system
Promise:

…trying to arrange permission to reproduce parts of the article at the moment. Once I do, I will talk about this more.

See: Promise #1 – The value of a Content Management system

2. The public-sector digital landfill
Promise:

 I’ll be watching with interest, and if I see anything of note, I will let you know.

See: Promise #2 – The Public Sector Digital Landfill

3. Case Study – Is this DM system “social”
Promise:

In a (much) later post I will present a number of ways this system can be made more “sociable”.

4. Comments on “The Problem with Network Folders”
Promise:

However there are a few situations where using a file share is still of value.

In my next a later post I will go into this more…

See: Promise #4 – Comments on “The Problem with Network Folders”

5. Realizing True Records Management with Microsoft SharePoint 2010 – the Webinar
Promise:

I’ve registered for the webinar. I’ll be taking notes, and will try and report back on my findings.

6. A couple of reasons for me to travel to Switzerland – ARMA & Chris Walker
Promise:

Needless to say – I’ll be taking notes during the sessions (especially the keynote speech), and plan to write a blog post once I get back.

See: Promise #6 – The ARMA Blog Post

 7. The Inaugural Conference of the Swiss ARMA Chapter
Promise:

I’ll try and stay in touch with them and see how they progress.

See: Promise #7 – The Inaugural Conference of the Swiss ARMA Chapter Promise

 8. Total Regulatory Solution – a “complete” offering from CSC – Webinar 1
Promise:

As mentioned above, there are three webinars in which CSC are describing their new “Total Regulatory Solution”. The other webinars are:

• Data in the Sky: Finding Flexible Solutions in the Cloud
• Clearing the Path to Innovation: Exploring Total Regulatory Outsourcing

I plan to write posts on these as well.

9. Latest CMIS survey from Generis
Promise:

James Kelleher, the CEO and owner of Generis, has sent me an the latest version of the survey. I plan to write a blog post over this soon

See: Promise #9 – The CMIS Survey Blog Post

10. Test Driving the Bottlenose
Promise:

 I’ll let you know how things go…

11. FirstDoc & D2 – Getty Funky Together
Promise:

I’ll let you know all about it after the 6th.

See: Promise #11 – FirstDoc and D2

12. “The New Normal” – My Initial Thoughts
Promise:

I will add to my comments once I have finished the book.

 13. BLUG – I’ll be there
Promise:

 I’ll be there with my notepad (yes – the paper-based version) taking notes.

14. BETA Testing SLIKK
Promise:

The site is still in Beta Testing, and is “by invitation only” so I’ll see what happens. If it all goes good, then I’ll keep you up-to-date.

See: Promise #14 – Beta Testing SLIKK

“Photo ops” & “post topics” – they’ve re-wired my brain

Ever since I got my new smart phone (Samsung Galaxy 2S), I’ve (re)discovered the joys of photography.

Sure – I have a “proper SLR digital camera which I’m very happy with, and can do incredible things with, but the smartphone has given me the chance to have a camera with me almost always.

Combined with the fact that I have photo editing software also installed on the smartphone means that I don’t have to “transfer” the file before I add a filter to enhance it.

And being able to then upload the photo to an online storage site is just great. (My photos upload automatically to Google+, but I use Flick’r as my “showcase”.)

So, taking photos, of what I consider to be interesting scenes, is now a new enjoyable hobby of mine. So much so that anywhere I go now I’m looking for “interesting” shots. So much so that if I’m driving and I pass something that “catches my eye”, I’ll either stop straight away or try and do a U-turn as soon as I can, and trying somewhere relatively safe (but not always) to stop the car.

This continual alertness for “photo ops” is something that happens, now, automatically. I don’t have to  consciously think about it. And the same thing is happening now when I read articles on the internet. My brain is automatically determining whether I could use what I’m reading a blog post. “Is this subject related to what I blog about?”, “Is it something that I have an opinion about, or could expand on?”

It’s as if I’ve set up my own Google Alerts in my brain (with some more complex selection criteria).

And, my good reader (yes – you know who you are), if you have read some of my other “why do I blog?” posts, you’ll know that this analysing of content, this critical thinking, is what I was aiming to achieve. So I’m happy.

On the photo side – as I mentioned I really enjoy capturing unusual, or interesting scenes. I upload them to Flick’r, but don’t do it to attract viewers. (The same with my blog posts – if people read them, I consider it a bonus, but it’s not the main reason I write them).

So – I got a really nice surprise this morning when I saw a tweet from Ben Evans in Australia, someone I’ve been following, but have never really interacted with.

Ben’s tweet was:

When are you giving up the day job to become a full time photographer? These photos are a nice diversion in my tweet stream

It was cool to know that someone enjoyed my photos.

Thanks Ben

@markjowen When are you giving up the day job to become a full time photographer? These photos are a nice diversion in my tweet stream—
Ben Evans (@weevab) March 01, 2012

 

Related Posts

• My photos on Flick’r
• How Apt…The Desire to Write (an earlier blog post)

Power of Social & an example of “Wisdom of the Crowds”

In a previous post, I discussed how you don’t always get a correct answer to a question you ask to a crowd.

One of the Spark talks given at Lotusphere 2012 was by Mitch Cohen. It was titled “Get Cancer – Get Social”. His wife had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

Mitch’s talk was a good, & inspiring, one. He talked about the part the internet, and social media played, and broke it down into three areas:

• Information
• Misinformation, and
• Support

 

(Mis)Information

“Believe it or not, someone (can) be wrong on the internet”

The first thing that Mitch did when his wife was diagnosed was to tell her not to look for answers on the internet. In his talk, he tells us that no two diagnosis’ are the same, and that everyone reacts differently. There are a lot of people out there trying to be helpful, and give advice, but it was, really, misinformation. The best thing to do, said Mitch, is ask the questions to the experts – the doctors and oncologists.

Social

“There’s a lot of support you can get”

Mitch talked about Facebook. “You can be sitting at an infusion centre, letting this poison run into you boy, and you could be thinking about that, or you could be looking at the 100 of comments coming in wishing you support.”

Blogging

Mitch’s wife started blogging about what she was going through. She wrote about how she was feeling, how she was handling it, and what she thought about what was going on. Not only did it made it easier for her to tell her friends all about it, it made it really made it easier for Mitch to share it with his friends.

Living Vicariously

Mitch pointed out that going through chemo means you end up being more susceptible to infection  Which means that you can’t be around other people. Being able to see what the vacation photos of others on Facebook, and reading their stories really made a difference to his wife.

Thousands of Miles Away

“I wish we were closer, I wish there was something we could do”

Mitch told of the great support they got from their local friends was, but what he found incredibly powerful was the support he got from people thousands of miles away. How people he had never met in person came up to him (at the conference) and were genuinely concerned and interested with what had been going on.

The Spark Talks were, and are, organised by The Nerd Girls. You can see, below, a list of other excellent Spark talks that were given at Lotusphere2012.

Related articles

• Spark Ideas Lotusphere 2012 – The Videos (nerdgirlsrule.wordpress.com)
• Wisdom of the Crowds – part 1 : When the wisdom of the many helps the few or the one (markjowen.wordpress.com)
• Relationships in social media (markjowen.wordpress.com)
• From The Wisdom Of Crowds, To The Wisdom Of Friends (neilperkin.typepad.com)

“Infographic Thinking”

Troy Larson has written a post on Infographics that I like.

If you have read my earlier Infographic posts (here and here), you’ll know that I don’t think much of the majority of Infographics that I have seen.

Well, Troy has the same opinion:

…after surfing the web for a few minutes looking at some of these, you quickly come to the conclusion that most of them suck.

He follows this with the best comment on Infographics that I’ve ever seen…

most people wrongly think that information + graphics = infographics

And then he takes the whole “infographics” discussion to another level…he discusses an interview that Gestalt had with Francesco Franchi, the Art Director of one of Italy’s top financial newspapers. 

It’s a great post. Click here to read what Troy wrote (as well as watch the video of Francesco Franchi).

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UPDATE

Also just noticed that my friend Ant Clay, from 21apps has also published an amazing post on Infographics. Definitely take a look at it!
http://www.21apps.com/uncategorized/that-aint-no-infographic/