James Stevens

Another one to add to the watch list!

I can see the edge panel being really useful on a slightly bigger screen, a foldable screen perhaps....

The back and forth on this has been terrible. Thankfully my 'do nothing' approach has paid off this time and I can continue to use my Legacy GSuite account as I always have. Though I suspect many have already moved away from Google services due to the way this was handled. But perhaps that was the intention all along?

“This is the first step towards the fundamental removal of large quantities of single-use plastic packaging from regular grocery shopping” - absolutely fantastic to see big brands backing a reduction in single use #plastic.

Yes, I am very excited about Samsung’s new tablets, although I’m not sure I’d go for the full ultra. The fact that you got the pen with it is a major win over the iPad. I wonder how the smaller one compares to the mini?

While I'm not sure about being in the office every week, I think it is useful to come together as a team, as long as there is a reason and purpose. I don't need to sit in the same room as my team while we all have video calls with other people!

whether they're in the office or not, be intentional and purposeful with their time.

As someone with a soon to be out of support #Chromebook this sounds like a fantastic idea.

thus letting users keep their devices for longer if they choose.

Not only are we having more meetings but no social norm has developed yet to provide a sensible gap between meetings. This can result in hours of back to back meetings, which is its own source of fatigue.

Perhaps a driver of Zoom fatigue is simply that we are taking more meetings than we would be doing face-to-face.

I have to admit I am _really_ tempted by the surface duo. I'm just not sure I can justify the £1,500 price tag!

This ties up nicely with Inbox Zero and the idea of setting aside specific time to do email, instead of always being ‘on’. It helps if you turn of that notification noise!

return email to its asynchronous roots.

Even outside of a normal working week there is still this idea that you should be 'working on your side hustle', that going for a walk isn't intrinsically worth it, it should be captured on Instagram for the Likes. Through the pandemic I have been fortunate enough to rediscover the joy of doing things for their own sake. I hope I can hold onto that as we return to "normal".

This is fantastic news, it's great to see companies acknowledging their impact and finding ways to be more inclusive.

I still have a Facebook account, although I haven't used it in years. Maybe it's time to bite the bullet?

Facebook’s products harm children, stoke division and weaken our democracy.’

"New Edge is fine, too. I use it to run Teams inside (I live almost completely inside Edge, from e-mail to 80% of my document editing) and save memory by using a single browser instance."

- I've been trying to explain the usefulness of Office Web Apps to our org for a while now. Unfortunately, some still feel they are missing out on something by not having the "full" client installed....

Scary how much of what we think of as ‘the internet’ is Facebook.

I’ve been back and forth on my multi monitor setup, sometimes even resorting to working on my iPad to maintain single screen focus. But, sometimes having multiple displays is essential, when presenting on video calls for example.

An old article but almost more relevant today than it has ever been. I’m still spending 70 - 80% of my time in video calls, and it’s still exhausting.

“There was no need for all these meetings. Emails are honestly more efficient, and we’re all burnt out from chatting on Zoom all day.”

_Everybody_ takes their phone to the bathroom, right? Well if, like me, you do, you should read this, and maybe keep a book in the loo instead.

I have one of the original eInk kindles and while it's looking a little battered, I've never felt the need to upgrade, but the move to USB-C and wireless charging may push me over the edge.

I really hope less forward thinking companies will start taking note - office spaces will need to change to accommodate this new way of working. More ‘social spaces’ and team focused meeting areas, less rows of desks in ‘open plan’ offices.

The impacts of a new culture of ‘remote work’ are going to be far reaching, and we are only just scratching the surface.

Skip the iced #coffee and take the time to make an overnight #coldbrew, you will never go back.

This looks amazing, if only I wasn't still waiting for my @curious_chip!

I'm not sure it's this clear cut. Working from home in a pandemic can not be held up as an example of working from home in general. Currently, not only are we not in the office, we are also missing any other kind of social interaction to counter balance not seeing colleagues. I too miss working closely with my teammates, but I don't think the answer it to revert to everyone being back in the office all the time. Like most things in life, perhaps we should be looking for the right balance, both for organisations and for individuals.

I’m actually looking forward to a summer of ‘staycations’ and it will be a wonderful chance to take my daughter to see some of these beautiful places.

I was a huge fan of Yahoo Pipes and also used it to sort out my RSS feeds so this is definitely something I’ll be looking into in the coming weeks.

As someone who's been working a four day week (condensed) for over four years now, I can honestly say it has made a real difference to my quality of life, and helps address the work life balance, especially since WFH became the norm.

I’m off to find an alternative for Outlook or Firefox as this seems like a very good idea.

I feel like this problem is getting worse since everyone has started working from home. Now my diary is full of ad-hoc catchup, along with all the meetings I used to have.

The fact is that the constant pursuit of happiness means we often miss out on the happiness that is happening right now.

They have such a high standard for achieving happiness that they don’t appreciate the small and simple things that are really meaningful in their life – and they are more unhappy as a result

Yes, it is time to leave WhatsApp. Although, until people to agree on the alternative, I’m stuck with 3 messaging apps instead of 1!

I *really* want to get into VR but the whole Facebook fiasco is still putting me off.

Facebook is just completely tone-deaf where it regards how people currently regard its primary brand and services.

“It’s given us pause for thought and if we’ve learned nothing from it, we really are a lost cause.”

I’ve been working a four day week for nearly four years and it definitely has a positive impact on productivity in the workplace and personal happiness outside work.

Interest write up on the #wimhofmethod and how to apply this to your daily lives. Perhaps I should look into a #WimHof

#WimHofMethod really is going mainstream. Hopefully this will lead to more research into the benefits of the method for athletics in general.

“Real, societal wellness is about fairness, public responsibility, science and evidence.” - @guardian

Recharging nature recharges the human spirit. In 2020, we could all do with some of that.

The “family” is changing and technology is enabling new types of families, but “Work is still a largely hostile environment for family life.” - @guardian

“It cannot be socially good to consider leisure time as a lost commercial opportunity.” The @guardian on the rise of the #GigEconomy

We did this a little while ago, and, yes, it makes a huge difference. #sleep #productivity

The alarm clock helped me learn to accept that the world continues to turn without me. It is not a portal to another world, it is a reminder to wake up and live in this one.

Yes, let all just do this and save ourselves a huge amount of time, please?

It’s lovely for the kids to experience that same sense of freedom when they are not wearing shoes – and you can feel all the experiences, running on grass and sand, the feeling of climbing with barefoot – you’re actively using the muscles in your feet.

Most men have spent little time with their feelings and have very limited vocabulary to describe what is going on in their hearts

Yet another reason to love my #GoogleHome. This is one of those little annoyances that hit me every night, but I never thought about outside that, and now it’s solved!

A great round up on applying #minimalism to your digital world. Lots of food for thought, not only making life simpler, but on boosting #productivity!

I really think the viability of using an iPad wholesale depends on what you do for work. For me, I can get through most days using my iPad mini, falling back to a desktop only when I need / want a nice big screen.

The inclusion of #DeX and the pen could make this a very attractive option to keep me in the #Android ecosystem. It really depends how much they break the Android UI.

What can I think of to justify purchasing one of these... Mac Mini replacement that will actually, properly run dual screens?