From the monthly archives:

December 2011

My Twitter Updates for 2011-12-31

December 31, 2011

#Siri Believes #CMOs Are Hosed http://t.co/JhVIlfO1 #CMO | walk in the customers shoes. # The World’s Largest Wooden Structure Is Massive, http://t.co/ZMDnGcZw | interesting addition or blight on the urban landscape. # RT @SameerPatel: CapGemini Re-Positioned to Focus on #SocBiz by @markfidelman. > Good but…. http://t.co/CDvf36aP # Made a frothy over the top cappuccino. How [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2011-12-31

December 31, 2011

#Siri Believes #CMOs Are Hosed http://t.co/JhVIlfO1 #CMO | walk in the customers shoes. # The World’s Largest Wooden Structure Is Massive, http://t.co/ZMDnGcZw | interesting addition or blight on the urban landscape. # RT @SameerPatel: CapGemini Re-Positioned to Focus on #SocBiz by @markfidelman. > Good but…. http://t.co/CDvf36aP # Made a frothy over the top cappuccino. How [...]

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Air Dictate: Using Siri on your Mac

December 30, 2011

I’m creating this post using air dictate a new application which allows you to use Siri on your Mac. Let’s just say it works fine. Many years ago when I first started working I used a Dictaphone . Now I just feel rusty. What amazes me is this app seems to work more effectively than [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2011-12-30

December 30, 2011

@SameerPatel ha! Did you sign up #

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My Twitter Updates for 2011-12-30

December 30, 2011

@SameerPatel ha! Did you sign up #

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Siri – What Will You Do For Me in 2012? #iphone #developers #api

December 29, 2011

As 2011 closes it is becoming more obvious that Siri really changed the perspective on how we communicate and use smart phones. Siri is beta for a reason. It doesn’t always work and you still have to learn to work with it. This is a post covering a few of my own observations and what [...]

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Apple #iPhone – Please let us upload Photo’s / Videos via iOS Safari

December 29, 2011

Time to complain about Apple’s highly restrictive iOS Safari policy. Here’s my example – you be the judge. I am visiting a website on my mobile. It has a form that asks for a photo. However the choose photo file button is shaded out. Why? Because iOS Safari doesn’t allow you to upload files / [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2011-12-29

December 29, 2011

There Is No Such Thing as Android, Only Android-Compatible | good thoughtful post http://t.co/oHwSdD0M # Got blogging yesterday wrote a series of posts on ethnographer's mobile tools. They should have been scheduled. http://t.co/KKqqfJem # Cheetah the Chimp of 'Tarzan' Fame Dies at Age 80 http://t.co/7yy4sYkO | didn't know they lived so long! # Well thanks [...]

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My Twitter Updates for 2011-12-29

December 29, 2011

There Is No Such Thing as Android, Only Android-Compatible | good thoughtful post http://t.co/oHwSdD0M # Got blogging yesterday wrote a series of posts on ethnographer's mobile tools. They should have been scheduled. http://t.co/KKqqfJem # Cheetah the Chimp of 'Tarzan' Fame Dies at Age 80 http://t.co/7yy4sYkO | didn't know they lived so long! # Well thanks [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Dot and The Looker – 360 Degree Video

December 28, 2011

Now this is one experimental product I’m hoping to make use of… rather than just having it sitting here. Here’s the problem. You are running a small group interview. Typically the camera or cameras are set up facing in one direction. Usually to capture most of the group, and typically not the moderator. However, the [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Document Scan – Flipchart Capture

December 28, 2011

Another in this Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools series… making your SmartPhone your best friend in the field… and how to do the job a little better. You have probably used your smart phone to take pictures of the odd flip chart or to capture and remember a document type. Yet later when you look at them… [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools: Coach’s Eye

December 28, 2011

Another in a series…. identifying useful mobile tools we can use on the job that help us share better later. Most of us have used our mobile video function at some time. Yet when it comes to editing, telling a story around it or representing it in a way that keys in on a critical [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Glif+ iPhone4S + Tripod

December 28, 2011

Who knows what Glif means? It’s certainly cool and I don’t know how long I was waiting for this product to arrive. It seems simple…. you want to mount your iPhone4 or 4s on a tripod and click or video away. For me this gets rid of carrying a Flip around too. The days of [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – Audio Note

December 28, 2011

I’ve decided to publish a short series on mobile tools that can be adapted effectively for the ethnographers craft. Today let’s think about recording the discussion/observations. Typically I use a note book. I write in it and make the odd drawing or sketch. While that’s all happening a digital recorder is usually capturing anything that’s [...]

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Ethnographer’s Mobile Tools – 360 Panorama

December 28, 2011

With each advance in smartphone tech I seek to find new and easier ways to capture what I actually see in the field. I find that running a video… often doesn’t do it later when telling a story with a visual. Equally, it can be difficult to let people see things through their own lens…. [...]

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