WeekNotes #12

This week, I'm going to try something a little different by pulling in a weekly digest of tweets which includes a range of life, tech and side projects.

I've had an IFTTT recipe running for a few months now which automatically sends me an email highlighting my tweets from the past week. Ideally, I'd create a draft post automatically which I can then edit but I can't find anything quickly and easily. For now, I'm just going to copy-paste them in but will look into it this week.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1239520008688013312

This got some great recommendations in the thread which I'll be trying with some of our teams over the coming weeks.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1241457459841175559

Many upcoming conferences are planning to shift online - this is just one I'd encourage anyone to attend, especially as a leader in tech.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1239600850961674240

Obviously, the COVID-19 pandemic has been at the forefront of everyone's mind but this was my satirical observation when the UK government started daily updates of progress.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1241274589281427456

For kids of all ages, it's wonderful to see so many people giving away things for free entertainment with the family like this.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1239649186221633536

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1239911283463532546

Entertainment and tech in one with Disney+ UK release approaching and the fact I don't need extra devices to support it on the family TV

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1240319105552523267

More Disney/Pixar joy, this time with some side-by-side comparison of Toy Story 4 animations.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1239912926405963777

Disappointing it's come to this but expected - we'll definitely need to work out an alternative challenge soon (maybe September) but at least our training contributed towards the distance.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1240342409600552963

The new Linksys mesh network is definitely coming in useful as the whole family are online and streaming through the day.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1239979255154573316

I had to laugh at this home tech support call - it turned out his headphones were leaning on his keyboard forcing the boot-up screen.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1240007426780381184

Further home tech support efforts, this time getting Mrs J connected to her school Office & Teams account for home-schooling.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1240321720474632192

A new video-conference app is on the block which looks quite promising - but can it stand out amongst all the big boys?

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1240724016266174470

I have to call out Dom's latest side project pulling together fellow SEO tools together as a free COVID-19 special collection

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1241789636671930370

The final episode of Make Life Work S2 has been worked on this past week before I take a break to refuel and review where to take it next.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1240988889680134144

Another shout-out to Defected for hosting their first virtual festival at Ministry Of Sound, pulling together my ideal roster for hours of house music delights.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1241121669340684289

For those who watch Gogglebox on Channel4, Pete and Sophie are great contributors, constantly making the nation smile. It was lovely to see them LIKE my suggestion too - maybe they'll do it?

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1241140093013970944

All the major sports competitions are on hold until further notice but F1 have ceased the opportunity to embrace e-sports - can't wait to see where this takes it.

http://twitter.com/Si/status/1241463508883169280

A brief reminder entertainment can be educational and TED have tons of content to digest. Try learning something for 30 minutes a day as well.