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Gadget-tacular
May. 2nd, 2009 08:05 pmIt sometimes feels like all of the last week has been eaten up by computer-related issues. My Macbook finally arrived, and has been set up for the RMIT and home wireless networks. That last one took a while, requiring half an hour on the phone to Belkin in order to successfully diagnose problems with the new wireless modem router... but now I can use a computer out where it's warm, instead of freezing in the study.
Using the same computer at home, work, and those lost hours betwixt the two has been great. I no longer need to set up a desktop every time I get to work, so I can actually work instead. Given how much work needs doing at the moment, that's a Good Thing.
I still haven't printed anything for my project (partly aided in this by RMIT, where I haven't set up have printer access yet). If I need to refer to emails during a meeting, Gmail works fine on my iPod. When I need to keep copies of websites for research, I've been printing them to PDF. A lot of the interesting stuff on web2.0 tools for small business promotion tends to appear in blogs, so I'm building up a bit of a collection.
I've also resurrected an old(ish) livejournal to post PhD-related stuff in:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
lineofthought. The next bit of the project will involve interviewing some small business managers/owners about how they use the internet - particularly in regards to marketing and promotion. If you run a small business, or know someone who does, let me know... we're looking to do about 20 interviews over the next month.
Using the same computer at home, work, and those lost hours betwixt the two has been great. I no longer need to set up a desktop every time I get to work, so I can actually work instead. Given how much work needs doing at the moment, that's a Good Thing.
I still haven't printed anything for my project (partly aided in this by RMIT, where I haven't set up have printer access yet). If I need to refer to emails during a meeting, Gmail works fine on my iPod. When I need to keep copies of websites for research, I've been printing them to PDF. A lot of the interesting stuff on web2.0 tools for small business promotion tends to appear in blogs, so I'm building up a bit of a collection.
I've also resurrected an old(ish) livejournal to post PhD-related stuff in:
lineofthought. The next bit of the project will involve interviewing some small business managers/owners about how they use the internet - particularly in regards to marketing and promotion. If you run a small business, or know someone who does, let me know... we're looking to do about 20 interviews over the next month.
