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11th December 2024

SharePoint sites: 3 features to avoid

SharePoint is ok, but it has some features that encourage poor content design.

Dec 11, 2024

Weeknotes // 14 June 2024

Working on our new online course and delivering training.

Jun 14, 2024

Weeknotes // 7 June 2024

Developing our online content design course and some love for the Australian Government Style Manual.

Jun 7, 2024

Weeknotes // 5 April 2024

Piloting some new meet-ups for web publishers. New staff join the UX Service.

Apr 5, 2024

15th March 2024

Weeknotes // 15 March 2024

Why I started writing weeknotes. Planning training.

Mar 15, 2024

22nd March 2023

I used ChatGPT to write an Excel formula

ChatGPT does something mundane and useful.

Mar 22, 2023

25th March 2021

Using UX research methods to inform online course design at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

A user research project I carried out at the University of Edinburgh’s Vet School.
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Mar 25, 2021

29th March 2019

HTML is usually the best format for documentation

HTML works well for documentation because it’s easy to edit, and this means you’re more likely to improve it in response to feedback.

Mar 29, 2019

8th August 2018

How to search the University of Edinburgh website directly from Google Chrome

In Chrome, you can search Google directly via the omnibox (the address bar where you type a URL).

Aug 8, 2018

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