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Web talk dog walk
I walk my dog Oskar every day, no matter what the weather. And usually it’s just him and me. So I’ve got this idea.
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Speaking at LXJS in Portugal
I’m really looking forward to October, where I get to return to Portugal to speak at LXJS in Lisbon. One of the reasons I jumped at the chance to speak at LXJS was their fantastic Code of Conduct.
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#define 2013
Next Saturday I’m speaking at #define 2013, a “diversity in computing festival” for 11-13 year old students who wouldn’t usually consider careers in computing.
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.net awards 2013
Last Friday, this happened. I really didn’t expect it; I tripped over on the way up to the stage and mumbled through a thank you while the microphone was mostly switched off.
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Guest co-host on Unfinished Business II
Last Friday I was a guest co-host on Unfinished Business again. It was great fun, Andy and I spoke about clients, how location affects our businesses, how to find good subcontractors and Star Trek.
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Sass For Designers at CSS Summit 2013
I’m speaking at CSS Summit 2013 about Sass For Designers. CSS Summit is a great online conference, meaning you can attend from anywhere in the world (hooray!
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Mentoring a project: contract and kicking off
Previous posts on the mentoring project: [Mentoring a project: the idea](/mentoring-a-project-the-idea/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: the idea”) [Mentoring a project: the right project](/mentoring-a-project-the-right-project/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: the right project”) [Mentoring a project: finding the right people](/mentoring-a-project-finding-the-right-people/" target="_blank “Mentoring a project: finding the right people”) Mentoring a project: the project It’s been far too long since I wrote about the mentoring project.
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Psychology for designers
This week I went all out and bought all the currently-released Five Simple Steps Pocket Guide digital books. I say “went all out”, they’re an absolute bargain at £6 for a collection of four, or £2 per book.
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Learning to speak
Just over a year ago, I was in a country I’d never visited, about to give two talks I’d never given before to two large, paying audiences in the space of three days at Future Insights Live.
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Responsive Day Out
A month ago I spoke at Responsive Day Out, an “affordable, enjoyable gathering of UK designers and developers sharing their workflow strategies, techniques, and experiences with responsive web design.
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