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1. Magnus

   Posted October 1, 2008 at 7:17 PM

   First comment to the first post! It’s truly the “dreaded first post”. It’s usually just “hi here I am this is the first post and yes I know I should write something funny and earth-shattering but I am just going to write that I will try to write regularly on this blog even though I failed to do so on a gazillion other blogs I started before and I’ve not even used any punctuation yet darn it doh slapping my forehead oh well this was a crappy start hope the rest will be better” sort of thing

   Good luck with the site anyway, I’ve subscribed.

   You’re at Zayed I see. I worked at ADWC for three years before changing career and moving to Dubai in July.

   

   danny Reply:
   October 2nd, 2008 at 8:54 am

   So there is hope for us all…

   I see your working on shufflegazine.com. You seem to have a good handle on the social community here in Dubai. Might have to ask you a few questions along the way…

   I was chatting with a lady from the Dubai Executive Council a few weeks back, she surprised me by asking if I was part of the Dubai blog community, she seemed well connected and was pretty stoked about it as a way to increase civic interaction. Yet more hope…

   thanks for 1st comment
2. Jim Buckingham

   Posted October 2, 2008 at 4:11 AM

   Best wishes with this Danny.

   I had a look at the Bournemouth U website and really liked the creative, informal feel of it.

   It’s fascinating for me to see all of this. From my brief review of the program, it looks as if you`ll be doing a combination of “Action Research” and “professional development planning”. The PDP is to be realized through the assembly of evidence and frequent reflection on that evidence (both on your own and with colleagues) to help you realize an eportfolio and forward looking plan.

   Ironically, its the same sort of thing that I’m studying in my current module at the Open U. Best of luck with it .. and if I can help in any way, I’ll do what I can.

   Cheers.

   

   danny Reply:
   October 2nd, 2008 at 8:58 am

   thanks for the comment… It’s taken me a long time to decided on a programme, I wanted to keep my hand in with the creative side of things. So the MA at Bournemouth is a good match.

   I sure will be calling on you for support. What are you doing with Open U, is this the UK one or Canadian?
3. james idea rocck star

   Posted October 2, 2008 at 6:30 PM

   Danny best of luck with the dreaded post block.
   The issue to consider is value and this leads to the question of power and knowledge and that means Foucault! Best of luck! Loving Twitter!
4. Rashunda

   Posted November 12, 2008 at 2:28 AM

   I’m glad I’m not the only one who has problems with the long pages of text.:-)
5. Pranav Bhasin

   Posted November 29, 2008 at 1:34 PM

   Hi Danny,

   Just stumbled upon your blog. You should certainly give lifeblob a try. You can not only build a social timeline at lifeblob but also see how your life intersects with your friends and family at various instants in time.

   Visit http://www.lifeblob.com or shoot me a mail if you are interested in knowing more.

   Regards,
   Pranav
6. Jack

   Posted November 29, 2008 at 6:03 PM

   Had not heard of lifeblob. Looks interesting. Kind of Facebook meets Plurk (http://www.plurk.com/), built off a new user base and some Freebase (RDF) data to demonstrate its capabilities. Mashups like this are great for driving innovation, in this case, in social network interface and design.

   Horizontal or time-line view and design is being and will continue to be driven by HD video. It’s already revolutionized TV, computer monitor and to some extent mobile form factors forever.

   Useful and interesting post.
7. Jack

   Posted November 29, 2008 at 8:37 PM

   Looked at the others you reviewed. Like dipity. There’s also http://www.allofme.com/
8. Bob Armour

   Posted December 1, 2008 at 7:21 PM

   Timelines are becoming popular on the web to capture and visualize your past. LifeSnapz is another site that enables people to capture and explore life events with timelines, maps, photos and videos, and share these events with trusted groups.

   I’d love to hear your thoughts on LifeSnapz.

   Best regards,
   Bob Armour
   LifeSnapz

   http://www.lifesnapz.com
9. Magnus

   Posted February 14, 2009 at 10:52 AM

   Congratulations, great to get officially qualified Apple people here!
10. Jack

    Posted February 16, 2009 at 7:29 PM

    Congrats! Good to see parts of the Apple initiative moving forward. Well done and well deserved.
11. Jack

    Posted October 12, 2009 at 2:50 AM

    Where’s the “tweet this” feature for each post? Want to share this & start the ball rolling. Great list of resources. Check the second link mate (Web site usability handbook).

    

    danny Reply:
    October 12th, 2009 at 10:32 am

    Thanks Jack. Fixed the link and added ‘tweet this’.