Sonant Thoughts

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I can't believe we've reached episode 50!

Sonant Thoughts has been running for nearly 6 months and it's time to make a few changes.

As always, thanks for listening. You're awesome!

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Wrapping up thoughts on comments and engagement as a whole. Quantity vs quality, open vs closed, and everything that goes with it.

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More on comments...

Opening up comments again

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There needs to be change. I have to shake things up as I need a new challenge.

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As I approach the 50 episode milestone I'm still enamoured by being able to record anywhere and at any time I want but it's not always as simple to come up with a topic to record about.

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So, what exactly is my beef with social networks? Why have I abandoned them and what would it take for me to return to somewhere like Twitter having been such a heavy user for so long?

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Ongoing thoughts about my requirements in a writing app and whether I should stick with Ulysses.

Also, why I just don't get on with nvAlt.

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Rethink, reconsider, reevaluate

An app quandary

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"What kind of blogger are you?"

How a simple question led to some soul searching, acceptance and a realisation.

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In line with my different approach to beta testing, this is the first year for quite a while that I have not installed an OS beta (iOS or Android) on my phone - my primary device.

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The discussion around blog comments (should they, shouldn't they, and how) is almost as old as blogging itself.

New platforms and technologies reignite this discussion as alternative ways of handling the conversation are explored.

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My attitude to beta testing has changed over the years and I think that now makes me a better tester.

The expectations and motivations for testing are a major factor and we just have to be grown up about it.

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