Sonant Thoughts

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Testing alternative email apps between the phone and Mac made me realise just how fussy I can be about apps.

We above incredibly quick to judge faced with almost endless variation and competition. Should we slow down and take our time?

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This is a quick test of a post with an audio enclosure that's not a normal microcast post. The enclosure doesn't say anything interesting but you can listen if you like

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Why don't I use traditional computers as much as I should? Why do I choose to use my phone so often even when sat in front of a laptop?

Is it convenience or design? Or is there another reason altogether?

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I mentioned in a previous episode about how I wanted to move in the opposite direction to those producing highly professional podcasts. Well, this is raw.

Recorded while walking complete with cars and other background noise, I talk about the flexibility granted by doing everything on mobile.

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What is a blog? What should a blog be? Where is the line between chosen topic and personal content, and should we cross it? Are the answers to these questions purely personal or are they moulded by external influences, and what effect does this have?

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There is a definite advantage to having multiple devices within the same ecosystem. The interconnection between them grants an added layer of utility each cannot provide on their own.

Rather than looking for a killer app or feature, the sum of these little connections could be the difference between using a device or not.

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Where has the time gone? It's exactly four months to the day that I upload Episode 0 of the microcast.

Here I talk about what I want to do with it in future and how I want to do things.

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The rallying cry of the open web is that the tools are available to anyone but that often falls short.

Availability is as much a barrier to adoption as knowledge and it is easy to understand the accusations of elitism.

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Social networks change how we create. By working to the limitations they enforce we are, in turn, limiting ourselves and what we can do.

The networks should be an afterthought in our creative processes where we choose how to publish based on the content rather than the other way round.

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Writing publicly is very different to writing privately and requires a different mindset if it is to be done properly.

Journalling and blogging can crossover to a point but the former needs specific disciplines to work and to provide value.

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