Reading – 50 apps to improve your smartphone
This is a pretty impressive list. some of these I didn’t even know existed.
Might be worth a few minutes to see if anything catches your fancy.
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Linked: What If We Just Stopped Being So Available?
This is really the thing. We all know that our devices are with us all the time, and we all know that everyone else knows. So when the notification pops up, there’s an instantaneous thought process that we all go through.
And no, it’s not is this important or can it wait? The actual thought process is “they know I see this and are probably expecting a response”
However the article below also points out that much of the time, that’s isn’t true. Someone was just reaching out and there is no hurry or even an expectation of immediate response but we don’t know that. So, we either drop everything to reply or we apologize for any delay in replying.
Which makes no sense.
I’ve been involved in direct work with clients in half-day training, or multi-hours long workshops and replied to an email afterwards with an “I’m sorry, I was tied up” opening.
Yes, I’m apologizing for doing my job and paying attention to it.
How dumb is that?
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How Bad is the Stalkerware Problem? It’s Bad
Don’t just take my word for it though, watch Eva Galperin from the EFF and what she found when she asked people if they had ever been threatened by someone with access to their devices. The response was overwhelming. My takeaways from this: Most of these companies know exactly what they are doing and who…
Linked – Social Media-Related Litigation Surges, Lawyers Report
This was obviously, inevitable. Wherever you have groups of people interacting, and generating data, you will have legal issues. That can be good for the legal profession, assuming we are willing to get our heads out of the sand and embrace the technology. “The new survey shows what lawyers already knew: millions of people are…
Linked: How to Lead, Drive Engagement and Create Culture for Remote Workers
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@mikemac29 did you try Peak on iOS? #kindacool