I decided to walk for a day. No real plans. Just to go for a wander between sunrise and sunset. This was originally an embedded Storify post but that died. Please click here to visit Wavelet and the full thread. I'm @Documentally on Twitter you can read my weekly dispatch here. … [Read more...] about Roaming the Ouse Valley Way
Social Media
Less Screen Time, More Happiness
I'm once again reconsidering my relationship with networked devices. After my recent holiday abroad I've been reluctant to re-immerse myself in the 'social web'. Many of the notifications I receive come from bots telling me what people may be doing. Not the people themselves. I have put my phone on silent permanently and have 'Do Not Disturb' activated from 8pm to 8am. I don’t need 24/7 rolling … [Read more...] about Less Screen Time, More Happiness
Electromagnetic Field 2016
Two years ago I only managed to experiance Electromagnetic Field for half a day. This time I was equipped to stay a little longer. View the story HERE (The old Storify link below does not work.) https://storify.com/documentally/electromagnetic-field-2016-57a880db9be78a6f01eaf426 … [Read more...] about Electromagnetic Field 2016
Backchannel
I have started a newsletter. I've been thinking about it for a while. An experiment for now. I'm not the last one to do this but I cant be that far off. I figured I'd better have a go at writing one before it's just robots doing it. I only subscribe to a select few myself but I read them all. Even the one that's only 10% interesting. My pilot newsletter, #000 went out to 39 inboxes. … [Read more...] about Backchannel
Who needs a video rig for the iPhone?
I never intended to bolt a load of crap to my camera for video blogging. I didn't see the point. For me the phone meant simple, lightweight, always ready image grabbing. Back in the day the add-ons weighed a ton and bulked your phone up so much you may as well have taken an SLR out. Also the best clips I grabbed were impromptu captures. Snatches of passing moments. A reach for the pocket, … [Read more...] about Who needs a video rig for the iPhone?