Fantasy CMS for government
The good doctor‘s brilliant piece on the tyranny of content management systems has spurred me on to write this post I’ve been contemplating for a while, about my own frustrations with WCMS software and what an ideal platform for government websites might be capable of right out of the box. Having been close to the [...]
Carbon reduction begins at my home
When I watched that Al Gore film, I came away full of good intentions about changing my ways and my lightbulbs - then promptly did neither. But recently Croydon Council sent round an enthusiastic man with terrible B.O. to do a home energy review, and kitted me out with a load of cool energy saving [...]
Found/interesting: 16 August
I’m on holiday, this is as much as you’re gonna get right now…! PortableApps.com – Portable software for USB drives Coolest power tools of some top geeks 10 kickass crowdsourcing sites for your business Social Networking on Intranets (Jakob Nielsen’s Alertbox) Twitter 101 — Download the slides & print the guide Digital diplomacy website – [...]
My house is on Google. My jaw is on the floor.
Google Street View went live for the UK yesterday. So I promptly did the only rational thing and went looking for my house. To my utter astonishment (given I live in little known Norbury), here it is, and what’s more I can pinpoint this photo to some time between May-July 2008 by recognisable features and [...]
Look what I found: 23 November to 26 November
Look what I found interesting. Maybe you will too. The hinternet, the internet we’re missing – Jon Bounds deserves much kudos for this fantastic coinage: the hinternet, those corners of the web running on old technology and missing out on the new inter-connectedness. Juror shares trial details on Facebook – 12 good men and true [...]
Stuff I’ve bookmarked from 10 November to 13 November
Some interesting things I’ve seen recently around the web… The UKGovWeb Twitterverse – Dead handy roll call of UK government Twitter users. People show government a better way – The results are in. The world will be a slightly better place. (If you’re trying to find a postbox, recycling centre or toilet in a hurry). [...]
Stuff I’ve bookmarked from 30 October to 9 November
Stuff I’ve bookmarked recently… How to Change the World Using Social Media – An inspiring article on the concept of ‘social proof’ (or herd mentality) as relates to social media. Thirteen Blog Clichés – A fun article but seriously good advice to take on board yourself if you blog, and pass onto clients for corporate [...]
New Macbook special feature: the QWERTZ keyboard
My new Macbook arrived today from Apple online, after much anticipation. What’s wrong with this picture? I honestly don’t know whether to laugh or cry. More pics (enlargeable):
Hello, I'm Neil Williams. I'm a government web geek, a dad, a husband, a grower of veg, a keeper of hens and a lapsed comedy writer, roughly in that order. 
