Hooray, it’s… The Update(I’ve given up trying to get it out on Fridays) General Secretary News Sharon Graham is the new General Secretary of UNITE. The University Branch backed her in the contest after she impressed us when she spoke to us at an election meeting. More here (https://uniteuoc.org.uk/sharon-graham-unites-new-general-secretary/) Sharon stood on a platform of … More THE UPDATE 27/8/21
I’m a project starter, crazy project starter… I’ve got a real problem with finishing stuff. I’ll start a NEW THING! and then as time goes by it withers on the vine. Partly this is because I’m lazy, partly it’s just NEW THINGS! keep popping up, and partly it’s because I’m over-ambitious. Some things stick but … More Project VIM
FRIDAY UPDATE Friday err Monday Update, your not as regular as I would like, not as well written as anyone would like, attempt at keeping our members at ED informed…( Big Vern says if you look up “cringe” on Wikipedia this what you see…) (Honestly, we have a proper website that gets updated and everything… … More Friday Update 16/8/21 (yes I know thats Monday)
The Pink Floyd Years… First define your variables. I’ll need some information first Just the basic facts, Can you show me where it hurts? I am not a “writer”. I don’t “write” for a living or a hobby. I do write. My hobbies and job require me some times to write stuff. Writing. Putting characters on … More Word Processors Evil, or Misunderstood…
Its Thursday night and Im staring at a blank screen, that means its… … More Friday Update 9/7/21
London & Eastern Education RegionNEWSLETTER June 2021 ‘X’ marks your spot? Your votematters: National Pay Ballot Some new members of Unite may not know that most higher education institutionsnegotiate pay nationally every year. This has meant that alongside making huge effortsto protect you and your job during the Covid crisis, Unite negotiators have also beenactively … More London & Eastern Newsletter
I’m howling into the void! … More If I could think of pithy titles I wouldn’t be doing this…
What do you think? Is it going to be a brave new world of hotdesking, dynamic, agile working.
Or does it sound too horrible to even consider?
… More Agile working
Ive been running linux since April, on an old desktop and an even older laptop, I like it, it does all the basic stuff I need to do, Google chrome chugs a bit with lots of tabs open and thunderbird gives up sometimes, but if you are used to doing things from the browser, (Chomebook … More LINUX update.
A rod for my own back, Its, Friday Update Return to site… It looks like the powers that be are gearing up for changes if the Government eases lockdown on the 21st. What do you think? are you a hotdesking evangelist, footloose, and fancy-free, wherever you lay your hat that’s your home? Or are you … More Friday Update 11/6/21
Peeking Over The Parapet... 