David Coveney

A personal blog transitioning into an exploration of the intersection of design, technology and ethics

Tag: productivity

  • The productivity paradox

    The productivity paradox

    I came across this chart recently and it gave me pause for thought as someone whose life work is designed to improve productivity. It shows that from 2008, although we know technologies have been growing in power, productivity growth suddenly dropped away from the trendline following the global financial crisis. Why? This is where I…

  • Interesting times in the world of software

    Interesting times in the world of software

    About a decade ago, I was at a conference and talking to a fellow developer (I still call myself one, even though I don’t code so much these days) when he giddily told me about the funding he’d got for building a new piece of software he was hoping would make it big. It was…

  • Of WordPress Training and Learning

    Over at Interconnect IT, where I work, we’ve found that demand for our WordPress Training Courses has shot up over the past year or so.  And it’s certainly interesting to see where the work comes from. Curiously, it’s very polarised – we either work with smaller one man band companies like Jason Nevin who runs…

  • Five Things Bing Does Better than Google

    Five Things Bing Does Better than Google

    MS have, at last, come up with what appears to be a competent rival to Google. Here’s five ways in which it beats Google.

  • New Year’s Resolutions for Greater Productivity

    I don’t talk much about business on this blog, but I’ve decided to share what I’m doing to increase my productivity at work. So far these changes are making a great deal of difference.