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15 August 202115 August 2021

Weekly Wrap 585: Lyrebirds, productivity, and some nostalgia for Canberra

My week of Monday 9 to Sunday 15 August 2021 was a productive one, with the weather already starting to feel like it’s spring. This time two years ago it was snowing. And four years ago I was in Canberra.

18 July 202118 July 2021

Weekly Wrap 581: Productive, sure, but let us reflect on those tiny-headed pigeons

My week of Monday 12 to Sunday 18 July 2021 was a strange one. My mood improved, as did productivity. I did some geekery for money, wrote a story for ZDNet, produced a podcast, and appeared on another. Then the weather turned cold. And then there was bad news concerning a friend — but that bit I won’t talk about.

27 June 202130 June 2021

Weekly Wrap 578: A sleepy week before a lockdown

I was very, very tired in the first half of the week of Monday 21 to Sunday 27 June 2021, and a tad depressed. But I also managed to write a bit, and plan a bit, and get some medical appointments out of the way before the Greater Sydney area went into COVID lockdown on Saturday. Oddly enough I’m kinda feeling OK with all that.

06 June 202116 June 2021

Weekly Wrap 575: Some geekery to begin winter, and an inevitable bird photo

My week of Monday 31 May to Sunday 6 June 2021 took an unusual turn. It saw the first substantial geek-for-hire work I’ve done in quite a while when I coordinated the eviction of hackers from a client’s website. And now it’s winter. Is there a connection? You decide.

16 May 202119 May 2021

Weekly Wrap 572: A vast flock of cockatoos heralds a week when productivity returns

My productivity started to return during the week of Monday 10 to Sunday 16 May 2021. Yes, there’s a ZDNet story and parts or another one, but more importantly I started to get a clearer view of the next few months. This pleases me.

18 April 202118 April 2021

Weekly Wrap 568: Nostalgia about travel, technical disasters, and too much blockchain

Monday 12 to Sunday 18 April 2021 was another week in which I started reminiscing about travel, which is why there’s a random old photo of the view from a train window at the head of this post. But there was also a podcast this week, and a ZDNet article, and a failed livestream.