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How I Became the User a Tech Platform Didn't Expect

Last year, I signed up for a productivity platform because I wanted a better way to organize my work. Like most people, I started with the free plan and explored the basic features without expecting much. Within a few weeks, however, I realized something interesting: the platform had dozens of hidden capabilities that most users never touched.

The more I explored, the more I discovered that software isn't just about the features shown on the homepage. The real value is often buried inside documentation, release notes, settings, keyboard shortcuts, and workflows that very few...

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What's wrong with Dragon's Den?

Like many people I quite like the TV programme Dragon's Den - I like the ideas pitched with a sprinkling of adrenaline and the hope. I love the hope. But I really don't like that the contestants (that's what they are, right?) have to persuade individuals, with their piles of money sitting gloatingly on the table in front of them, to patronise their ideas. Really I'd like to see all the contestants have to decide which idea deserves the money - even if it means supporting someone else's idea and not realising their own.

I've always been really interested in collective decision...

Who cares for the future of our communities?

Guido (Guy) Fawkes and his co-conspirators entered Parliament with honest intentions for an alternative long-term vision for England. In their case this was a Roman Catholic not Anglican future, and they were not successful. This leads to the question, ‘who looks for the future of our communities’? Who is really concerned about their well-being in 50-80 years time, or beyond? How will we travel, trade, resource and feed ourselves in 2063? In a society obsessed with instant gratification for individuals the prospects for community futures are not clear, so who does care? Probably not...

Exeter Lives: Joey Lee

Name : Joey Lee

And what do you do? I run The Hub on the Green, a community hub at 8, Cathedral Close

How would you describe yourself in 5 words? Happy, busy, bossy, greedy, enthusiastic

How would you describe Exeter in 5 words? Home, friendly, creative, bustling, community-minded

What brought you to Exeter? I was born here. I moved away for 13 years but returned when my daughter started school.

Which part of Exeter or the surrounding area is home? I live right in the city centre.

What is your favourite place in Exeter? Home

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Time for public to take back Great Western franchise say Green

South West Green Party is calling for the renationalisation of the Great Western rail franchise when the current contract expires in two years time. The Green Party is the only political Party fully committed to the renationalisation of the railways, arguing it would save taxpayers more than £1 billion a year and lead to lower fares and better services.

The Green Party has long campaigned for the renationalisation of the railways. Green Party MP, Caroline Lucas, has recently launched a Private Member’s Bill in parliament calling for the rail network to be brought back into public...

How to attract creative candidates with your marketing recruitment strategy

A creative-minded marketer can not only help push you to think ‘outside the box’, but they are often the type of candidate that will naturally have a keen eye for detail and, potentially, some impressive creative design skills.

Having creative minds within your marketing team can be a real bonus for any company, regardless as to whether your company works within a creative industry or not.

Marketing professionals often have a range of creative attributes but how can you target your marketing recruitment to attract the most creative candidates possible?

Without...

Exeter Lives: Les Bright

The Exeter Daily caught up with Les Bright, who clearly likes to keep busy... self employed researcher / writer specialising in care issues, invariably away from Exeter/ Devon. I spend even more time on various voluntary commitments at The Real Food Store and Exeter Trails in the city, and contributing to the work of a couple of national voluntary organisations.

How would you describe yourself in 5 words? Optimistic, energetic, passionate and opinionated

How would you describe Exeter in 5 words? Lively, attractive, oozing with energy

What brought you to Exeter?...

Last chance to apply for grant to help reduce crime

Community groups in Devon and Cornwall have got just over a week to apply for a share in a £200,000 cashpot. Applications for the first round of the small grants scheme, which aims to help small community groups which work to reduce crime and make people feel safer, must be submitted by 31 October. Already over 60 applications have been received for grants up to £5,000 for projects. In my Police and Crime Plan I promised to find new ways to help organisations to help themselves and I am encouraged by the early response from groups looking for grass-roots funding, I urge anyone who is...

"Not everyone's on Twitter"

The past week was Local Democracy Week and Exeter City Council organised several events, including a Question Time from Exeter College.

During the event, I live-tweeted questions and answers. To what end?

Well, local councillor, Catherine Dawson hasdbeen signed off sick and was unable to attend Full Council on Tuesday and the other events during the week - she felt isolated from what was going on. At least she had Twitter.

She followed the Question Timeevent on Twitter as Ilinked my tweets from Exeter College with the hashtag #ExeQT.

She made the following...

Crime figures – good news or bad?

This week we saw the publication of the three-monthly crime figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). As police and crime commissioner it is inevitable that the media will want me to comment in simple sound bites - is this good news or bad news news - so I thought I would clarify why I have been guarded in some of the interviews I have carried out this week. ONS figures are, and always have been, released three or four months in arrears - in this case to the end of June 2013, whereas, day to day, myself and the chief constable are dealing with up to the minute statistics about...

Exeter Lives: Patrick Cunningham

In view of The Exeter Daily 's recent partnership with the Exeter Phoenix, as sponsor of the main auditorium now renamed theexeterdaily.co.uk Auditorium, we asked the popular arts centre's director Patrick Cunningham what he loves about living and working in Exeter.

Patrick has been responsible for artistic and chief executive direction at Exeter Phoenix since 2003. With a long history of music promotion in the South West, including the co-founding of the famous Cavern Club in Exeter and the publishing of What's On South West events magazine, Patrick also programmes live...

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How I Became the User a Tech Platform Didn't Expect

What's wrong with Dragon's Den?

Who cares for the future of our communities?

Exeter Lives: Joey Lee

Time for public to take back Great Western franchise say Green

How to attract creative candidates with your marketing recruitment strategy

Exeter Lives: Les Bright

Last chance to apply for grant to help reduce crime

"Not everyone's on Twitter"

Crime figures – good news or bad?

Exeter Lives: Patrick Cunningham

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