Mike Little's Journalized

I’m back in my hotel room after a very long day at WordCamp UK. I’ve had a fantastic day. There were some good sessions, it’s a pity I didn’t get to see them all. That whole multi-track thing can be frustrating.

My own session got off to a poor start with technical difficulties. Eventually solved, but it threw me a little. I didn’t manage to fill my 1 hour slot, but it seemed to go down well enough. I got some good questions and feedback later.

It was great to see Matt again after so long. We were both interviewed and filmed after the last session by two different people, and I look forward to seeing the recordings.

I then went for a great meal with Matt, Westi, and a small group of people and it was really nice to just chat and chill with a fantastic bunch.

I’m really looking forward to tomorrow.

I finally got round to creating and launching my new corporate site at zed1.com, a mere 7 months after I started the business!
It’s one of those things that kept getting put on the back burner, but I’ve finally done it, though it’s not complete and really only a temporary logo and design.

Still, I wanted to get it done in time for WordCamp UK in Cardiff this weekend.

I’m at the Informatology conference today and had my first WordPress hands-on workshop for about 15 delegates earlier.

I am shocked at how short 45 minutes is! I felt like I babbled at break-neck speed and got nowhere.

However I did cover about a third of my agenda, touched on a few other bits, and got some good feedback from people.

I have another session this afternoon. I will have to trim it, and do more of the hands-on myself.

A client site I have been working on just went live today. It’s a public consultation site for the Law Commission.

They wanted a commentable summary version of their current consultation paper and a general discussion forum. The original consultation paper, “The Admissibility of Expert Evidence in Criminal Proceedings in England and Wales”, runs to 98 pages, so the 15 page summary (plus end notes) works much better online.

It’s built on WordPress, of course, and the forum is BBPress

Check it out and, of course, it is a public consultation, so feel free contribute (registration required).