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Digitization 101

Posted on November 15, 2022December 2, 2024 by SIM Admin

To transform your physical photos and documents into digital image files you’ll need some hardware, software, storage, and a plan.… Read more Digitization 101

Plane landing over Tseycum (Pat Bay), copyright Bruce Norman Smith 2022.

Personal GitHub profile

Posted on March 20, 2022December 2, 2024 by SIM Admin

This post is more of a personal aspiration than advice, my apologies. I have a personal GitHub profile. I created… Read more Personal GitHub profile

Escalator as metaphor for chaos and order

A balance of enablement and control

Posted on September 12, 2021December 2, 2024 by SIM Admin

Some weekend musings

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Unexpected opportunities in the past few years

Posted on April 24, 2021November 29, 2024 by SIM Admin

Some unexpected opportunities from the past year

McGill Diploma

What’s the value of a university degree?

Posted on April 12, 2021November 29, 2024 by SIM Admin

I was recently asked why a university degree is significant. I thought that was an interesting question. So in this… Read more What’s the value of a university degree?

Two books on how to brew beer

Like Beer? Keep records.

Posted on March 20, 2021November 29, 2024 by SIM Admin

Professional craft beer brewers understand the benefits of recordkeeping. If you want to produce quality goods, make money, and run… Read more Like Beer? Keep records.

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USB-C Hub

Posted on January 9, 2021January 9, 2021 by SIM Admin

I started making the switch to USB-C in Dec. 2020. It feels like 2018 was the year USB-C really started… Read more USB-C Hub

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Assessing Transitory Records

Posted on December 28, 2020December 30, 2020 by SIM Admin

In March 2017 I wrote a guest blog post on Assessing Transitory Records for the Collabware website. I’m copying the… Read more Assessing Transitory Records

Escalator sign saying "Stand on the right"

Behavioural Insights for IM

Posted on December 26, 2020December 27, 2020 by SIM Admin

The Information Management (IM) field needs to adopt more strategies and tactics from Behavioural Insights (BI). Good IM is made… Read more Behavioural Insights for IM

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Link rot

Posted on December 25, 2020December 28, 2020 by SIM Admin

“Link rot” is when old hyperlinks don’t work. Often this is because the page has moved to a different location… Read more Link rot

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