Thank you, Carol for this week's #DigiBlogChat and we all look forward to next week's. And hope very much that Larry (@lazblazter.bsky.social) is doing well.

A10 #DigiBlogChat I had a period of playing with avatars, but ... not sure what happened!

A9 #DigiBlogChat Did you miss out money?!

Between questions, we’d like to announce the next topic: Food heaven or hell? #DigiBlogChat

A7 #DigiBlogChat Probably a whole lot less point scoring! 🤷‍♂️🙄

A6 #DigiBlogChat Oh heck ... when I was very young, I have a feeling that my parents might have tried to make a game out of getting dressed. But I can't remember much about it.

A5 #DigiBlogChat Maybe it was more like life in general. However, even there, there are two rules: - there are not mistakes, only lessons - lessons will be repeated until they are learned.

A4 #DigiBlogChat Yes. Next question?

A3 #DigiBlogChat Ah, not yet. But it probably would be fun!

A2 #DigiBlogChat Oh, probably shopping! 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

A1 #DigiBlogChat "Gamifying" might be too strong a term for it, but I have chores which I enjoy doing at set times and/or against the clock.

A9 #DigiBlogChat The whole issue of who and how they will use AI is still difficult to answer at this early stage.

A1 #DigiBlogChat I'm using AI for software development. So, I suppose, am trying to solve the problem of either time spent on it or engaging someone to do it. I can say, however, that the insight into junior programmers' behaviour gained during many years Iof T training has been quite useful.

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Who's noting (nay, admiring!) Jim Katzaman's (@jkatzaman.bsky.social) pre-recorded answers to today's #DigiBlogChat?

A8 #DigiBlogChat I don't know!! I use Safari for almost everything and I use DuckDuckGo for search (but they have a browser too, which I probably could be using).

A7 #DigiBlogChat Questions like this (essentially, on our trust in specific providers) are interesting. It's like that people have quite different levels of trust in different providers.

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A1 #DigiBlogChat I agree with the points others are making, especially about passwords and multi-factor authentication.

Hello #DigiBlogChat !

What, on Earth, have @apple.com done to the Safari user interface on iOS?!?! It used to work quite well, now it’s unintuitive and takes numerous clicks/swipes to do anything. AND the upgrade to 26.2 lost all my tab groups!!

Join us on Tuesday, January 20 when we'll discuss: Online Security! #DigiBlogChat Times: 8pm UK time, 9pm western Europe, 3pm ET, Noon PDT! Questions coming soon!

A10 #DigiBlogChat Well, we could forget computer programming / software as we know it. There were analog computers and they could do interesting things, but .... 🤯

A8 #DigiBlogChat Reportedly, when Steve Jobs told Apple designers/developers to produce a device which people would prefer to take with them than their wallet, they didn't understand him!!

A3 #DigiBlogChat Although I do hear/know that this should be the case, I don't think that I "get" it. Either it doesn't change anything, or (actually more likely) I don't do it enough to experience the change!

A2 #DigiBlogChat Sorry, but none! I went many (15?) years without wearing a watch, but fairly recently relented. I do recall that the battery did not need recharging!

A1 #DigiBlogChat Oooff! that's broad question?! ... but what? Not clocks (analog(ue) is inaccurate)! I'm not operating a car, but maybe cars! Having, over years, had a chip cause a breakdown and a dealer try to fleece me for a new ECU, maybe cars (hopefully injection or even back to carburettors)!

I second that commotion! #DigiBlogChat

In FIVE minutes ...

It's a Ruhle/@stephruhle.bsky.social, Trump is leaving office in less than three years: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOfI...

Is anyone else having difficulty accessing the @metoffice.gov.uk website?

A10 #DigiBlogChat Yes, in the last year, I've done a fair amount of learning about software technologies for implemented something in the cloud. It's about time I deployed something!

WOW! #DigiBlogChat

So you say! #DigiBlogChat

A7 #DigiBlogChat They're OK, but you can make resolutions at any time.

Between questions, we’d like to announce next week’s topic: Living Analog in a Digital World! #DigiBlogChat

It’s the halfway point and the first #DigiBlogChat stretch of 2026!

A4 #DigiBlogChat Not my resolutions! But am using AI for other things, particularly software development. It's not cheap, or always accurate, but it's saving me a lot to time.

A3 #DigiBlogChat For a while I was using a VPN, but it was not clear to me whether I was getting any significant extra benefit. 🤷‍♂️

A1 #DigiBlogChat The best place to start is probably with your purpose together, of course, with some understanding of what's changing in the "high-tech" area. Then decide what to investigate as potentially offering significant advantages and benefits (which are different) in achieving your purpose.

Hello #DigiBlogChat Happy New Year!

Happy New Year, everyone! #DigiBlogChat 2026 begins TODAY: - 6th January at 8pm GMT - January 6th at noon ET. yoursocialmediaworks.com/high-tech-re...

On the woeful contrasts of England's cricket performance in this #TheAshes series, this (www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...) is all very well ... but does England need a lion? What if England needs a Mike Brearly, who can communicate a strategy, not just a lot of tactics. #AUSvsENG

Thank you, Carol, for yet another excellent #DigiBlogChat. I've no idea how you do it without @lazblazter.bsky.social

Between questions, we’d like to announce next week’s topic: High Tech New Year’s Resolutions! #DigiBlogChat

Refilling! #DigiBlogChat

A6 #DigiBlogChat How long do you have?!?!

I think that's what's known as a "single entendre". #DigiBlogChat

"really" => "rarely" 🤦‍♂️#DigiBlogChat

A2 #DigiBlogChat Didn't Spike Miligan announce ahead of time that his epitaph would be "I told you that I was ill"?! However, he might not have said that it would be in the Irish language!