Jonny a

Head of User Experience @IllustrateUK - obsessive about UI/UX/A11Y/QA & performance. 20+ years #WordPress veteran, occasional tech speaker.

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Over 19 years of my career dedicated to the world's most popular CMS #WordPress - I'm so tired of these power play games recently. I'm starting to see those negative little ripples turn into waves. PLEASE - anyone... be the bigger org here before it's too late 😢

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Excited to be presenting @staffswebmeetup this Thursday (26th Sept) on 'UX Traps and Triumphs: Common Research and Design Pitfalls'. Learn what to watch out for to maximise #ux research! Free sign-up: https://t.co/vYpnzY1lsY

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I like to do an ironic Xmas 'card' each year @IllustrateUK to the team, here's this year's, happy Xmas!

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#wpdrama time again I see... isn't the first time and won't be the last.

Wish things were simple like the good ol' days, but I guess big money breeds big problems.

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@davecoveney @mpclark The good old days eh Dave... I remember those simpler and happier times. Thank goodness I'm not a dev anymore (the Internet rejoices, I leave it to the pros I work with now!)

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Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

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@tomwillmot Reasonable 5G service in area (bought new sim and physically tested at house we like!) - looked into Starlink, thats my (expensive!) backup plan!!

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I'm escaping to the country, tired of city life now... all DIY jobs complete and house going up for sale this week.

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@tomwillmot Found our spot in Herefordshire, broadband is a bit of a challenge though compared to my Virgin Fibre... currently investigating 5G roof antennas to boost signal!

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@mpclark I believe it was WordCamp Birmingham around 2008!

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I see the BBC News app has been updated. Great, now I've got no news category filters - feels like pretty basic UX fail for a news platform?

Logo animation is nice though I guess.

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It's generates 3 versions each time, and you have a palette to switch between them at any time or generate more - it's cool!

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Been trying out the AI generative fill in #photoshop beta - VERY impressive, it works well! https://t.co/alqVdu4jtG

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Found a real use for #ChatGPT - Google sheets app scripts! It's pretty good if you instruct it using a coders workflow - start off with a simple function and extend+amend rather than try todo everything in 1 instruction. Needs a bit of help, but wow - it ain't bad!

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Multi monitor support on M1 Macbooks is embarrassing for a professional laptop - it supports 1 🙄

Looks like I need a hub that supports DisplayLink - minimum 2 x 4k monitors at 60Hz - eyeing up a Dell D6000 - any smarter suggestions/ideas please? 🙏

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I'm presenting at @wpleeds virtual on-line meetup TONIGHT (Feb 28th) starting at 5.30pm on 'Secrets of testing in Chrome' - free signup on Meetup - get involved, a nice bunch of peeps! https://t.co/YEDHfbee0L

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I'll be doing a presentation on 'Secrets of testing in Chrome' @wpleeds on Feb 28th - RSVP for free on Meetup: https://t.co/YEDHfbee0L

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@virginmedia It's genuine unless you have some very well-meaning hackers! It's come from [email protected] - and is a follow-up to an going support ticket (with ref).

All in hand, a fix by Friday; but honestly, I urge you to review your customer support templates x

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@virginmedia Generic customer service email address, no team member mentioned by name.