Friday meme: What’s your desk like?

by Vero on Oct 19

It’s Friday afternoon, and we’ve all had a fantastic week, thanks to all the amazing feedback we’ve been getting about the Taptu search since we launched Monday. So why not slack a little by reviving an old meme.

We spend over 1,700 hours in our working environment every year, so our desk ends up reflecting who we are quite a bit!

My desk at the Taptu office

Simple task: Take a picture of your desk and describe what’s on it. The more things, the better!

  1. David Tennant action figure, cozily laying back in a yellow foam chair
  2. Drawing of my two soon-to-be-adopted kittens, by Chloe, age 6
  3. The Taptu WordPress blog
  4. Skitch, the best Mac screenshot application
  5. My to-do list for the day, almost completed
  6. The #mobitopia channel
  7. Juhu, the Mac client for Jaiku
  8. The iPhone, my current favourite device on the planet
  9. A Unix Command line reference guide, because my brain blanks when I look at Terminal
  10. Simon’s head popping above the divider. He’s not on my desk, per se, but he’s in the picture. Good enough.

What’s your desk like?

I’ll be tagging Tarek, Carlo, Steph and Rudy. If your desk is less than usual, just join in!

Blog Action Day: Recycle your old mobiles

by Vero on Oct 15

Bloggers Unite - Blog Action DayOn Blog Action Day, thousands of bloggers are writing about the environment. One issue. One day. Thousands of voices.

Why not take action today and do one thing to help the environment and clear up that odds and sods drawer you’ve been meaning to empty since the last Spring cleaning?

If you’re in the UK, find a padded envelope, write “FREEPOST Fonebak” on it, stick it in the post and feel that halo shining above your head for your good deed of the day. £5 will be donated to BBC Children in Need for every reusable mobile phone received and the rest will be sent for recycling to ensure that nothing ends up in landfill.

If you’re anywhere else in the world, look for a mobile phone recycling service nearby.