I created this website using RapidWeaver on the mac-mini. This was incredibly quick and easy, even compared to Dreamweaver MX which I used to use. The only drawback, I think, is that the html is less easy to modify if you want to. But for the most part I probably won't want to. I had given up on my previous website because I never got the time to update it.

However, this website may go the same way as my old websites and stagnate a bit if I run out of time. So I've included links to my most active blog here :

Research Essentials is a collaborative blog that I maintain with my fellow researcher Rebecca. We originally planned it as a resource for researchers, but its evolved into our reflections on the academic environment. We’re posting about our experiences, recently the preparation and actuality of writing a thesis and sitting a PhD viva. I think we're also posting our reflections on academic life, technology advances and general university and research-related subjects. We'll see how that goes.

The Connected Peasant is a blog about my non-research related interests, keeping chickens, growing vegetables, aiming for a more self-sustaining life. The name arose when I was chatting to my husband about this trend, of which we are a part, for people to become more connected with the land, seasons, food they eat. He suggested that we seemed to be trying to recreate the life of peasants and I replied that we were connected peasants, connected via the internet. I suppose this relates to my research interests in a way, as it links to how people are using technology to connect up online. Still, if you like chickens, you may find this blog interesting.