2020 Blogging Highlights

Robin Capper

Robin Capper

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I usually begin this post with "Another year has flown by..." but 2020 was a strange mix of COVID-19 impacted time dilation where it both flew and dragged simultaneously. Time to look back from a bloggy/social media (not just CAD blog) perspective at a very strange year:

Best social media related event(s):

With so much going on-line this year, including work for about 3 months, it is hard to single out one event. These come to mind:

  • Antarctic on-line meetings | Trip reunion Zoom meeting and speaking to the Auckland Antarctic Meet-up on-line (with help from Dr Karl)
  • Autodesk University 2020
  • AU Skeptics Conference 2020
  • James Acaster | 'Cold Lasagne, Hate Myself 1999' live stream of the routine he abandoned when I saw him live at the 1999 NZ Comedy Festival. It was great, as was the, vastly different, show he did here!
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Best social media comment

Might have to scrap this one. I got no comments on the blog itself in 2020 but social media post links to Twitter and Facebook often generate comment there.

Social media surprise?

Last year finding out (via a Facebook Fiat Fan) my Fiat Bravo HGT is one of just three left in New Zealand and via “Honest John” there are only twenty-one left in the U.K. was a surprise. This year meeting Ian 'Hubnut' Seabrook after he'd taken my Bravo for a drive to feature on his channel was a highlight. It was interesting to hear about life as a YouTuber. The video has had about 30,000 views so far!

The Fiat Bravo HGT is finally out of lockdown and HubNut'

I first watched Ian's exploits in his Invacar, 2CV and other odd vehicles a few years ago, his drives across Europe a highlight. Never thought would meet him in New Zealand, never mind have my car appear on his channel!

Best new media (Podcasters and YouTubers):

I listen to, and support, a lot of podcasts added a few more to the play list this year. Some of the best discovered include:

Best new(ish) social media tool:

My favourite app of 2020 is not new, but I really appreciated it over the 2020 lockdown. Snapwood Apps SkyFolio allows my Sony TV (which uses Android OS) to access and display all my photos stored on OneDrive*. It senses when the TV is inactive for a while (not playing streamed content or live broadcasts) and shows a randomised slideshow of all my photos. In a year when travel (even local at times) became a memory it was so nice to see random shots from previous travels on the 55-inch screen.

* Snapwood Apps also have apps for Dropbox, Flickr, Facebook & Google Drive/Photos storage

Happy New Year!

Thanks for visiting, reading, following, and commenting wherever you do. Let's see what 2021 brings!

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