Benjamin Ellis

@MicrosoftTeams When is this feature coming to the UK? learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsof…

An excellent Saturday spent with the local @home_assistant commity... benjaminellis.org/2025/05/28/hom…

@sarahhayman86 The flock would be very happy to come inside to watch, but they'll had to make do with a lunchtime visit from me, before I came back for the afternoon sessions! #dppc24 #dppcpets

Archie doesn't think much of the seminar, but I'm learning lots already! #dppc24 #dppcpets

Archie has given up waiting for the keynote speech! Snoring loudly. Send help! @ICOnews #dppc24 #dppcpets

@ICOnews Very much enjoying the day, and the pet photos. But, I wonder... Music is one of the UK's great industries, and there are probably even very tallented musicians in the audience. How about featuring their music next year, rather than a very repetative audio loop? #DPPC24

@KWrightyho If everyone from SMEs to Microsoft do, then there isn't much excuse for a supplier handling data not to have it, right? #DPPC24

I wonder if CrowdStrike will get a mention during the availability session? #dppc24

@cannockwolves Yes - very crackly and now the stream has stopped. #dppc24

#dppc24 Is anyone else getting very poor sound from Andrew?

Celebrating 15 years of SocialOptic with the people who've been with us on the journey - 15 seconds with Kevan Hall - not only have he and the @GlobalInteg team been an amazing customer to work with! youtube.com/shorts/UEEpaTt… #15YearsofSocialOptic

Thank you @Sathnam - a thoughtful session at #uhr24 linkedin.com/posts/benjamin…

Enjoying @Sathnam's opening session at #UHR24 - 'opposite things can be true at once' which reminds me of a favourite phrase "The truth often rests in the tension between two apparent contradictions"

My first bit of writing for a long while... "Point Positive" on the blog: benjaminellis.org/2024/04/03/poi…

@tamstar1234 Given power costs these days, there’s a good enough RoI if the turn off the lights on timeout. Aside from the coolness of course.

Added a few more of these around the house - unsure if I’m lazy or not, automated sensor lights in each room is so nice! 😂 #smarthome #homeautomation

@HaierAppliances @saitoyui14 You are one brand to us consumers. As Home Assistant users, how do we know which is which and if you won’t change your mind, given the way Haier have interacted with a developer in your owner community here.

@saitoyui14 The Haier brand in the U.S. is independent of Haier Europe and operates separately. hOn is the connected IOT platform for Haier Europe. In the U.S., consumers can use our open IOT platform, SmartHQ. SmartHQ does not prevent integrations with Home Assistant.

A beverage center or wine center can be a great addition to your place! 🍷 Check out these tips to keep them organized: haierappliances.com/inspired/artic…

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The next episode of my podcast goes live tomorrow and this time I’m talking to ⁦@benjaminellis⁩ from ⁦@socialoptic⁩ about the importance of data for internal communication and culture. Grab your link to subscribe and download here: redefiningcomms.com/podcast-season…

It's #SurreyCyber time again @LoginLounge - always new things to learn, and a great growing communitee.

@toodlepip @Flickr Really pains me to let decades of photos go, and to break so many web page links. But perhaps it is time. It just doesn’t seem value for money anymore.

Anyone still using @Flickr? Still looks lovely, but the renewal emails have just pinged in and I don't honestly think I've even logged in during the last 12 months.

@Nico_Macdonald @DonaldClark @joenutt_author @harleyrich Education currently seems obsesively optimised towards passing exams as an individual without access to resources... Employers need people who can use resources, collaborate, and learn. #RSAComino

@benjaminellis @DonaldClark @joenutt_author @harleyrich Where do you see an overhaul needed, particularly as an employer? I was taken by Lord Baker’s remarks on the need for technical schools in the education systems; the value of apprenticeships; and the transformational nature of using ‘the hand as well as their mind’. #RSAComino

The changing face of 21st century education and learning ⁦@theRSAorg⁩ (thersa.org/events/2023/04…) live now and can scrub back to the start #RSAComino (cc ⁦@DonaldClark⁩ ⁦@joenutt_author⁩ @harleyrich) youtube.com/live/FEZT3SugG… thersa.org/events/2023/04…

@ben11kehoe I don't think that kicks in until at least 21k and > 50 inches ;)

We've got 4K monitors. How are we not past "minimize to the system tray"?