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02/09/2026

Today's top tip is about using Microsoft Word.

I had some maths to edit, which because it was in a text box I didn't want to confuse matters by converting to MathType. But when I changed subscripts to subsubscripts, Word complained that it couldn't save the document. So I cut the table and repasted it and tried saving again, and Word saved the document. I have no idea what the problem was or how I fixed it, but this sounds like a useful strategy for dealing with future problems.

29/07/2026

The Institute of Physics are in the process of switching everyone to digital certificates and badges, and I have a shiny new digital achievement badge, and certificate in my married name, which is nice.

27/07/2026

Today's top tip:

Be very careful with those urls. For example, aaro.org leads to the Association of Americans Resident Overseas, but if you wanted Asian Alliance Radiation & Oncology you need to type aaro.sg

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22/07/2026

Today's top tips are on how to write well, and come from David Ogilvy. You can read them in "The Unpublished David Ogilvy: A Selection of His Writings from the Files of His Partners", edited by Joel Raphaelson, 1986.

In 1982, the original “Mad Man” David Ogilvy, sent an internal memo to all employees of his advertising agency, Ogilvy & Mather.

06/07/2026

https://physicsworld.com/a/what-a-modern-day-us-declaration-of-independence-should-say/

Robert P Crease imagines a modern-day US Declaration of Independence

01/07/2026

Today's top tip comes from Louise Harnby - Fiction Editor & Proofreader and is about the difference between having a competent editor and getting some badly trained machine to pretend to do the work instead.

Discover why human judgement remains central to great editing.

22/06/2026

Some food for thought in this editorial, published in BMJ Global Health.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

13/06/2026

If you don't get a subject expert to do the editing, you might come up with some interesting mistakes.

08/06/2026

Today at work:
The flexible nature of human skin allows it to stretch with body movements.

04/06/2026

I haven't checked, but this looks like an error. Yes, even the imprints page needs to be checked.