My last two years have seen me dabble in a whole swath of things I never thought I’d dip my toes into. The first was web development, arguably inspired by…
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A long time ago I made a decision to do at least one post per day on weekdays. I’m not sure where I pulled that figure from, probably because it…
I’ve often found that trying that sticking with a problem from start to finish is usually the least efficient way of getting it completed. Quite often if I take a…
One of the most common bits of career advice that I’ve been given is that you have to make yourself valuable to the company or organisation your working for. The…
It’s nigh on impossible to make a system completely secure from outside threats, especially if it’s going to be available to the general public. Still there are certain measures you…
I often find myself deconstructing stories and ideas to find out what the key factors were in their success or failure. It’s the engineer training in me that’s trying to find…
I’ve been a keen user of social tools for a while now, over 4 years if memory serves me, and if I’m honest I’d have to say that whilst they’ve…
Like almost any industry IT can sometimes feel like a pretty thankless job. If you’re halfway competent at what you do people won’t notice the vast amount of effort you…
I remember way back when I first started trying to create a business for myself that I’d eagerly seek out stories of others who had done the same, looking for…
Look I’m not going to say that I’m above rabid fan boy-ism. In fact there are multiple occasions where I’ve made up excuses for some of my companies of choice (notably Bioware…