Oct 28, 2020//15 min readHow I got into technologyWhether I'm making new friends and industry relationships, or even just participating in casual conversation, I often get asked how someone with my educational background ended up in the technology se
May 11, 2013//3 min readFeature creep and limitationsOne of the first things I'd imagine a lot of freelancers experience is feature creep. What is feature creep? As the simplest definition, feature creep refers to the myriad small changes that go beyon
Jan 3, 2013//2 min readNew Year 2013Another year passes, another mayan apocalypse [https://edition.cnn.com/2012/12/20/world/doomsday-coming/index.html] averted, another year to add to my tally of those lived through. As usual many of u
Dec 25, 2012//1 min readHappy Holidays 2012Whether you're a follower of religion, or a subscriber to dieties, it must be agreed that it's great how so many people get together and celebrate at roughly this time of year. Any excuse to give, rec
Dec 15, 2012//2 min readTime = MoneyThe reason I've been uncharacteristically quiet this month (nigh on two weeks), is due to moving residence. It's a minor jump to the title of this blog post but trust me it's all linked! The lease of
Nov 19, 2012//2 min readAdvanced networkingI overheard people talking about business cards today which made me start to think back to my experiences at Drupal Downunder 2012 and the art of advanced networking. In the space of almost three day
Oct 12, 2012//4 min readLessons in customer relationsOnly recently have I noticed the dramatic effect a little bit of feedback from a business can have on customers; myself as the customer and the businesses being The University of Nottingham [http://w
Aug 10, 2012//3 min readMy first attempt at artContrary to popular belief I am quite a creative person. However, this does not manifest itself in the same way as it does for conventional creativity. What I assume most people think, as this is wh
Jul 29, 2012//1 min readPick 3I may not be the busiest person in the world, indeed I'm often looking to be busier; things to keep me occupied are good! At any one time. I'll have a few side projects on the go at any one time whic
Jul 21, 2012//3 min readAG: After GoogleI was having a conversation with a friend the other day about what would happen when/if Google becomes obsolete. At present it seems almost impossible to imagine the end of the search giant. It being