Another Whinge

Jun 24
2009

Maybe being in the UK for 4 years has turned me into a whinging pom, or maybe I’m just a natural grump, but I think suitcases with wheels should be outlawed and their owners subjected to the Spice Girls “SpiceWorld” album, on loop for the rest of eternity (with headphones of course). Read the rest of this entry »

I love LAMP!!!

May 30
2009

I love lamp! Well LAMP to be more precise. For the less technical readers, LAMP is an achronym for:

  • Linux (operating system)
  • Apache (web service)
  • MySQL (database service)
  • PHP (programming language)

It’s all open source (read: free software) and makes web hosting an absolute breeze. Well, you need to know your way around Linux, but with LAMP, I managed to port this blog to a brand new server in under 45 minutes. 

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PDFTK - the PDF toolkit

Apr 02
2009

Yes, I know I’m a geek for posting this, but I just had to share this with you. 

Having worked as an IT professional for 10 or so years (and a bit of a computer nerd since I was about 6), I can only speculate at the amount of time I’ve spent hunting the www for fixes for this or that, new software to replace antiquated systems or that provide better functionality. But it’s not often that I get really excited over something anymore. That happened today…

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TfL - Please give our ears a break!!!

Mar 31
2009

Why is it the public sector continue to insult our intelligence in this day and age? I was under the (clearly misguided) impression that as a whole, the human race were supposed to be getting smarter? Someone obviously forgot to inform Transport for London.
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How To Present Like Steve Jobs

Sep 17
2008

“Comparing a Steve Jobs presentation to most presentations is impossible — he’s in a league all his own. Apple’s chief executive is arguably the most charismatic pitchman in business today. His presentations are brilliant demonstrations of visual storytelling that turn customers, employees, and the entire computer industry into evangelists.”

For more, read on…

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How Good is the iPhone … REALLY?

Sep 15
2008

Time and time again I’ve found myself in debates with people about how good the Apple iPhone really is. Well rather than fighting the battle on Facebook, email or over IM, I figured I may as well post about it and from ever onwards, I can just email a link ;) 

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Weekend Away

Aug 22
2008

I’m typing this post on my way to work (Friday), all geared up for a weekend away. I have my backpack with me. I’m all set.
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Chelsea

Aug 17
2008

2 weeks after picking Chelsea up, I’m finally out for a cruise.
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General Update

Aug 08
2008

West west yo!!!

Er, sorry was just listening to a track by Snoop and Coolio and those lyrics seem to have taken over my concious thought.

Anyways, figured it was about time for a general update cause it’s been a while…
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Blogging from the iPhone Part 2

Aug 07
2008

Thought I should give a quick update on my thoughts on the last post.
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