Monthly Archives: January 2011
I just realised I haven’t posted anything to my photoblog recently, so here’s one I’ve just processed from Barbados last year. I’ve never worked out why Foul Bay has its name – it’s a lovely long stretch of clean unbroken sand, and often almost empty. However, at 6am on the morning I took this it was buzzing with people out for their morning exercise. Odd…
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I’m currently reading a book called “Beautiful Architecture“. This has at its core the concept that some software structures are inherently elegant, things of beauty as well as great function, like many of our greatest buildings. The trouble is that Continue reading →
I’ve just had a bit of excellent news – my submission for the 2011 Enterprise Architecture Conference in London has been accepted. The provisional title is “Practical Enterprise Integration – Realising the Benefits of a Strong Canonical Architecture” and I’m Continue reading →
I don’t know whether I’m alone, but I’ve had two separate problems with computer systems which didn’t survive the transition from 2010 to 2011, making me wonder if there’s a more generic “Y2KXI” bug, like the famous Y2K bug, only Continue reading →
Monday, January 17, 2011 in
Thoughts on the World
My brand new iPad died today. One minute I was taking notes on it. Next minute, dead as the proverbial fat bird with a big beak, or the Norwegian Blue (lovely plumage). There are three theories which fit the available Continue reading →
I’ve recently purchased an iPad, partly to satisfy some unrequited gadget lust, partly to satisfy some real needs for which I hoped it might be a good match, and partly to try and understand what all the fuss is about. Continue reading →
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