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My Early Life
A stirring, inspiring and very funny autobiography by Britain’s greatest leader Continue reading
The Nemesis List
Covers light years, but goes nowhere Continue reading
Thirty Four
An inspiring true tale of a very unexpected hero Continue reading
IPad – Balanced Scorecard
Observations on the iPad’s ability to work as a general entertainment device for the duration of a 9.5 hour flight: – battery charge (an impressive 35% charge remaining): 10/10 – screen (looked like someone had cooked breakfast on it): 2/10 Continue reading
On the Cusp
Or, “What’s a cwt, Uncle Andrew?” I was visiting my mother last weekend and picked up a science book which I read as a teenager, but which originally belonged to my grandfather. It’s a brilliant discussion of materials science by Continue reading
Tyrannies and Broken Business Processes
I’ve posted previously about the inadequacies of the iOS/iTunes architecture, and in particular the content management nightmare it creates, but I haven’t really reflected on the commercial model of the iTunes / App Store. I’m afraid I can hold back Continue reading
What to Get for a Photographer’s Birthday
With my half century finally upon me, my wife Frances has excelled herself by commissioning a most wonderful cake, celebrating my photographic passion! This is well up to the standard of “Bear in a Porsche“, from a few years back… Continue reading
Barbados Portfolio Update
I’ve just managed to catch up with some of my shots from recent trips to Barbados, and in particular I’ve added some wildlife, sports, entertainment and underwater shots I’m quite pleased with. Have a look and let me know what Continue reading
The Wrong Orientation?
In an odd confluence, multiple streams of activity have come together to convince me that current IS thinking may be suffering from a bad dose of “the wrong orientation”. My work on data modelling at National Grid, an excellent course Continue reading
An Ideal Blogging Platform?
The iPad really ought to be the ideal blogging tool: it’s light enough to always have with you, large enough to edit a decent quantity of text on, and potentially always connected, so you can strike while the muse is Continue reading
Tokenism Gone Mad
I went to see Danny Boyle’s production of Frankenstein at the National Theatre, yesterday. It really is a “must see” event. The staging is superb, the script accurately reflects the eloquence of Mary Shelley’s novel, and Johnny Lee Miller’s performance Continue reading
Are We Nearly There Yet?
Musings on the lack of standardisation in gadget power supplies Continue reading
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