Author Archives: Andrew

A Shortage of Analysts?

Bemoaning the systemic failings which are leading to a general lack of good business analysts Continue reading

Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

Meltdown

A cracking thriller, and an intriguing insight into the world of high finance Continue reading

Wednesday, April 30, 2008 in Reviews

My Grand Circle Tour

My “Grand Circle” tour of Southwestern USA: what worked, what didn’t, and how to avoid sleep deprivation and scurvy! Continue reading

Wednesday, January 2, 2008 in My Publications, Personal News, Photography

Using Volume Shadowing with Ntbackup Under Vista

The brain-dead backup function of Windows Vista is enormously annoying. There are known ways to get good old ntbackup working, but they have their limitations. Read this article about my attempts to get round some of those limitations. Continue reading

Monday, July 9, 2007 in Code & Development, Thoughts on the World

My Photo Gallery is Now Live

I’ve always had a strong interest in photography, both as a practical tool to record our experiences in life, and as an art form. Fans of the Coppertrees Calendar will know how I’ve had great fun capturing friends, family and Continue reading

Wednesday, July 4, 2007 in Personal News, Photography, Website & Blog

Paradigm Shift – Clear Memory Now!

Why do we in IT insist on forgetting so much valuable knowledge? Continue reading

Saturday, June 2, 2007 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

The Tevye Scale of Approval

Instead of binary accept/reject assessments, here’s a way for an architect to record his true feelings Continue reading

Friday, April 27, 2007 in Agile & Architecture, Thoughts on the World

Freakonomics

Fascinating and fun, but ultimately light on content Continue reading

Dark Matter

Brilliant period piece, with a Sherlock Holmes feel Continue reading

Examples

A charming insight into the soul of a great photographer Continue reading

A Nice Surprise

I just thought I’d share with you one of my birthday presents today. This is wonderful 🙂 Just a shame that I no longer have my purple Porsche 🙁 Continue reading

Friday, March 16, 2007 in Thoughts on the World

Annoyance-Based Technology Selection

My tales of woe with that most commonplace of technology, the mobile phone 🙁 Continue reading

Monday, October 16, 2006 in Reviews, Thoughts on the World