Just a quick post to note that I won’t be able to blog over the next few weeks. I’m just back from a business trip to Weybridge, then I’m off to Kiev on business all next week, then a week in Mallorca for my first proper holiday of year, then a few days in Ibiza [...]

Better late than never, I’m back to blogging after going to BarCampLondon4 at the weekend. Somewhat ironic that I was possibly surrounded by the highest concentration of laptops in the world, and yet I’ve only just got round to writing this Anyway, in a nutshell, I had a great time - met lots of [...]

Just a couple of quick things I wanted to post.
First off, I’ve edited my About page recently so that it now includes a lifestream. This means that not only does it list my profiles around the Internet, but also aggregates information about what I’ve been doing on all of them onto one page. Check it [...]

After much delay, I’m going to start blogging again. Really, I am What with one thing and another I somehow fell out of the way of it, but I’m going to make a concerted effort to make sure I keep it going this time. Just a quick disclaimer, though: my posts might be slightly [...]

No, really, I am… although you could have been forgiven for thinking otherwise, considering I’ve not written on here for over two months
Since moving to Newcastle to start my new job I’ve not had a chance to blog much, what with work, being out more in the evenings (I go rock climbing now!) [...]

Sorry I’ve still not blogged anything since I got the site up and running. I’ve been busy getting stuff ready for the next couple of weeks, as I’m off on holiday with my mate this week, then moving to Newcastle to start my new job straight after. All of this means that I won’t [...]

As the title suggests, you shouldn’t expect any posts on here for at least the next five days as I’m off to a party at my mate’s house. Chilling, drinking copious quantities of beer, going out, playing paintball, trampolining and driving around the Yorkshire Moors on an old London Routemaster bus are all on the [...]

I got back from Mallorca yesterday after a great week chilling out, diving, drinking and just having a laugh with my friends. However, I spent the whole week slightly worried because my exam results were due to come out the day before I came home and I really thought I’d totally screwed up my exams. [...]

I had my call played on CNET’s Buzz Out Loud podcast today, which excited me no end because I’m a total geek. It has, however, served to emphasise that I hate hearing recordings of my own voice. Anyway, my point was this: Apple are rumoured to be planning a movie rental store, which would require [...]

About 17 minutes ago, Finals Fear kicked in big-time. My finals are in about 5 weeks, and I still have tonnes of work to do for them so this is just a quick note to say that my blog’s going on holiday for a wee while. I might post intermittently but don’t expect regular [...]

You know you’re a geek when you dream that you’re in an episode of Buffy then Vampire Slayer. I can’t remember much, but I do remember that a monster (disguised as a blonde woman) kept turning Willow into a chicken’s egg. And then Willow kept hatching out of the egg as a frog, which I [...]

Gina raised about £270 for charity by shaving her head last night. All of that will go towards building classrooms and providing sanitation to a school in rural Nepal. A great cause, and a brave girl! From YouTube, here.

Photo by Ben Reyes, released under Creative Commons. Original here.

I got back from BarCamp on Sunday night, but just haven’t got round to blogging since. It was really great… I learnt tonnes and met some really interesting people (geeks are people too!) and will post some thoughts on presentations when I get a chance this week.
There’s photos on Flickr here, videos on YouTube and [...]

I’m presenting at BarCamp (kinda an ad-hoc technology conference) this weekend, which I’m looking forward to. I’m going to be presenting on the subject, “Offshore Outsourcing and the Value of Test-Driven Development”, based on things I learnt while working as an IDS (IT systems analysis) intern at Procter & Gamble over the summer.
The BarCampLondon2 wiki [...]

I’m aware that the parent category of “banter” is far too flippant for this post.
I’ve just got back from the cinema where I saw Blood Diamond, a film set in Sierra Leone in 1999. It was, when it comes down to it, a typical Hollywood movie - romance, action, a quest, good guys, bad guys. [...]

Five things you might not know about me:

I used to “sing” in my school choir.
Contrary to popular belief, I once held down a relationship for a whole 9 months.
I got the highest Advanced Higher Geography mark in Scotland in 2003.
When I was younger, I used to be obsessed with Star Trek. Not only did I [...]