Software Development Success – With Spanners

There must be at least 7 other blog posts on the internet claiming to hold the secrets of software development success. Well, here it is, number 8. One of the very few benefits of being an old git is that you’ve been doing the same thing for long enough to know...

A Day On/In The Tay

Had a cracking day team building in a raft on the white waters of the River Tay. Thanks to Hurricane Katia the river was big, fast and a lot of fun. Thanks to the guys at Free Spirits for a great day and looking after us so well. Here are a selection of the photos...

PhotoBlog: Budapest at Night

As a keen photography type person, a wander to some of Europe’s greatest cities has always had much to commend it. I recently completed my 3rd such journey on a charity banger rally ( the details of which y0u can read about here). This was a much tougher journey...

It Was 20 Years Ago Today – Part 2

It was 20 years ago today I started work. Proper work, not summer jobs – the start of professional life. The 40 odd year journey that fills the gap between youthful exuberance and death. My keen eyed reader will have noticed that I started work precisely 5 days...