Communications, Synchronicity and Interruptibility

Communications, Synchronicity and Interruptibility

Yeah, snappy title, nailed it. No matter, we soldier on. It’s not like I don’t want this to be read, I do. There are many ways I could attempt to get you to cast your eye over this. When I’ve finished I could print it out and come round your house...
The Challenge of Permanence

The Challenge of Permanence

Hidden in the eaves of my house are several dusty black boxes. They lurk in the dark like eggs awaiting the crew of the Nostromo. But there are no monsters inside (some may argue differently). Instead you will find my cultural heritage. A record of my youth. My vinyl....
Every Type of Tweet Ever (probably)

Every Type of Tweet Ever (probably)

As you meander your way on Twitter you may have started to notice some repeating patterns. I may only follow a tiny percentage of Twitter’s millions of registered users but I have a feeling that even the small sample of tweets I see is fairly representative. As...

I’m Calling It, Draw Something is Boring

Like a gazillion others, I quickly jumped in the DrawSomething bandwagon and had a good laugh at my total lack of artistic talent. It’s simplicity does have an immediate appeal and is good fun. $200M can’t be wrong, right? Because it’s so simple and...

Would You Use SEO Power To Complain?

They often say that the pen is mightier than the sword and, yet, there is very little jail time associated with carrying a biro in your pocket. Recently I was wondering if the same can be said to be true of that which is written online. In the past I’ve written...

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...