How newspapers dealt with the challenge of the internet is quite an interesting story. I’m planning to start producing weekly articles/opinion pieces, and perhaps this will be one of them in a few weeks’ time when I have my website (proper) set up. But in the mean time there’s an interesting article in today’s Grauniad […]

Erm… well, OK, not that busy. I had a bike ride and I cleaned my car, and I’m about to tidy my room and then go round Dad’s for tea. I just came on here to say hurrah – I’m now part of BritBlog, the directory of British blogs. Which is nice. May drive some […]

I just got an automated email from VerticalResponse, who I’ve used in the past to send HTML email bulletins. They’re a really good way of sending updates to people and – if you use them correctly – help reinforce brands, draw attention, and inform. I’m a bit dubious about using them too regularly, though – […]

Had another day when I’m really itching to get going. Patience is needed, I know, but I’m really keen to start using some of the ideas I have. The blog look and feel is getting there, and I’ll finish that tomorrow. I got the first two of my credit checks through – all clear, as […]

All I need to do is sort out the banner, which is currently hosted in such a way that only I can see it. I’ll fix this in the morning. And go to bed now.

…so what have I done? Well, I’ve been working on silly little things like document headers and templates. I got some designs for a logo today from a friend who’s also an excellent artist, and I’ll be using some of these soon. In terms of the book I finished week 3 OK – apart from […]

Well, week three is drawing to a close and I’ve done a fair bit. Money is sorted (in that I know what I have and what I need, not that I have enough or anything!), time is sorted (I think I have enough if I work hard), and Sunday is put aside for sorting my […]

Bad news: so far this year I’ve spent more than I’ve earnt.Good news: things are turning round this month, I’m aware of the problem and doing something about it, and I’ve finally finished my budgeting work and I can go to bed. Good night, all.

Just something I noticed on the New Scientist – Easterners and Westerners view the world differently. With the web being a global phenomenon, even if we assume it’s OK to write in English for foreign audiences, and we’re writing in a plain English way, should we be thinking about the bigger picture – the philosophies […]

Greenbottle Originally uploaded by Steve Makin. Done it. Named my company. As soon as I can get back on my domain register’s site, I’ll be temporarily directing www.juicyfly.com at this blog until I have hosting and a site all set up and ready to go. It’s pretty cool knowing I now have a company name […]