You may have noticed (if you’re a regular reader) that the blog’s had a major re-design. And that my spelling’s getting a lot better. Two innovations I’m quite pleased with are responsible for these things: Blogger Beta is the new version of the Blogger software – and it’s really quite good. It’s almost as flexible […]

I’m finding this out more and more lately. It’s the little things which you never think about until, like me, you suddenly have lots and lots of time. The big things – like regular pay, sick leave, having people around you, IT support – I never took those for granted. I was always grateful for […]

Well, well, well. What an interesting day. Got the MG back. Long story. Deeply unhappy about it, but you live and learn. Top tip from today: don’t sell a car on eBay, and never sell to someone who’s not viewed it first.

It’s been a difficult couple of days, to be honest. Some hellos and some goodbyes: Hello – to the new version of Blogger. I’ll be sorting the template out tomorrow, and taking advantage of the new-found ability to tag posts with keywords – and to generate feeds for each keyword, which is going to make […]

Yesterday I didn’t have masses to do, which was a little dull. I did a lot of ironing, and while I did it I listened to a bit of Bowie. Which got me thinking about the film Velvet Goldmine, which I saw one snowy day in the first year at university, at the Taliesin cinema […]

Things seem to be picking up a little – I have some work to do, which makes a very nice change and will be keeping me out of trouble (and should start to pay the bills as well, which is the most important thing). I’m certainly starting to settle in to the somewhat different pace […]

I’ve discovered the good thing about working from home is the ability to walk down to the shops rather than having to wait until the evening to drive to the supermarket. It only takes five minutes, it’s free, it’s non-polluting and – best of all – it gets me out of the house. Plus I’m […]

I’ve been reading a lot of articles online recently about MySpace. Opinions are divided – it’s either the best thing to happen to the web, bringing people together in new ways, or it’s the worst thing ever, encouraging grooming, phishing, stalking and – probably provoking most horror – bad design. So I decided to get […]

So… tomorrow is my last day in the office and from that point on I’m alone and need to find business. I think I’m about ready; bank is sorted, website is sorted, contacts are sorted (although I need more), business cards have arrived, I’ve had training on legal things today (which made my brain hurt […]

I love my Mac. Using it, and reading about BlackBerry’s new consumer handset, has got me thinking about the differences between business and consumer electronics, the closing gap between the two, and the interesting consequences for the way we use them. If BlackBerry can succesfully create and market a consumer device with the purpose of […]