…shiny shiny shiny shiny. Yes, I’ve got a MacBook. Yes, it’s the most excellent thing ever. Now I’m doing a lot of testing of open source software – MacGIMP, OpenOffice, that sort of thing, in order to make the most cost effective use of it. There’s a lot of learning to do – I’ve (obviously) […]

Well, it’s funny how my social life explodes into action the minute I tell myself not to spend any money. Still, I seem to be doing OK, even if I am driving in to work at the moment in a real display of laziness. I’ll start biking again next week. Honest. I have 28 days […]

So… I’m not going to be JuicyFly limited. At least not at the start. It’s a shame because I love the name and the designs Oli did for me. But for financial and administrative reasons I’ve decided to go down the route of being a sole trader, which means I have far less paperwork and […]

HM Revenues and Customs recognise me as self employed. Well, back-dated, they will. I am now a sole trader, trading as “Maltpress Web Consultancy”. And what’s happening to JuicyFly? More news tomorrow.

Following a restful weekend during which I watched an inordinate number of films (X-Men III is quite good – not brilliant, but quite good) I am now doing set-up with a vengeance. I’ve had some good advice and the point at which I say I am self employed seems very, very close. So today it’s […]

I am incredibly hurty at the moment. Beer festival. Ow. Today I will be mostly laying in bed watching Alien on DVD and feeling sorry for myself. This will be an enjoyable hangover. Hurrah.

I’m trying very, very hard not to say rude words. Bad car things: Metro has failed MOT and is costing me a bomb to have fixed. Bottoms! Midget needs new points and the only way they could be harder to get to would be to put them in another country. Flip! Tax is due on […]

Sparkly things, eh? They’re so ace. This is what the future should be like – floaty displays and thinks you can control by waving your hands about, like the Nintendo Wii (ha ha ha). Just thought I’d post that in a short break from writing a business plan and doing cash flow forecasts…

So, my brother and dad are signed up for this. Dad’s going to take my cards from me (with strict instructions not to buy things off the internet with it) and my brother’s joining in. I’ve been trying to work out strategies. Here are some of the ideas, in no particular order… Only “done a […]

In my quest to not owe money any more and – of course – to fight the evil of capitalism and other higher aims (actually, just to get out of debt – it’s purely selfish) I am declaring June to be “live like a monk month”. At the start of the month I’m taking a […]