February 2009
11 posts
MSc Dissertation Introduction
MSc Dissertation Conclusion
visual representation of the content of a PLEB+...
problems uploading to flickr
Flickr Uploadr worked fine earlier. however flickrexporter, an iphoto add-on, is having problems connecting to flickr. This is an intermittent problem, according to this post.
line manager advises me to “work from home if I can”
HTTP response code 503 for Southern service update
snowing again in the RH2 postcode
southern railway website has fallen over: “No suitable nodes are available to serve your request”
nationalrail.co.uk website running slowly. has it been affected by inclement weather conditions, too?
walking in towards the station this morning, a bloke told me there are no trains running north from redhill towards london
good lord, it is snowy here, too @mhw
January 2009
27 posts
latest edition of STW has landed on my doormat
bed construction is finished!
new oak bed arrived. attempting to construct it now
for any chocaholics out there, checkout WH Smiths where a slab of galaxy is on offer for a quid! She will like it even if you dont
the Art of Capacity Planning http://tinyurl.com/3z3h4c looks like an interesting and relevant read
found the tinyurl creator addon for firefox!
first full day following r4today. hoping for an abridged version of the programme to be available as a twitter stream…
I am now being followed by a girl who is exclusively “stalking” 106 other Nigels!!??
Dan from Thoughtworks was in town today. I am so impressed, he managed to get “gnarly” into a presentation :-)
I have located the Surrey Hedgerow Group! Who would have thought!?
have established a (temporary) log store outside my front door.
any hedgerow layers on twitter?
hmmm: a proper hedge out the front to replace the old ragged thing currently there is in order
Off to see Valkyrie now
plaice from the canteen was quite yummy!
very tempted by an iPhone. but I am still in contract to vodafone…
quote from the builder for bathroom work has come spiral-bound. Does that mean its gonna be expensive?
actually, the quote is quite reasonable, if at the top end of my budget.
torygraph: “HBOS’s bad debts are thought to be so serious that the Government will press for the LloydsTSB to come under state control!!”
starting Part 3 of the book The Reader. it discusses some strong philosophical questions. wonder how this is treated in the film?
would like to attend QCon London 09. Wonder if work will pay?
going out for a ride on reigate hill—not enough time for barry knows best
The world's capital cities are building... →
it’s a bit like: “my one’s bigger than your one!”
Zoho →
a rival for google apps?
The New Adventures of Mr Stephen Fry →
really enjoyed reading Stephen Fry’s well informed review of smartphone market.
listening to camel on last.fm. ¡¡prog rock!!
New year coffee & walk with martine at Polesdon Lacey L:Dorking, England:
December 2008
11 posts
Bakewell circuit ridden today. Very cold. golf course descent into Bakewell was fun! L:Bakewell:
Got lost around Mansfield coming home. Tempted by a tomtom L:Blidworth:
Ridden the CheeDale Wye Valley route. Trails were remarkably dry. uphill sections were super steep! DH great! L:Ashford in the water:
Arrived in Gainsborough. 4 hours from reigate.
looking for a twitpic client for my nokia e65…
choices: contemplating whether to take the hardtail/softtail to the peakdistrict.
the transcript to this week’s Panorama makes scary reading by highlighting the problems the uk banking sector was in.
just a test
¡¡yipee!! christmas gonna be spent in Nottinghamshire with the inlaws.
“According to Mr Sylt, a large chunk of that debt [that CVC Capital Partners took...”
– BBC NEWS | Business | Cost concerns rile Formula One
2008 Individual Excellence Awards winners and... →
I am a medallist (i.e. joint 2nd) for the BCS Systems Developer of the Year award based on my work as the technical architect on the RBS Insurance aggregator programme. I lead a programme of work that took major house-hold brands, such as churchill, privilege and tesco, operated by RBS and introduced them onto TescoCompare, GoCompare and Confused.com. Woo!
About the BCS Awards: The BCS IT...
August 2008
2 posts
solution to poor audio quality on a mac →
eMagic, a MIDI driver that I didn’t realise had been installed, was messing up itunes and youtube of audio and video. An hour of research revealed this to be the fix:
sudo rm -rf /Library/Audio/MIDI\ Drivers/*