A while ago, I found myself with more work than usual, for several different clients. There were about a dozen projects to finish in a few weeks and I was beginning to lose track of where I was with all of them. I looked around at various tools that would help keep on top of all this. Most were too complex for my needs, and very few were free (or nearly free). In the end, I found one I am really happy with.
Continue reading “Airtable for project planning”Further evidence that Farage is an idiot
Apparently, Farage and other UKIP/Brexiter morons are up in arms about the EU referring to Gibraltar as a “colony”. These are the same people who want the old “blue” (black) passports back. You know, the ones that referred to Gibraltar as … you guessed it … a colony.
Solid state drives: is my data safe?
Solid-state drives (SSDs) based on flash memory are increasingly replacing hard disk drives (HDDs) for mass storage in many applications. A quick check of an online retailer showed that about half the laptops and desktop computers used SSDs.
Continue reading “Solid state drives: is my data safe?”When is an LED not an LED?
One of my recent projects was an article on the display technologies used in mobile phones, laptops, TVs, etc. As is often the case, I learnt a lot from researching the piece. Which was useful as I was thinking it is about time to buy a new TV.
Continue reading “When is an LED not an LED?”SOMNIUM DRT Object Analyser
[A blog post originally published on the SOMNIUM website]
Continue reading “SOMNIUM DRT Object Analyser”Coffee machine crash
Driving back from Italy the other day, we stopped for coffee at an aire in France. I spotted this BSOD on one of the vending machines.
Continue reading “Coffee machine crash”Honda CRV
Emergency pit stop on the way home. And then, having her temperature taken to make sure all is well.
What a great snowman
RIP Hans Rosling
The always-excellent BBC More or Less has a fantastic tribute to Hans Rosling. In this post-truth / alternative-facts era we need people like him, and organisations like Gapminder, more than ever.
