This post was first published on my business blog, which I’m closing down now that I’ve retired, so I’m archiving some of the better posts to this blog The ‘great’ Jeffrey Snover has written an extremely interesting blog post that provides a real insight into the new Microsoft. A Microsoft...
This post was first published on my business blog, which I’m closing down now that I’ve retired, so I’m archiving some of the better posts to this blog Microsoft has recently started to talk about productivity as part of it’s new mission, they used to talk about people, but that...
This post was first published on my business blog, which I’m closing down now that I’ve retired, so I’m archiving some of the better posts to this blog. It’s been very interesting to watch ever building evidence of a re-invigorated Microsoft. A Microsoft that’s becoming more relevant for both consumers...
Debbie and I are in Nottingham today, one of the four places that we’ve lived for more than a year and as a result it feels like home. We lived here for our three university years, which were amazing, so it’s always a joy to come back, and I often...
Debbie and I are going to Nottingham today via Cleveleys where we will take a walk along the beach before brunch at my favourite sea-front cafe. Nottingham is a particular favourite of ours for a city break. It’s big enough that there’s lots to see and do, it’s got that...
Chris and I have been trying to arrange a day to cycle the Preston Guild Wheel, a 21 mile cycle path around Preston, it’s taken us a few months but today was finally the day and it turned out just perfect. We arranged to leave at 10am, which gave me...
Debbie and I are going away for a short break in Nottingham next week and tomorrow I'm cycling the Preston Guild Wheel, so today has been my opportunity to tidy up a few nagging tasks. I finally got around to changing the template that I use for my blog, I...
I’ve had a clean and simple design for my blog for a decade or more, but change has been long overdue. I’ve been looking for a new template for a while, and I also needed a theme that would accommodate my diary and well as my blog, within the same...
I'm writing this post on my iPad, it's an experiment to see if I can work successfully without my laptop. If I can then I won't be taking it on holiday with me, when I'm travelling light, for example when I take the megabus to Amsterdam in Septamber. I'm...
I woke up today still feeling rough, although I’d slept better I still had a cold and I was weak, achy and to be honest feeling a bit down. Even sitting in Caffe Nero enjoying my normal morning routine I didn’t feel right, maybe I was missing my friends, maybe...