From Git to God in Six Months
Just over a year ago I watched the Introduction to Git video below on by Linus Torvalds and just had to switch it off after 10 minutes of play. I thought Linus was git and as a result didn’t touch Git for six months. Then in May 2008, I was starting a new [...]
Mac vs PC…
You’ve just gotta laugh, things just got serious…
Mac vs PC – Transformers
The Planning Game
Successful projects are continually planning. Big plans (release), small plans(iterations). The best plans are clear, simple and easy to change. Most importantly, plans are the result of a collaborative team effort.
Successful teams value planning over plans. However, things are really broken when the reverse is true. We’ve all been [...]
Games are the way to learn!
My eldest daughter has started finding the most bizarre games online. Some just for fun and really girly. And some are educational. This game, called Questionaut brings a much needed simplicity to kids games without all the razzle dazzle of today’s high profile madness. Simple, fun, and requires a bit of [...]
Parallels Saved My Life – Again!
I can’t work without virtualisation. Period. I love my Mac and Parallels is an integral part of the way I work. I know there are some good competitors out there but if it ain’t broken, why fix it. Parallels is by no means broken so there is no means to change [...]
QCon London
Damned that was a pretty full on couple of months. No time to do jack. Anyway, I’m seeing a little bit of daylight. Well QCon in Finance Exchange was a great day. Some great talks and a good crowd of people. However, no rest for the wicked, onto QCon London [...]
The Six Ps
It’s been a long time since my last post. Alas, my workload has been verging on the ridiculous lately and I have not been able to get to the toilet for the last week. Total control. Apart from projects kicking off left, right and centre at Cognifide, I’m working very closely with [...]
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