Category: Weeknotes

Things I learned this week: - the challenges of parenthood are myriad, complex and ever-present; most of us have received more training in how to use Powerpoint - the social experience when it comes to buying things is, well, a bit shoddy - (it's also quite fun to turn mundane and annoying things into side … Continue reading Weeknote 248: parenting

Things I have learned this week: - asking undergraduates to do a two hour workshop on a Friday afternoon is, well, expecting a lot - but the session at ACM this afternoon was still great fun - getting up and running with a new client can be time consuming, but it's incredibly rewarding... - ... … Continue reading Weeknote 247: ABC

Things I have learned this week: - working with a new audience in a new industry should never be underestimated - being "back to back" is as exhilarating as it is unproductive - there are potential clients that I just really would like to work with because it would be real good fun Next week: … Continue reading Weeknote 246: back again (new and improved)

This week I have learned: - the power of a good game - how explaining to others is the best way to understand something yourself - and how helpful the exercise of data modelling can be to understand broader challenges Next week: Venezia

Things I have learned this week: - never over estimate how bored and disengaged people are by how they look - the world of tech startups never fails to underwhelm me - essentially I'm a show off. Big audiences are more fun... - ... or maybe it's just more fun when the audience fits the room properly … Continue reading Weeknote 244: year 6

Quite remarkably, this Weeknote represents five whole years of me doing weeknotes. I've missed a few weeks when I've been on holiday, but other than that it's a habit I've got into reasonably successfully. It's a useful habit. At the end of each week I get the opportunity to reflect, plan and generally take stock. … Continue reading Weeknote 243: Five Years

Things I have learned this week: - Cloud telephony isn't really a thing (and maybe never will be) - Recipes are great (but creating menus needs some help) - I might have been wrong about the CIO role Next week: two games to go; two wins gives promotion. And a stack of work things after … Continue reading Weeknote 241: clouds, phones and bellyaches

Things I have learned this week: - a roomful of project managers will inevitably want everything run as a project - the "out of the box" experience of a new PC is, quite frankly, as shit and confusing as it ever has been - ask a room of senior working people how many have been … Continue reading Weeknote 240: pratfalls

Next week: normal service is resumed

What I have learned this week: - fire coming from the road is generally a bad sign - there's a great deal to be said for working in partnership Next week: an Easter break