Realising that I haven't updated it for a while... you can find out more about me: On LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mattballantine On Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ballantine70 Or on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/mattballantine I'm on Google+, but quite frankly...
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I studied maths until the age of 19. It's no great academic achievement (my A levels were like a night in a 90s nightclub... lots of Es), but it did mean that I did more than my share of Statistics. I don't remember much about it, more than anything because in my subsequent academic endeavours … Continue reading The death of causality
The recent article I wrote about what motivates developers, plus my new-found association to Microsoft, means that I’ve found myself in the interesting position where, from an average of around 300 users a month, I’ve hit around 6,000 in two days. My blog provider went pop as a result. I’ve been thinking about moving away … Continue reading Stop Gap
There was quite a debate in the office with the announcement of Amazon’s HTML5 version of the Kindle Reader at the beginning of the month. Initially, it focused on whether this was just a direct two-fingers to Apple’s rules and regulations about commission on in-app payments for content, and then on the reasons why Chrome … Continue reading When to app…
I found myself in a meeting yesterday listening to a colleague talk at length about how fundamentally software developers were driven by the need to make money. As I get further into my career, I've learned how to both sit on my hands and bite my tongue - not a comfortable experience, but one that … Continue reading What motivates developers?
Achievements this week included: - first draft of a new editorial process for use in the team - remaining monthly project reviews - short-listed on the recruitment process, and began final interviews - some thoughts on how to better work with the Most Valued Professionals community - and some ideas for a series of editorial … Continue reading Weeknote 61: Productivity
Ok - before I start this, some political positioning: from what I have seen (completely from the media) it does not appear to me that the trouble that has been witnessed in London and elsewhere in the country in recent days is anything other than aggressive, male thuggery. I don't believe that it is some … Continue reading The inevitable London Riots article
We, along with many other technology companies, are talking at great length about the impact that increasingly easy-to-use consumer devices are having on the world of corporate IT. At one end of the spectrum is the popularity of smart, touch screen (and often Apple-produced, if truth be told) devices that, according to one report that … Continue reading The battlelines of consumerisation
Achievements this week included: - a good day's workshop with the whole team - working out ways of working with a couple of key clients in the business - the beginning of the monthly work review meetings - and the latest in staff annual reviews Next week: setting commitments.
Achievements this week included: - almost submitted my first expenses claim (long story) - good catch ups with Mike Thompson at Headshift and @bolarotibi - planning for a team workshop next week - booking review meetings for the whole team Next week: the aforementioned workshop, plus a number of client meetings
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