Monthly Archives: February 2009

My old university changed it’s name from Napier University to Edinburgh Napier University yesterday. Smart move as it’s a global market for eduction now and it’s as much of a lifestyle choice than anything when picking a university. In one … Continue reading →

Bit of a winters sports weekend for us… On Saturday it was sunny but cold so we went down to St. Eriksplan and tried out our new ice skates for the first time. Was pretty un-nerving with a mixture of … Continue reading →

The Swedish government has said it won’t step in to save Saab cars if GM allows it to go under as part of their own death-throws. “Voters picked me because they wanted nursery schools, police and nurses, and not to … Continue reading →

On Saturday it was bright and sunny in the afternoon, but cold. It hasn’t got above 0 for a couple of weeks, so the lakes around us (even though they are slightly salty as they are inlets of the Baltic) … Continue reading →

I’m a big fan of The Charlatans, in fact they were the first band I ever saw live, way back in 1995 at Marco’s Forum in Livingston. Marco’s Forum was long since knocked down and turned into a shopping centre, … Continue reading →

Following on for the last post, today I worked all day for the aforementioned lot at their resellers offices integrating the technology. After a 10 hour shift, they took me out for dinner to say thanks… A burger and chips. … Continue reading →

This blog is turing into the “What Gary does at work” blog, but honestly I have been doing very little except work recently. Anyway, I was just on the receiving end of a masterclass demonstration of how big companies can … Continue reading →

My last blog post was after the relief of getting an important order at work out the door. I thought that I would be able to relax… Lasted about 6 hours and then got a phone call from the customer … Continue reading →

I’ve been slow at updating this blog for a while. It’s been because I’ve been working round the clock building a new product for a customer. Delivered it at 8am this morning so now back to normal-ish (pictures to come … Continue reading →