Note: this post was delayed by one day on account of my Internet connection going down Happy Returns? Today was my 25th birthday. One quarter of a century has past since I was born. One score and five years ago, I came forth into this world. All right, enough of Read more…
Just a short selection of updates from me, today. Mainly because I’m still finishing off editing a long post. Literature So, I’m getting on very well with my Kindle. I’m yet to find an eBook file format that it can’t handle. Comic books aren’t that clear, but that’s down to Read more…
So, today I was sitting with a lovely gentleman at work who wanted a website developing; which is cool… Kinda Those of you who know me, and maybe a few of the more avid readers (‘Do I have any Internet stalkers yet? No? Shame‘) will know that I’m a software Read more…
As many of you will know, I’ve been having a few interviews as of late. The one thing that has come up from these interviews is that I have no training in SQL (Structured Query Language or Standard Query Language) Pronounced: ESS-Queue-ELL NOT: Sequel as most recruitment people think it’s Read more…
You do what!? So, I mentioned last time that I regularly reinstall the many Operating systems on my PC. I’ll tell you why, but first a (not so) hypothetical situation: You’ve been running your PC for over a year, and you’ve started to notice that it isn’t as fast as Read more…
This week, I’ve a piece of ‘homework’ to do. I’ve got an interview lined up for the 16th at a company based 130 odd miles away. I’ve no problem with that at all. They’ve even given my an assignment to do. This is fine. What’s not fine is that I Read more…
Ok I’m jumping on the bandwagon here, but I really am starting to think that quality control and testing is going down the pan for AAA game titles. For those who aren’t sure what a “AAA Game Title” is, it’s a video game produced by a major developer that has Read more…
After a few weeks of hiccups and terrible customer service, I’ve finally gotten Kevin’s PC in his house with games installed, and he’s very happy. The terrible customer service was on the part of OverClockers UK. He’d bought a motherboard from them, the GA-H55M-UD2H, and it was faulty. So we sent it Read more…
The title sums up my main thrust, I think. I’ll let you all in on a little secret, shall I: SOFTWARE ISN’T EXPENSIVE Epoch making, I know. I’m not talking about piracy, either. You, see there are a few things called the Free Software Foundation and the GNU Public Licence Read more…