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The Windows 10 upgrade is in full swing and seems to be working well for most users. However, if like me you need to run specialist software that will only work on Windows 7, then you’re stuck for the time being.…

My web development machine is an off the shelf Lenovo T520i ThinkPad. It was never going to set the world alight in terms of speed or looks, but it’s a solid workhorse that has run Windows 7 without fail for…

This is the first time I have developed anything running on the Concrete5 Content Management System. The work was for a client of  Fanatic Design, an full service graphic design agency in Bristol. As a CMS I didn’t really get much…

This is a web presence that I built from scratch for the Supported Options Initiative, an initiative of the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Supporting innovation in helping young people with irregular immigration status to live full lives The web site is a…

Mandy arrived back from her business trip to Arizona this week and I bagged a nice selection of gifts, including an awesome Arizona Cardinals hooded top. Apart from briefly supporting the Miami Dolphins in the 80s when it was all…

So I work for myself, from home. Amoungst other thing this means that I have to both source and administer my own hardware and software setup. More importantly, it means that I have to pay for it, that and everything else from…

I’ve been working on a Google AdWords project since 2012. It’s another one that’s constantly evolving to keep up with business needs, and with this project in particular – changes to the API on which it uses as its core.…

I upgraded my copy of Oracle VM VirtualBox this morning to the latest version, that being version 4.3.12. What I hadn’t banked on was having to install Guest Additions again after the upgrade completed, I remember doing this in the…

I love my ThinkPads, always have done. The sleek, black, hard matte rubber exterior is a design classic and has the strange futuristic feel of quality and purpose. Open the lid and the attention to detail, ergonomics and technology scream…

Project completed. I’m really pleased with the outcome, the speakers look great and whilst I’m no audiophile they sound fantastic. They are incredibly detailed and don’t suffer from any of that wallowing bottom end messiness prevalent in most Hi-Fi speakers.…