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Occasionally, I write some words. And sometimes, I just rant:

Psychological Safety
07 Jun 2024

Thanks to my workplace, this year I went to my first conference. In May, I attended Agile Manchester 2024....

Feeling Redundant
31 Aug 2023

I've read somewhere that the average person is made redundant twice across their career....

An Odyssey In Customer Service
30 Jul 2023

I'm very fond of my phones. I've been a strong Android supporter since it was first announced; my first smartphone device was the HTC Desire, with the laser trackpad and everything....

Valve <3
12 Jun 2023

I've got a new toy....

Activity (or lack of)
31 Dec 2022

2022 is nearly over and I haven't managed to blog a single entry this year. I ask myself why, and largely I answer myself with "I've been busy", which is no excuse....

Roles and Routine
27 Aug 2021

"Reduce mistakes by having a standard approach that always applies". Or not....

Password Protocol
03 Mar 2021

My eldest recently approached me, mid-way through creating himself a Steam account, and asked me the question "Dad, what's a good password?"...

Luck
15 Dec 2020

You get what you want with hard work and effort. That's what the common advice says....

Acceptance and Judgement
22 Sep 2020

As I discussed in the Enough post, I really feel like too many people feel bullied into chasing things they don't need, and pressured into achieving a certain level of acceptance from others....

Tools, toys, and being productive (part 2)
11 Aug 2020

So, in my first part of my tools post I discussed some of my favourite tools in general. For the next part, I'm going to zone in tools in a more specific area: privacy and security....

Tools, toys, and being productive
23 Jun 2020

I've been using Windows in the workplace for nearly 20 years, and have had it as my main home OS for longer than that, right back to when Windows 3.1 on my 286 required a dozen floppy disks. In that time, I've found a whole manner of utilities and such that I use on a daily basis to make my life easier. Some of them are well known, others less so, but I thought I'd blog about each of them a little bit and give them their time to shine....

Rebecca.ico
02 Jun 2020

I made a discovery the other day that amused me, then made me reflect upon my situation....

The New Normal
22 May 2020

"We don't offer remote working, for various reasons" was the mantra of many a company at the turn of the year. Then, Covid 19 happened, and all of a sudden companies did offer remote work after all. Quite a lot of companies, and quite a lot of work....

Enough
21 May 2020

I read a fantastic article recently. It's dated 2017, but is just as applicable now as it ever has been, and it really resonated with me....