Behold the BBC Research & Development Cool Wall! The latest project from myself and my colleague Tony to engage the wider BBC in technology and our work. We're rather pleased with it... N.B. I ought to point out that this is only an internal thing, for our own discussion...
It's been quite a pleasant festive season so far. I've spent time with lots of different friends and family, from work dinners to parties with uni friends, and spent Christmas day with my parents, sister, brother-in-law and nephew. A veritable festive feast of duck and...
As a year draws to a close, its always tempting to look back over the last 12 months and consider how they've been. 2008 has been an eventful and enjoyable year for me, and I'd like to share a few snapshots of what my year has been like. These aren't necessarily the best...
Here comes the third and final part of my series of posts about 10 days of intensive gig attendance I undertook at the end of last month. My friend Sarah and I went to see Jason Mraz at The Junction in Cambridge. OK, so the title is a bit misleading - Jason's music is...
As I mentioned in my last post, I recently went to Amsterdam for a long weekend with an extra special reason - seeing John Mayer (and others) at Picnic in the Park in the Hague. The gig was 7 hours of international musical fun, starting with Belgian band Milow, who I...
Shortly after arriving home from my epic training course a couple of weeks ago, I was standing in my kitchen, admiring the view, and was stunned by the beauty of the sunset. I decided to have a go at making a high dynamic range image of it. The results are attached, and...
I've just been all decked out in my bright yellow rubber gloves, scrubbing away in my kitchen - it's a good look, I tells ya. I just wanted to share with you the delights that Dave and I have found recently... Our flat when we moved in could best be described as clean...
Well, here I am again, finally getting round to updating you. Having been assured that these posts don't make my friends want to kill themselves (feel free to disagree...), I shall go ahead and tell you a little about where I'm sitting right now. I'm in the front room...
