Evernote hints & tips

Evernote hints & tips

A while ago, I wrote about Evernote – the cloud computing platform that I use all the time. Although most…

A very special day

A very special day

For my American friends and colleagues, yesterday was a special day. I hope that everyone had [or is having] a…

Reinventing the wheel

Reinventing the wheel

I have always been interested in science and took that route through education, ending up with a science degree. I…

Too many pixels

Too many pixels

If I were to tell you that manufacturers of certain very popular electronic devices had a policy of producing newer,…

Let’s all hold hands

Let’s all hold hands

Sometime or other, all of us hold hands with someone else. Whether it is with a “significant other” or with…

Don’t jump!

Don’t jump!

There is a quote, accredited to a selection of people, including Thomas Beecham, Oscar Wilde and Winston Churchill: “Try everything…

PowerPoint hints and tips #3

PowerPoint hints and tips #3

As I spend a lot of my time making presentations, I take some pride in doing what I hope is…

Snaps and splicing

Snaps and splicing

As I have discussed before, one of my big interests away from embedded software, is photography. I am pleased that…

Coffee in Italy

Coffee in Italy

I enjoy drinking tea and coffee, but I am aware that caffeine is a drug and I am conscious of…