This article is part of the ProBlogger group writing project “Reviews and Predictions“. Instead of predicting the future directly, I decided to predict things in the form of a retrospective of 2007. Talk about forward planning…
As 2007 draws to a close, it’s time to pour a glass of brandy and take a look at what the […]
Browsing Category: Miscellaneous
20 Dec, 2006
Hello 2008! A look back at 2007.
18 Dec, 2006
I am it, apparently
If you read blogs regularly, you might have noticed the “5 things you didn’t know about me” posts that are springing up all over the place.
If you haven’t seen one of these posts before, it’s a very simple idea. You must write five things about yourself that not many people know, and then nominate five other […]
18 Sep, 2006
Indie Developer Blogs I Read
Here’s a few indie developer blogs that I subscribe to:
An Independent Game Developer’s Diary — One of the most interesting things about this blog is that it also describes the business side of things, such as deciding which business structure to use and basic accounting.
Cliffski’s Mumblings — The blog of Cliffski, the developer of Starship Tycoon, Democracy and […]
04 Sep, 2006
My Latest Design
It’s a none software development related post today. Hurrah!
Over the weekend, I created a new template for my brother’s blog, “The Collected Writings of James Newton“. I’m rather pleased with how it turned out, especially considering the fact that I’m not much of a designer.
It wasn’t exactly how I’d imagined it, but I think I […]
07 Jul, 2006
Fixing the Office 2007 error - “Document could not be registered”
As I’ve mentioned before, I’m currently running the Office 2007 beta. Recently I’ve been getting the error “The document could not be registered” every time I create a new document, change the style set and at other times.
Here’s how I fixed the problem.
28 Mar, 2006
Quick update
In case anyone’s wondering why it’s been a little quiet here, it’s because I’m currently on holiday in sunny Florida. A lot of interesting things have happened in the last few weeks, including the release of plenty of screenshots of the new Office 2007 user interface, which has certainly attracted a lot of feedback. […]
27 Feb, 2006
“Death of an Idealist”
My brother’s recent post, “Death of an Idealist“, got me thinking about how perfectionism is often more of a hindrance than a help.
Perfectionism is a major block for me, and it was highlighted this weekend whilst I was working on my current project. I’ve been stuck in “Analysis Paralysis” for a few weeks, […]
09 Feb, 2006
My First Steps with Linux
I’ve happily used Windows XP for the past four years, but I’d heard good things about Linux so I decided to give it a try last year. I now use Linux for a lot of my non-programming tasks, and although I feel parts could be improved, it’s a very pleasant environment to use.
Getting Started
The first […]
26 Jan, 2006
Jury Duty
I recently completed two weeks of jury duty, and it was certainly an eye opener. I’ll admit to being a fan of CSI, so seeing how evidence is used in real court was fascinating. Naturally I didn’t get a cryptic murder mystery, but what I saw was still very different to what I’m used […]
24 Nov, 2005
Scared of telephones? Call now!
I’ll admit, I’m not particularly keen on using telephones. Whilst searching for help on the problem, I found the rather amusing text above.
It’s pretty obvious to me that the page has been created from a standard template, and that they replace a few phrases with whichever fear they’re claiming to help you with. It doesn’t […]
