Category Archives: Random Thoughts
Free excel 2008 wall/year planners
I’m getting in on the act early for this years version (for 2008) of my strangely popular Sasco style year planners. As before, they’re done in Microsoft Excel format and are available in both horizontal and vertical formats. Please feel … Continue reading
Free excel 2007 wall/year planners
Following the moderate success of last year’s Sasco style year planners, I have finally gotten around to doing a pair for 2007. As before, they’re done in Microsoft Excel format and there are both horizontal and vertical versions. Feel free … Continue reading
The case of the plane and the conveyor belt
Question from here and here (and probably lots of other places on the net by now!). “A plane is standing on a runway that can move (some sort of band conveyer). The plane moves in one direction, while the conveyer … Continue reading
Free excel 2006 wall/year planners
Earlier today I searched the internet for a 2006 wall planner – kind of like the Sasco wall planners that you see on office walls. I didn’t find what I was looking for, apart from a couple of sites wanting … Continue reading
Christmas presents
I was a very lucky boy this year… I must have been on Santa’s ‘nice’ list for sure! I got: A PlayStation Portable (a Value pack & “Coded Arms” game) A big wad of cash, which I used to buy … Continue reading
Back to work
Today’s my first day back at work after Christmas. I have to say it’s a pretty slow day, but I guess that’s to be expected. I’m proud to announce that I managed my new-years resolution of getting up and getting … Continue reading
The Lifts at Work
The lifts (elevators for the americans) at work need reprogramming. Their strategy is clearly wrong. We have three lifts at work, they all service the above ground floors, but only two go down to the basement. However, when I press … Continue reading
Information Architecture
I went to the Nielsen Norman Group User Experience 2005 Conference with Rob on Sunday and Monday, and attended the Information Architecture tutorials given by Peter Morville from Semantic Studios, author of the Polar Bear and Lemur O’reilly books. While … Continue reading
New blog software
I have just ‘upgraded’ my blog to use WordPress instead of Blogger. Blogger is a fine service, but I wanted to use categories from the start and also have custom pages which could be tricky to do. WordPress gives me … Continue reading