I have to say, Space and all things related inspired a lot of my interest in science as a young boy.
Category Archives: Being a Parent
Outlook Training (and a video of me!)
We’re great fans of the Outlook series of courses and although they are hard to explain I would recommend them to anyone. So much so that we encourage everyone at work to do at least the first. Outlook have just updated their web site which features a segment from me on Outlook in the workplace. […]
A child’s perspective on computing before The Internet
Whilst waiting for him to finish his Tea this evening, I was chatting with my eldest Son, Joshua (in-progress blog). The conversation went like this: Josh: “Daddy, what was your first computer” Me: “Well, my cousin had a Vic 20, and my Dad had an Osborne 1. My first computer was an SE/30. I’ve got […]
Apple TV, Parental Controls, Ooops
So we have AppleTVs on all the TVs in the house. Works great, we have a server which runs iTunes and has all the Music/Video on. The boys are getting older, and there’s now an element of self-service going on. After a few near misses, parental controls are in order. Turns out the AppleTV has […]
Um, about this whole anti-Private school thing
The Telegraph has an article about how the “Professions” have been told to cut down on the number of Private school people they take – apparently this is discriminatory against people from State funded schools. This makes me cross. Let me get this straight: My parents paid tax, and part of this is meant to […]
