Today I arrived in Edinburgh — capital city of Scotland. I'm here for work, and for the next three days I will be attending a conference. However, for today it was simply to arrive, check-in to my hotel, and then relax for the remainder of the day. Being from Scotland, I am no stranger to most of our cities. Over...

Apparently the way I treat my butter means that society labels me! Let's roll back to last weekend — we had the out-laws staying with us. (My Other Half's sisters, niece, and great-nephew). It turned out to be a lovely weekend, although 'weekend' itself needs redefined as it was actually from Thursday evening...

Hey, someone has stolen September. Seriously, where did it actually go? I'm embarrassed to note that I only fired out three blog posts in the whole of September. I knew I was busy with life and work-type things, but honestly, I can't account for the entire 30 days. I demand a recount. There must be some days hidden...

I genuinely don't understand the point of LinkedIn. Over the years I have embraced a number of social media style services. I've joined and left many platforms -- Remember Friends Reunited (2000), Bebo (2005), Google Wave/Buzz/+ (Changed its name many times), FaceBook, Twitter. I watched them start from nothing,...

We now live in a throw-away society — there's no denying it. Fast fashion often dominates the news, but Tech is not squeaky-clean by any means. The current story is the imminent cessation of Windows 10 updates. Granted, your Windows 10 machine will not collapse in a useless heap when Microsoft stop supporting it....

I think it is fair to say that the vast majority of us take the independent/small web for granted. An army of individuals, or small groups of people, beaver away behind the scenes creating fantastic applications and web content. Take a moment to think how many free apps you use on your computer and/or mobile...

Well dear friends, and friends I have yet to meet, today is the last day of August — which means it is also the final day of the blogging challenge #blaugust. The aim was to encourage participants to blog more often, and if possible every day in August. Well, I did it. 31 days, 31 posts. I blog often these days, so...

Someone hold my glass of wine for a moment! I need to make a public statement. I love, and will continue to use, the Em Dash. I can't imagine life without them — they are part of the fabric of my writing style. If you are not familiar with this little punctuation glyph, it's a long dash (don't insult it by referring...

I'd love to keep a journal. But I worry about privacy. Should it be digital or paper based?

Like many people, I have a bit of an obsession with notebooks. It's not something I've admitted before but I think it's time it was out in the open.😉 I have a variety of sizes for every occasion, and I enjoy nothing better than scribbling down ideas, random facts, notes from meetings, logging activities, lists.......