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Kindle no:3

Today my life gets back to some level of normality as Amazon delivered my International Kindle. This will be my third Kindle as I was one of the first to get one when I was living in the US and... more »

Future Workforce - The Millennial Effect

Our traditional view of the workforce is set to change as the Millennial generation (those born between 1978 and 2000) hit the workforce. These new workers, the children of the Baby boomers, have very different expectations and experiences and have... more »

The real value of mail - Big Mac vs. Mars Bar

I came across an article in the FT from 1981 which talked about the Mars Bar Index, where the price of a Mars Bar is used as an economic indicator. This got me thinking about other economic indicators and if... more »

Is Global Warming stifling innovation and creativity?

Water shortages and restrictions are going to a common factor for the future. This means we are going over the next few years to steer away from getting in the bath/tub in favour of showers that use a 10th of... more »

Travelling again - Boston and beyond!

Since I got back from the US at the end of June life has been busy sorting out an extension at the house in the UK to provide more kitchen and living space as well as a whole load of... more »

Idea Reuse - open source ideas

I was clearing out some files at home yesterday and came across one that had ‘great ideas’ written on it. The file was around an inch thick and clearly hadn’t been opened for a while and the ideas were mostly... more »