My simple life hacks to improve your health and mental wellbeing. Get more stuff done and do more of the things you enjoy? Want to learn some quick and easy life hacks that you can start doing to improve you mental and physical health? As well as hacking your time to get more stuff done? … Read more7 Life Hacks That Make Life So Much Easier
So… I have done a lot of email automation and Outlook integration over the years. I’m a big fan of Outlook, it has loads of features that you can use to help with your day to day job. One question that many of you have asked over the years is “I want to include a … Read moreMail Merge With Attachment
In a previous blog post I talked about building a custom CMS, that allowed us to manage data that was displaying in a mobile app. I managed to get a basic version of the CMS up and running. We had been using it for a good 12 months to manage the data without too many … Read moreCodeigniter – Extending One Install To Handle Multiple Sites
I can’t believe it’s almost July. So…I have a milestone birthday on Friday. I will be turning 40…… Where has the last 10 years gone? My Wife and I will be celebrating with a nice bottle of red wine from the year of my birth. She got it me a few years back and I … Read moreMilestone Birthdays. A Time To Reflect And Review!
I was a frustrated, overworked, underpaid software developer. I had worked for a company since graduating from University. Must have been for 4–5 years. The company wanted a new cloud based product range creating and I was the only developer working on this product. Myself, a few of the marketing and communications team, as well … Read moreFrustrated, Overworked, Underpaid: My Origin Story
All the years of sitting down at a desk has really taken it toll So, I’m writing this email on the computer at my newly constructed standing desk. Having been in the software development trade since starting University in 2003. I have spent a lot of time hunched over a desk, as you can well … Read moreYoga The Perfect Antidote to A Desk Bound Existence
Gymnastic rings training, like weight training just a lot harder So, I’ve not be not be able to do any form of weight training for a while now. For years I have enjoyed going to the gym and doing some for of weight training. Not that it is any good for you. My right shoulder … Read moreKeeping Fit and Strong While Working From Home
Making the most of my downtime working on side projects I may have mentioned in a previous blog post, I’ve been put on reduced hours. I’m down to a 3 day week. It’s not all bad. Apart from all the extra time to work on our house and be out in the gardens. I’ve been … Read moreSpending My Time Working on Side Hustles and Other Projects
Making the most of the ‘Lockdown’ So, I’ve not been working as much. Recently gone down to a 3 day week for a month or two due to the Coronavirus. It’s been all DIY and gardening On the flip side it’s given my wife and I more time to plan and work on our house. … Read moreDIY and Gardening. Since When Have I Become So Middle Aged
The Joy’s of Car Ownership. So, my car finally packed in on me last week, it has been on the cards for a while now. I have had this beat up 2005 Ford Focus for years now. In all fairness it hasn’t done me to much injustice. Well apart from breaking down on me on … Read moreMy Car Finally Gave Up On Me Last Week 😢😤