Today was the day I gave my talk on Enterprise Perl at the LinuxWorldExpo conference. As always when speaking at these conferences I was well prepared. I had my talk on my laptop and a copy on a USB memory key. Also, as my laptop is looking a bit long in the tooth and isn’t… Continue reading Be Prepared
Month: October 2005
New London Transport Fares
It’s time for the Evening Standard‘s annual “outrage at the transport fare increases” issue. This year’s issue must have been particularly difficult to write as for most people the fares will have actually gone down. Let’s explain this simply so that even Standard journalists can understand. Transport for London want everyone to use their Oyster… Continue reading New London Transport Fares
Beyond Java
Is Java dead? Or dying? O’Reilly have just published a book called Beyond Java and the blurb includes this: If you are agree with the book’s premise–that Java’s reign is coming to an end–then this book will help you start to build your skills accordingly I don’t follow the Java community at all, so I’m… Continue reading Beyond Java
Software Upgrade
Last night I upgraded this site so it’s now running on Movable Type version 3.2. Everything seemed to go fine, but if you see anything weird on the site over the next couple of weeks please let me know.
Glasses
It seems that 2005 will go down in history as the year that my body officially gave up the ghost. Not only was there all the sarcoidosis stuff, but this morning I had an eye test as was told that I should start to use glasses for reading and computer work. This didn’t come as… Continue reading Glasses