I'm a software designer & developer based in the UK and I'm currently Head of Software at Krystal.
My haul of camera bits arrived and in this post I'm just posting my very first impressions with the Sony A6400 along with a few example photos.
In this post I’m looking at how I researched which camera to buy for my new video projects.
I'm embarking on a small project to level up my skills and start making some code tutorial videos and some coding live streams. You can follow along, if you'd like.
I've always been keen on creating shortcuts and macros for everything and this is how I'm using a Stream Deck XL to make things even easier.
This is a quick tounge-in-cheek look at life working with micro services.
The Playstation 5 has been one of the most sought after products of 2021 and while stock levels are increasing, obtaining one can be a little tricky. I've found myself strangely interested in the tactics employeed by both retailers and shoppers. I'll probably write a bit
I've been researching smart doorbells for the last few weeks - here's what I came up with. Join me while I install the Netatmo Smart Video doorbell.
In Janaury 2021, Virgin wrote to all their customers to tell them they were increasing their prices by £3.50/month and, because of this, offering customers the opportunity to cancel without paying any cancellation fees I don't mind Virgin Media, my connection with them has been reliable
Over the years the aTech Media website went through a whole range of different designs. I've gathered a few of them together here. These are all things that I have designed and then subsequently turned into HTML. There are a couple of other designs thrown in for other
Earlier today I posted a tweet showing off a little shortcut I've made for Siri that can easily tell me when the next train departs a station. A few Twitterers have asked for a copy of the shortcut so I thought I'd better write a quick
There's a new trend of online services doing away with passwords and simply requiring a user to click on a link sent to them in an e-mail to their registered address. Depending on your audience, this technique may well be considered more secure than simply asking users to
I was 5 or 6 when I first started playing with toy trains as a child. After a 26 year hiatus I've decided it's time to revisit the hobby and build Oak Valley - a fictional land full of fun, joy and happiness. Why build a
Storing your production credentials in your repository is a bad idea. A very bad idea. Even if it's encrypted. Putting aside the obvious security issues with this, the scope for accidentally using production credentials in a development environment scares me to death. I never want my local development
Another day, another blog. I can't count the number of times I've started a new blog over the years and, therefore, I can't really promise anything about the content you'll find here. It'll likely be a bit of an eclectic
Over the last 15 years I have bought many thousands of icons through a number of channels - directly from the designer, backing projects on Kickstarter or using subscription services like the Noun Project or Shutterstock. The problem is, the icons just sit in a folder gathering dust and I
