Work/life balance lessons
Over the course of 2018 I made a number of tweaks to how I work in order to try and obtain a better work/life balance. Most of them have been…
Recruitment done differently
If you follow me on Twitter or have read my Why I don't work with recruiters post, you'll be aware that I have had a terrible experience with the recruitment…
Post-Brexit business planning
Whether you voted Leave, Remain, or not at all, business owners need to prepare for the UK leaving the EU in March 2019, either with a withdrawal agreement or the…
Co-working spaces in Manchester
Recently I was asked for suggestions of co-working spaces in Manchester city centre. Rather than email the person directly, I figured it was easier to add a blog post and…
Should government mandate IPv6 rollout?
IPv6 rollout in the UK has been rather slow. Despite being standardised around 20 years ago, some major ISPs have still not completed the rollout of IPv6 to their customer…
Pensions for the self-employed
Disclaimer: This post is intended to give you information about the pensions options for the self-employed. It is not advice on whether you should save into a pension, and if…
Freelance resolutions for 2018
One of my fellow freelancers, Katy at The Wheel Exists, has posted a freelance manifesto for 2018, and I thought I would do the same. Expansion plans Unlike Katy, I…
A simple accounts package in Python
Recently I've been working on 125 Accounts, a simple accounts package written in Python. The main goal is to have an extremely simple system for generating business documents, tracking who owes…
Charging for training notes?
Earlier this year I delivered a half-day workshop entitled Configuration Management with Ansible and Git. I spent a lot of time preparing the notes for the workshop, and as a result…
Choosing a language and GUI toolkit
I'm currently working on a piece of software for a start-up company. As this is a completely new product, I'm in the unusual situation of being able to choose the technology…