When you have a website that you’re running on a low budget, Serverless is a great way to go — cheap, easy and fast to get up and running. For my NOadsHERE.com site I use React, hosted on S3 using Cloudfront (all on AWS). One problem I encountered however is…

Are they the same thing? — I was recently recording a podcast with a colleague in work who asked me “What’s the difference between Innovation and Experimentation? Are they the same thing?” which momentarily took me aback but it’s a great question, and an important one, in the context of enterprises and where to allocate resources. …

Learnings from a Discontinued Device — Google announced last week that its Augmented Reality headset, the Google Glass, was no longer available for sale, and from 15th September this year, will no longer be supported. Folks who have followed the Glass device will have guessed that it has been circling the drain for a while now…

Just over a year ago I launched NOadsHERE.com a little free site for reviews and recipes — movie reviews, tv reviews and also recipes. Nothing remarkable there really — apart from the fact that there’s (as you may have guessed!) no ads! …

The MetaVerse, AI, Future of Work and more — I recently attended Web Summit, the huge tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal, for the first time since before Covid. …

Called How Long Until We’re There? — I have just created & published to the Apple App Store a new iOS app called How Long Until We’re There? for my seven year old daughter, and also as entry to a Google Maps Platform hackathon (https://devpost.com/software/kids-car-map-app) …

All of the Facts with None of the Fiction The MetaVerse has probably never been as hyped or as talked about in both tech and non-tech circles as it is now. There are lots of different opinions on it, many folks are trying to promote their versions or views of…

I’m not saying I forgot … — Hypothetically, if I recently forgot to buy a card for a loved one, and it was too late at night to go out and buy one, what could I have done in about 30 minutes? Make a romantic iOS app instead of course! What we’ll make A simple app showing favourite photos from…

Optimistic but Pragmatic — I recently attended my first in-person conference since before the pandemic — ARVR Innovate 2022 in Dublin, Ireland — and it was wonderful to be actually back in a room, with other people! …