Or do we need to get out and experience life to truly impact it — When I finished work today about 5pm I underwent my daily commute from the attic, down two flights of stairs to the sitting room, where I watched the end of the movie Sing with my wife and a couple of the kids. Which was a pretty nice way to transition…

This December my company is asking employees to share stories on their “Why for DEI” — why Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is important to them. I lead a privileged life, with a great job in a fantastic company, but for me personally, DEI in my company has been showcased by…

I’ve just updated my kids app Boxapopa with some new free Halloween levels, and not only are they lots of fun for kids to play with, it was also a lot of fun creating them! Which got me thinking, perhaps all apps should get a Halloween makeover?! Witch hat buttons are more fun than normal buttons Which would you…

And how you can get involved — I’ve been building a new website, as a side-project, that will have no ads, no user tracking, no user accounts, no cookies, no user analytics — nothing except the content itself. It’s called https://noadshere.com/ and will start with reviews, recipes and tutorials — and will launch at some stage this…

I’ve just released Boxapopa – a silly but fun game for young kids that I’ve been working on for over a year during the pandemic, mainly really late at night after my real work and family time was done for the day. I’ve a full-time job that I love, a…

*and some free credits — Last year myself and some other volunteers in our company built a new app with accompanying backend and website for the Inner City Helping Homeless charity in Dublin. Here’s a post from back then with some more details on the development & design journey. I recently however documented better the…

I was watching the new series of Car Masters: Rust to Riches on Netflix over the weekend and after seeing some classic design mistakes I had to write a quick post about it! (I tried explaining to my kids but met zero interest!). For anyone who hasn’t seen it, Car…

10 pros and 10 cons — As Covid is slowly retreating in some countries many of us lucky enough to have been working remotely will be perhaps able return to the office, most likely under some flexible or hybrid arrangements. Should we though? Or should we just stay working from home? Here’s 10 reasons to stay…