Today, I launched NOadsHERE.com — a site for reviews and recipes that has, you guessed it, no ads! It has movie reviews, tv reviews and recipes — and soon will also have book reviews. It does not have any ads, any affiliate marketing, any analytics or tracking, any extra cookies…

Taking inspiration from American Football to move at speed — Over the last few years I’ve been specialising in rapid exploration and development of new software solutions — and one of the many approaches I use I have now named the No-Huddle Approach, because of the similarities I’ve seen with a approach in American football. The typical offensive approach in the NFL In American football, the goal…

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. …

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/ …

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. …