It seems MS Exchange really is as bad as I've heard. Thankfully Evolution can talk to the in-coming/out-going mail bits of Exchange. It also happily slurps up invites and adds them to it's own calender view (which I assume I can publish somewhere that Google Calender could slurp). However …

Today has been a busy first day. The journey in was surprisingly easy, so much so I beat my new boss into the office. A brief chat with H.R. was quickly followed diving straight into the technical details of the system and where the product I'll be responsible for …

Today's latest big idea to get pupils to swear allegiance to the country every morning US style is yet another example of political gimmickry that I'm starting to increasingly associate with this government. It works in the US because of the strong association people have with their shared (relatively new …

Due to the government's failure to properly fund science (for the frankly piddling £80m shortfall) several of our high profile experiments are under threat. Considering the amount spent bailing out Northern Rock or daily on the various wars they have started you would of thought they could find the …

I've updated the picture on my homepage to make it a little more contemporary. Credit's for the image go to Chris Flemming who took it during the recent weekend in Scotland. It turns out to be possible to get good pictures of me :-)