The Top 5And Away... by Bob Mortimer As was the case in 2020, my favourite book of the year was an autobiography; this time by national treasure Bob Mortimer. Laugh out loud funny in many places, elsewhere this is tinged
Books
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The 12 Books I Most Enjoyed Reading in 2020
The lockdowns caused by the COVID-19 pandemic allowed much reading time in 2020. Here are 12 of the books that I most enjoyed reading in this tough year.
The 20 Books I Most Enjoyed Reading in 2019
In 2019 I made an effort to read more books. Here are the 20 that I enjoyed the most.
Enterprise Integration Anti-Patterns #2 - Shared Assemblies
Thoughts on the common antipattern of sharing assemblies between applications.
Christmas Presents 2009
Here’s what was waiting for me under the tree this year: Chunky pure silver cufflinks featuring fingerprints of my two beloved children.LagavulinJuraMalcolm Gladwell – OutliersDara O’Briain – Tickling The EnglishRed Next JumperCalvin Klein PantsCase Logic USB Drive CaseLaptop cushion
0x21
Today I reached my geek coming-of-age, and turned 0x21 years old. I celebrated in true nerd fashion, by spending the morning taking Microsoft exams 70-445 and 70-554. Both were tougher than I expected, particularly 70-554 which I only squeaked through
Tech Book Round-Up 2008
Despite the plethora of blogs, podcasts, and online videos that currently abound, I still prefer to get most of my technical learning via the trusty old dead-tree format. Here’s a quick round-up of the techie books that I bought
Christmas Presents 2008
Here's what was waiting for me under the tree this year: Favourite Foods: LagavulinJamaican Blue MountainGreen & Black's Selection BoxTraditional: Five pairs of socksNext Signature Eau de ToiletteBooks: Gervase Phinn - A Wayne In A MangerRichard Dawkins - Unweaving the