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The iMac Cometh

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Colin Galbraith Yesterday was supposed to have seen the traditional August at the Fringe gathering of The Diners but alas, one or two of them messed up their schedules and it had to be canned. It will be rearranged … Continue reading →

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Removing Stress through Writing

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Stock Corporate Sarcasm No blog post yesterday because I’m pretty sure the last thing you want to be reading about in any detail are the trials and tribulations of my working life at the day job. Corporate I.T. challenges … Continue reading →

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Worst Possible Timing

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Steve Lummer This will have to be a short post today. With my day job manager off on holiday and only a skeleton staff in the team, yesterday seemed like a good day for one of our critical systems … Continue reading →

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Back On Track

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Paolo Camera PCs and Macs My PC rebuild is now complete. From installation of the new hard drive to being back up and running, the total time it took was only a couple of hours. Not bad. I’m now … Continue reading →

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Stepping Back for a Good View

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: David Dewar Rewards Aplenty Felt dreadful all day yesterday. The weekend’s lack of sleep through the work put in at all hours of the day eventually took its toll. From the moment I woke up I felt out of … Continue reading →

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A Working Saturday

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Guardian If you read yesterday’s blog post you will already know pretty much all there is to know. Saturday 5th February was, for me, a full day’s work at the Day Job. Big changes are afoot in the company … Continue reading →

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From Snowballs To Fireballs

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: Daily Mail I’m as bored talking about the snow and ice as I am having to walk about in it so I’ll say no more. Unless, that is, I should fall arse over tit again and jar my coccyx … Continue reading →

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I Need To Shave

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: The Muppets I’ve completed manuscripts before, several in fact, but none have given me the feeling of elation that I felt all day yesterday after I completed GREENER on Monday night. It’s hard to fully explain, but I think … Continue reading →

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Party Time

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: John Haslam Woke up feeling pretty dire this morning, but within seconds of scanning my overnight email all that changed. There was one email in my inbox that contained the most brilliant news, my happiness dial went from zero … Continue reading →

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Giorno Felice di Nascita a Me

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Colin Galbraith

Image: kidscreen.com In other words, happy birthday to me. Yup, another year, another digit clocked up, yet I still feel the same as I did in my 20s. The main differences with me are all physical: I’m hairier everywhere except … Continue reading →

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