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Author: Rick Hurst
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Worliday? I think I need a holiday
I read this article by Lucy Kellaway on the BBC news site – she invented the term “worliday” for a working holiday and is very enthusiastic…
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Combined messenger and pannier bag
I had been looking around for a messenger bag that can also be used as a pannier bag, as I tend to use a backpack when…
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Some recent updates on my mobile working blog
This blog is being neglected once again, but I have recently posted to my mobile working blog:- Combined messenger and pannier bag The importance of earphones…
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The importance of earphones for emergency use when cafe working
Mostly I can filter out the background noise in cafe’s so have no need for headphones. I don’t always want to cut myself off completely, I…
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Shedworking
This blog has been a bit quiet recently, but contrary to what the title suggests, I haven’t been hiding in my shed. In fact since returning…
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Trying out working standing up
If any of my neighbours are spying on me today they might be wondering why I am working standing up by the window with my laptop…
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Keeping my developer mojo
I think it’s fair to say I lost my developer mojo for a while earlier this year. I don’t think it was any one particular thing,…
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Social media withdrawl tools part 1
I have occasional periods where for one reason or another I want to distance myself from social media for a bit. One of the things that…
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My Idea of March – a decentralised microblogging/ chat system
Chris Shiflett has suggested a blog revival, and i’m having one of those days, trapped between sorting out domestic chores and procrastination, and not being entirely…
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A few gotchas when your Drupal site is being deployed behind caching servers and proxy_pass
I recently launched a Drupal based site that forms part of the website for a global company (being a freelancer working through a design agency with…
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Signal and Noise
One of my goals for this year was to get back into playing bass and making music, and I have been doing just that – it’s…
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BBC feature – Has mobile working come of age?
Interesting feature on the BBC site discussing mobile working:-