Blog

  • //

    a change is as good as a rest

    I’ve been working so much recently, clearing a huge backlog of work that i’ve got into a habit of mobile working again, as a way of…

  • // ,

    New drupal based site – Green Infrastructure in the west of England

    Olivewood have recently launched a new drupal based site Green Infrastructure in the west of England. This has actually been quietly live for a while now,…

  • //

    Olivewood Studio

    I’ve just started renting some studio space in the infamous Tobacco factory in Bristol. This will be where most of the day to day running of…

  • //

    new toy – casio elixim Z1050

    I recently bought a new compact camera – a tiny casio elixim Z1050. Historically I have always been disappointed with the performance of compact digital cameras,…

  • //

    Bristol Skillswap Relaunched

    I attended the relaunched Bristol Skillswap last night at Goldbrick House in Bristol. The new format is called “Talking Points” – five chairs in a circle,…

  • //

    d.Construct 2007

    The d.Construct conference was excellent, this is the first one i’ve been to, but by all accounts it has raised the bar a bit since the…

  • //

    on the road

    I’m not sure where I read it, but I remember someone remarking that the term “Road Warrior”, was dreamed up by marketing bods to make sales…

  • //

    FOWA Roadtrip Bristol

    On Tuesday I went to the Future of Web Applications Roadtrip social at the watershed in Bristol. Carson Systems put some cash behind the bar and…

  • //

    Olivewood Data Technologies HQ

    Although I still haven’t had time to build my new company a virtual HQ, a real HQ has been found in a small village called Ubley,…

  • //

    28 days later (give or take a week)

    Thought i’d better check in for a quick update since it’s been a while since I posted. I’m pleased to say that I have been incredibly…

  • // ,

    i’m joining the circus

    I once remember reading somewhere that leaving a steady job to set up your own business is the adult equivalent of running off to join the…

  • Architen Landrell site launched

    Netsight have been so busy recently that we haven’t updated our portfolio for a while, but I wanted to mention this site, as it gave us…