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A Drive to Remember
A Drive to Remember: My TVR Adventure Across Europe If someone had told me a year ago, "Would you fancy burning through 900 litres of premium fuel over nearly 2,000 miles across Europe?" I’d have looked at them as if they'd grown a second head. Yet, here I am, recounting the very adventure that, at first glance, sounds utterly [...]
Security Security Security
Increase Your Online Security with this Article Covid compliance forced physical shops to close and accelerated the use of technology to make purchases and communicate. Increased tech use can mean users get lax with their password security and either re-use their passwords or create insecure passwords. Organisations such as Evil Corp (see resources below) exploit thousands of individuals [...]
Going Quantum
How to Use Amazons Quantum Computers If annealing, superposition, and qubits all sound like new Netflix films to you, then I too was in the same position only a week ago, until I fell down the rabbit hole of quantum computing. How is the Quantum Computer Setup in Amazon - The Amazon Braket Architecture? [...]
Digital Currency: The Next Fintech Challenge?
With the likes of Dorthy Perkins and Topshop on the brink of collapse, what can governments do to stimulate spending in the areas which need it the most? One country may have already found the solution. Having a considerable percentage of the population (800 million) already using cashless payments (annually breaching the $500 trillion threshold), and figureheads like Jack [...]
Raspberry Pi Hedgehog Camera
Raspberry Pi Hedgehog Camera Lockdown 1.0 was a golden opportunity to learn some new skills, move out of comfort zones and into new realms of personal projects. The Brief Set up a night vision camera in the garden to be able to ascertain if: The rescue hedgehogs were coming back; and If a cat [...]
Making Meetings More Manageable
"Never ask a question you didn't know the answer too". The first rule I was taught in advocacy at law school. Sometimes it can be one of the biggest allies in getting through meetings, a fact championed by my colleague Jamie Griffiths when we were delivering the incredible Enterprise Product, "Playmaker" at Reading Room. As a project lead, preparation is [...]
5 Tips for Setting up Remote Agile Teams
During the recent Maxwell Bond Webinar (kindly organised by Riana Butler) on "Agile Project Delivery" I sat as a panellist. There was an impressive turnout and some outstanding questions posed by the attendees. One of the queries revolved around any "gotchas" for setting up agile teams remotely. This piqued my interested as agile and remote working do capture the current [...]
Don’t Test The Testers
In the last 20 years of delivery I've lost count of the number of times I've heard "No, we don't need to test that, it's just a minor bug", followed closely by the familiar wail of Operational fire engines pulling up to a disaster. It's all too easy to panic and cut corners when a client is on the warpath, [...]
The Grand Bore
The room erupted in laughter when my colleague accidentally had a double typo in a sprint meeting and wrote “twat” instead of “test”… “I blame the ergonomic keyboard”, was her response. At least the team were paying attention to what she was writing and not mindlessly looking at Instagram on their phones. Worryingly though, none of them were writing anything [...]
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Pact Coffee Voucher Codes
Looking for a Pact Coffee Voucher code? Here are a few I can recommend. It makes a great change; it’s tastes really good and comes in a load of different grinds and flavours. My favourite is probably the Bourbon Cream Espresso – but use the code to explore all the flavours Pact Coffee has to offer! Use the voucher code “PACTPERK” to get your discount now.
Online Running Course
If you’re new to running or have started and given up in frustration, check out the links below for running-related courses. Book now! Udemy is a premier online learning platform offering a diverse range of courses across numerous fields. Renowned companies like Volkswagen trust Udemy for its high-quality educational content created by industry experts. This makes Udemy an excellent choice for acquiring new skills, including running. By selecting Running Hax on Udemy, you are enrolling in a course within a trusted and reputable learning environment. Always consult with a healthcare professional before taking up any physical exercise, and in the event of you being injured or think you might be injured.
