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  • Support Driven Expo Europe 2019

    I missed last year’s Support Driven Expo but, this year, I’m in Belgrade, Serbia for their 2019 expo. Support Driven is a community of people involved within support and these expos are an opportunity for that community to meet, chat and watch some (hopefully useful) talks.

  • Down the middle: life as a confused average

    Whether political leanings or my psychological makeup, I am straight down the middle. Average. A fence sitter. Except I’m not. And although I don’t doubt the accuracy of tests that find this, they’re all fundamentally flawed.

  • The Automattic hiring process

    The Automattic hiring process is known for being pretty unique. But having been through it myself and now managing other people through it, I genuinely think it’s an amazing, forward-thinking way to do it. There are plenty of blog posts around which tell you of the hiring process but with many of these from the…

  • Privacy screen battle: 3M vs Kensington

    About 18 months ago, I bought a 3M privacy screen for my Touch-bar model MacBook Pro 13″. It was one of the few (from a known brand) on the market for this model at the time. However, I’ve now also purchased a Kensington model – 50% more expensive than the 3M version. But is it…

  • Farewell to Hair: a new chapter starts

    Back in December I started rehearsing for Hair, which is due to hit the stage in June. A few days ago, though, I informed the production crew that I would be withdrawing. Not only that but I’ve announced my intentional to (semi?) retire from the world of musical theatre too. But to explain why, we…