Category: Thoughts

I’ve always thought I am a lot more productive in the morning, and I’m sure it’s still true. However with a small child who wakes up anywhere between 5am and 7am I have found it difficult to focus on work at these early hours. I think it’s been due to the pure randomness of the…

Labour’s latest concept of free broadband for all is a nice idea in theory, but seems a little odd. The question is, how many people can’t afford broadband? I think in our economy it’s not exactly a luxury item at £10 a month. Also in my head most Internet is now mobile using 3G, 4G,…

Sure, this country is never going to get a new and futuristic Japanese-style train system, but today it was refreshing to step aboard a brand new train from Greater Anglia. It still trundles along the same prehistoric train track, but it’s actually a nice new clean train. A great start to the day. Now I’m…

Working in the industry I get asked a lot about gifts for DJs (especially at Christmas), so here’s my latest answer for you: If you want something super-cheap then get him/her a USB disco-light. Absolute no-brainer for house-parties. Link here. If you’ve got a bit more cash to splash a professional logo always goes down…

It’s fair to say we read a lot about how important sleep is for us adults, and the impact it has on our health. The question is how bad it is for our health when we get woken up several times a night by babies and toddlers? Is it bad for our health as adults?…

So I’ve added a few smart cameras in my home now. I added one ShowMo one, which was nice but died after 2 years of use, so I can’t recommend it. The Yi Cameras are my current favourite. They are very well-priced, basically very solid, and have a great app. Some people are scared that…