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A certain millennial turned 30 recently: Welcome to middle age, Microsoft Excel v2

Launched a million business plans, sank Lotus...
Software24 Nov 2017 | 158

Here's the thing: We've pressed pause on my startup

Radbot It hasn't ceased to be... but crowdfunding? Not happening
On-Prem25 Nov 2016 | 17

The Naked Product Launch: 30 seconds to sell a robot

Radbot We don't need no early adopters...
On-Prem18 Nov 2016 | 10

Testing times: Between some IoT code and a hard place

Radbot Embedded bugs are hard to catch
On-Prem11 Nov 2016 | 5

Power to the (outsourced) people – globalisation starts small

Radbot Because endless coffee and DNA replication goes only so far
On-Prem04 Nov 2016 | 7

Marketing... or how I lost my soul to Lagos

Radbot Life as a tech entrepreneur
On-Prem28 Oct 2016 | 12

Hardware ain't hard, money is: Crowdfunding, bootstraps and startups

Radbot Can you rattle the tin for marketing? Really?
On-Prem21 Oct 2016 | 1

Adventures in (re) naming your business: Fire up the 4-syllable random name generator

Radbot Lashings of “q” and “z” and “j”
On-Prem10 Oct 2016 | 36

Lean in and pivot: Even Steve Jobs didn't work alone, startup boy

Radbot Group lessons for self-styled 'lone wolf' tech entrepreneurs
On-Prem24 Sep 2016 | 21

Brexit makes life harder for an Internet of Things startup

What's going to happen with the CE mark for 'leccy goods?
On-Prem12 Sep 2016 | 94

Spinning that Brexit wheel: Regulation lotto for tech startups

Divorcing Europe, custody arrangements, post-nups and more...
Channel06 Sep 2016 | 50

Why you should Vote Remain: Bananas, bathwater and babies

Comment Better the devil EU know?
Channel22 Jun 2016 | 193

The Hound of Hounslow: No $40m Wall Street wobbler

Architects, not coders, to blame for vulnerable HFT markets
On-Prem15 Jun 2015 | 20

'Granola-eating tree hugger' takes plunge, becomes IoT upstart

Doing my own 'ting Sweating the small stuff, again and again
Networks13 Apr 2015 | 12

Legalese and coding? Yup, it's the open-source FOSDEM shindig

Where there's money there's muck, lad
Software06 Feb 2015 | 23

This is how I set about making a fortune with my own startup

Doing my own 'ting Would you leave your well-paid job to chase your dream?
Software25 Aug 2014 | 23

I thought I was being DDOSed. Turns out I'm not that important...

Opinion The real pain came in dealing with UK cops
Networks02 Dec 2013 | 51

How NSA spooks spaffed my DAD'S DATA ALL OVER THE WEB

Pics TV star plundered for key PRISM asset without so much as a thank-you
SaaS12 Jun 2013 | 84

What did the Lehman Brothers implosion look like to a techie?

Insider tells all about the Gnab Gib at Lehmans
On-Prem12 Jun 2013 | 33

Debian, Ubuntu patching up rocky romance

FOSDEM Deb supremo speaks as devs link arms in ARM
OSes14 Feb 2012 | 12

Tame the gas monster with sensors, suckers and a spiffy new fan

Part 3 More performance-tuning for your home and office
Science04 Feb 2012 | 42

When geeks turn Green: Performance tune your energy bills

Part 2 How to stick up a fat two to the Big Six...
Science22 Nov 2011 | 35

My home is bugged ... with temp sensors to save me cash

Part 1 Monitoring benefits of insulation
Science15 Nov 2011 | 51

It's not the size of your pipe, it's the way you use it

WAR on the cloud 6 How to manhandle CDN bandwidth like a pro
SaaS09 Nov 2011 | 1

Adventures in Tech: Dive on in, the IPv6 is lovely

Part 2 Blub blub blub, no really it's great
On-Prem07 Nov 2011 | 17

Adventures in Tech: Taking the plunge into IPv6

Part 1 Our intrepid reporter does it, but you'll still have to
Channel31 Oct 2011 | 36

Beyond WAR: How I bitchslapped Google

WAR on the cloud 5 Bagging the sticky eyeball
SaaS14 Sep 2011 | 3

AlertMe network power-meter kit: Suitable for techies?

Review Our man plugs in and gives it a spin
Science24 Aug 2011 | 41

Speed is the essence of WAR

WAR on the cloud, Part 4 Data location, location, location
SaaS23 Jun 2011 |

Rackspace cloud prepared for WAR, but Google AE chokes

WAR on the Cloud, Part 3 Cloud providers leave Damon frowning over mirrors
OSes27 May 2011 | 3

Rackspace backtracks over toff-proof sign-up process

Royals, aristos excluded by double-barrel discrimination
SaaS28 Apr 2011 | 61

Floating website, hidden 'get' bills

WAR on the Cloud, Part 2 Damon is 4 cents short of a free and cloudy solution
SaaS22 Apr 2011 | 11

I floated a site into the cloud, and it didn't rain down in chunks...

WAR on the Cloud, part 1: My baby steps migration
OSes18 Mar 2011 | 13

Oracle looks for love at Java DevJam

FOSDEM 2011 Draft of OpenJDK bylaws draws mocking laughter ...
Software20 Feb 2011 | 5

Devs gather for beer and burgers in Belgium

FOSDEM 2011 Lang, tech, systems, clouds ... and Office politics
Channel09 Feb 2011 | 7

The Meeks shall inherit the Office ...

FOSDEM 2011 F/OSS fundi gives LibreOffice the hard sell and Oracle the finger
Devops09 Feb 2011 | 11

How I used Space Shuttle tech to insulate the living room

Radical DIY with space gel
Science24 Nov 2010 | 64

How I built a zero energy cost, zero carbon home server

Running an internet biz on sunshine and *nix
Channel11 Nov 2010 | 88

Up for the count

Comment Hove's my Rita, meter maid...
Legal08 May 2007 | 1

Voting the old way in the UK...on paper

Comment Mark X for transparency and democracy
Legal04 May 2007 | 2

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