Another look at the frustrations of working in an agency, in London, in 2012. And this month, we couldn’t really let it go without having a bit of a moan about the Olympics.I’m not moaning about the actual Olympics itself. I mean, being in a city where on one day you can have a marathon, a tenni ... more
They’ve literally been around as long as the internet has existed and to be honest they’re useful, they serve a function, securing our data whatever that may be. I am of course talking about Login systems, authentication in all it’s forms. From blocking out the masses from posting an obscene s ... more
Another month and another monthly mind cleansing Grinds My Gears. Earlier this month I read a news article that really rattled my cage. Schools are being urged to introduce more ‘female friendly’ physical education lessons into the national curriculum. Now, when I was in ... more
This month I’m dedicating Grinds my Gears to something that annoys me 100%. That means it annoys me to the ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM. No more of me can be wound up because there is no higher percentage. No, it is not possible to annoy me 110% or 150% or any other higher percent than 100 because th ... more
So this month for some unknown reason I put my hand up and volenteered to do "grinds my gears". It's taken longer than expected to find something that actually annoys me but here it is... the subverting of hackathons into investment competitions. What is a hackathon? In its ... more
The regular light-hearted whinge about life in a busy agency. Although this time, it’s less light-hearted than usual. It’s not an original idea and people have debated it forever: it’s about whether agencies should be paid to pitch. It’s not that we sho ... more
This months Family Guy style light hearted rant is about my irritation of how people have started using Facebook and Twitter statuses as if they were lines in their own personal diary. The informative nature of the Facebook or Twitter status has been downgraded. Do we really need to k ... more
This month’s festive grinds my gears is something that I'm only reminded of once a year, but every year without fail it gets to me. Christmas Pudding! Hot, delicious, moist, fruity goodness topped off with a bit of booze and cream. What could be better? Nothing. So, why if it ... more
Another month and another light-hearted rant in a series that we have called “Grind my gears” after the popular US cartoon, Family Guy. This month, I will be ranting on about the inconvenience of undelivered parcels, and my frustration of how other companies don’t have t ... more
Another month and another light-hearted rant in a series that we have called “Grind my gears” after the popular US cartoon, Family Guy. This month up 2012. Not the Olympics and what life might be like in living and working in London, or the outlook for our economy and the ... more