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An unknown pioneer of computing

Ed Roberts is a forgotten person in the history of home computing but played a huge role in getting us to where we are today.


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Helping to solve male loneliness

It is very easy to go through life and not realise the effects of loneliness.


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What is a photo?

Back in the mists of time if you wanted to take a photograph you would have to use a camera that you had to carry with you.


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Using Omnivore to save pages

Sometimes it is handy to save a webpage for later and there are lots of ways to do it.


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Experience versus energy

There is a well known story about an old man fixing an engine.


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Winning is not everything

I support Somerset cricket club and have done since I was a kid.


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Relive the Apollo 11 lunar landing

I was not old enough to remember the first man on the moon - in fact I wasn’t even born until the following year.


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Simple versus Complex

It is very difficult to develop a simple piece of software and keep it simple.


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Simple task breakdown

We needed to plan the work for the next quarter for the infrastructure team and in doing so came up with a simple way to breakdown the work.


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Bringing the menu to life

We recently visited a local Indian restaurant and they had an interesting way to explain the dishes on the menu.


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