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International Geocaching Day 2024
Happy International Geocaching Day! Since 2011, on every third Saturday in August we celebrate geocaching and geocachers worldwide, marking the anniversary of the first International Geocaching Day. The 2024 souvenir is earned by logging a geocache, Adventure Lab® Location, or … Continue reading
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My first geocache in Italy!
What does one do, when arriving at the airport with an ardent geocacher (and a muggle in tow) – go hunting a cache of course! Surprisingly, Rome Fiumicino Airport has a Tracker Bug Hotel cache within it’s carpark, a short … Continue reading
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Fake Cash-Out Apps: Too good to be true?
Many of us play games on our phones… in my case, it’s a small number of brain-exercisers, which I play just for the fun of them. But recently, I’ve noticed that I’m being barraged with adverts for games that promise … Continue reading
Embedded World 2024 – Call for Papers!
Following on from the success of the MISRA track at previous editions of the embedded world Exhibition & Conference, MISRA is pleased to announce the continuation of this collaboration into 2024: The embedded world Conference in collaboration with MISRA is … Continue reading
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Publication of MISRA C:2023… Happy 25th Anniversary!
As Chairman of the MISRA C Working Group, I am pleased to announce the release of MISRA C:2023 (MISRA C Third edition, Second revision). This is a further update which incorporates Amendments 2, 3 and 4 (AMD2, AMD3, AMD4) and … Continue reading
Leadership Dimensions – Authenticity
Background Regular readers will know that I have already self-assessed as having met the required standard in four of the the forty-nine Leadership Components identified by the Institution of Leadership & Management (InstLM): No.01 Authenticity: Self Awareness No.12 Vision: Future … Continue reading
“Ready to lead: Be resilient, agile and future-ready”
Sometimes, the pitfalls of being a Member (or Fellow) of a Professional Body is that you get bombarded with lots of emails… most of which have limited applicability. But hot on the heels of carrying out my L&M self-assessment, I … Continue reading
Leadership & Management – Self Assessment
Over the years, for my CPD I have very-much focussed on the technical aspects of my job and roles… despite increasing my leadership and management focus. Recently, I decided that this should change, and I needed to re-assess my L&M … Continue reading
Worshipful Company of Information Technologists
As birthday presents go, this is right up there: I am pleased and honoured to be able to announce that at Monday’s Court meeting, my Election to the #Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists was approved. My thanks … Continue reading