See the little fella over there? That’s me! Well, it is sort of me, as seen from the Xbox, which has just been updated with something cool called NXE (New Xbox Experience).
I booted up last night and was prompted to update my system, 10 minutes and a reboot later I was presented with a completely [...]

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This is me & Mrs Rutherford , ten years ago today – we’re off to Rome for a few days break.
Will update twitter (and automagically, Facebook) while we travel – but the PC will be off while we’re relaxing and seeing the beautiful sights, sounds and tastes of Rome.

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This caught my eye on the Guardian website today :  A ‘Rutherford’ makes it to the Olympics – but something mentioned in the story really piqued my interest – this fella on the left – Jock Rutherford.
I had no idea that a Rutherford used to play for Arsenal – there is some research to be [...]

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From small acorns – my first academic work in 20+ years turns out OK!

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I just found out my results from my Open University efforts. I took a management course earlier this year as a kick off for a return to higher education, I enjoyed the coursework – and I’m really pleased to get the OU’s understated ‘achieved’ mark.
I’ll be starting the next modules later this year [...]

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What do The Marquis de Sade (Author and Weirdo - 1740), Johnny Weismuller (Tarzan - 1904), Charlie Watts (Drummer - 1941), Peter Sutcliffe (Serial Murder - 1946),  Keith Allen (Actor and Hellraiser- 1953), Craig Stadler (Golfer – 1953), Tony Hadley (Singer - 1960), Jon Culshaw (Rubbish Impressionist – 1968), Me (Ummm - 1969), Nikolay Davydenko [...]

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Three years ago today - I joined the company - and I have to say, it has been *great* fun. I have a good team of peers, a great team that I manage and a great set of vendor partners that I feel are an extension of my team.
Launching AdCenter support in the UK [...]

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Today I finished my first Open University module - three assignments down the line, I’ve made it through my first academic course for about 20 years.
Its been a good journey, I’ve learned how to write again using the appropriate academic style. I think it will help me quite a lot in a number of areas.  [...]

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What’s a boy to do? 

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Now, I’m getting into this - after the revelation about the tale of the tape earlier this week its time for another weigh-day friday…and I’ve been really focused for the last two weeks. I finally understand that the absolute correct way to do this whole weight loss thing is really really simple.
Eat Less, Move More
To [...]

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