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I’m Nick! I build & lead teams who create products & solutions that help people do more.
I am a passionate technical leader & full-stack software architect with over 14 years’ experience in designing & delivering large–scale commercial cloud SaaS software solutions, predominantly using Microsoft technologies.
As a hands-on leader, I have a proven track record of building effective on-site & remote software teams, based on the sharing of good practice, defining clear processes, implementing best-of-breed systems and shipping quality code.
Latest Posts
Parsing DateTime values in C#
Just a post to outline a few extra ways of parsing dates in C#. These are useful for internationalised apps. try{ //Tell the parser to
Playing Spotify through Squeezebox
Spotify is a peer-to-peer music streaming allowing users to listen to specific tracks or albums on-demand. Despite launching clients for Android, Symbian and iPhone OS,
HTC HD2: Lots of Issues
I recently got hold of an HTC HD2 and have been using the device for a month now. I’m a huge fan of Windows Mobile
Vodafone Snubs HTC HD2 for Apple iPhone Launch
Vodafone on Thursday announced that the company will no longer supply the long-awaited HTC HD2 device after it has fulfilled current back orders for the
Six Cool Things About ASP.NET 4.0
I’ve been using the Visual Studio 2010 and ASP.NET 4.0 betas and exploring some of the new features available in the new versions of VB 10 and
Configuring site-to-site IPSEC tunnel on Cisco IOS
This post outlines how to set up a site-to-site VPN on a Cisco router. Both sides need to match crypto iskamp policy and transform set.
Port Fowarding on Cisco IOS
a) We have a webserver on port 80 and we wish to forward port 80 from outside back to internal ip nat inside source static
Enabling Secure Shell (SSH) in Cisco IOS
It is recommended that Secure Shell (SSH) is used for remote administration of Cisco Routers and Switches. To see if SSH is already enabled CISCO877#
Configuring a Cisco 877 Router for Be/O2 Broadband
This post is an amended version of this guide detailing how to set up a Cisco 877 router for BE Broadband or O2 Broadband in
Twitter Brings Back SMS Updates for O2 Subscribers
In August 2008, it was announced that Twitter would stop sending SMS updates free outside the USA. “Even with a limit of 250 messages received
July ’09: Five Favourite Things
Trains – Travelling by train is so much easier than flying. No bags to check, no seat belts, no hours of waiting, no taking your
Service Levels and the Recession
Recent statistics released by the UK Customer Satisfaction Index indicate that the global economic downturn could have benefits for consumers in the form of better