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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
iPhone 3G
Apprently Apple haven’t got enough of your money and want some more. Last week saw the announcement of the new iPhone 3G with exciting new features like 3G
Migrating a SQL Server Database to Oracle 11g
After attending a session with an Oracle consultant this week, I thought I’d share with you some tips for migrating an SQL server database to
DVD Retailing: The Next Generation
Do you buy DVDs, Blu-Ray discs or download movies? Whatever your preferred format, you can now buy direct from the studio through a network of hi-tech
Earth Hour 2008: Glasgow, 28th March
If you had your lights on between 8 and 9pm on 29th March, you probably didn’t realise / care that it was Earth Hour, a worldwide
Tweeting: Even more irritating than blogging
Just when we thought it couldn’t get more irritating than blogging, we can now share our tiniest thoughts throughout the day with Twitter. I just
Heroes Happen Here: Birmingham ICC
Yesterday, I travelled down to Birmingham to attend Heroes Happen Here, Microsoft’s launch event for Visual Studio 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008. After checking
Calls for a Scottish top level domain
Do you think Scotland needs it’s own top-level domain extension? Scottish visitors should check out this page for an outline of the proposal on Wikipedia Scotland. Everyone
A ‘Feeling’ something wasn’t right
A meticulously planned sequence of events designed to allow me to get to The Feeling gig on time last night (despite being booked on the 6:30pm flight from Gatwick to Glasgow) had one
Questionable business practices by VeriSign
Let me start from the beginning… Prior to the formation of ICANN in 1998, Network Solutions (owned by VeriSign) was the place to purchase top level domains. These
Importing CSV to Excel
This guide covers importing a CSV file into a blank worksheet using Microsoft Excel 2007. Don’t open the CSV in Excel, instead create a new workbook,
Microsoft announces Scottish launch event for 2008 products
Microsoft has just announced a Scottish launch event for Windows Server 2008, SQL Server 2008 and Visual Studio 2008. The event will take place in Edinburgh
Hosting a WCF Service using IIS7 and Windows Vista
Publishing and testing a Windows Communication Foundation Service in IIS7 on Windows Vista is pretty straightforward, but there are a few pitfalls to look out for along