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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
BlackBerry PlayBook: First Look
Despite less than favourable initial reviews, the team at RIM responsible for bringing us the PlayBook tablet has created an exceptional piece of hardware. They have
Comic Relief 2011
2011 saw the most star-studded sketch ever on Comic Relief, featuring Gordon Brown duetting with JLS. The show smashed its 23-year fund-raising total in the early
East Ayrshire’s Day in the Millenium Dome
Just digitised this video from East Ayrshire Choir’s trip to the Millennium Dome in 2000. If you see yourself, just leave a comment and I’ll
OpenSRS Lookup Code
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Manifesto: The Mad Farmer Liberation Front
I really like this poem by Wendell Berry and wanted to share it. Love the quick profit, the annual raise,vacation with pay. Want moreof everything ready-made.
String Extension Collection for C#
This article brings a small collection of my more commonly used string extensions. For those who don’t know about extension methods, I suggest reading this
East Ayrshire Schools Brass Band and Choir Concert 2000
This is a 90 minute recording of the East Ayrshire Schools Brass Band and Choir Concert back in 2000. It was filmed at the Grand Hall
ASP.NET Basics: Delegates vs. Interfaces
The reason for using interfaces is that when exposing properties you want clients to only use what you allow them to, but save yourself the
Creativity
Don’t depend on others to make things happen Do it yourself Creating, planning, financing, producing and marketing. Personal and professional projects benefit each other. Creating
BlackBerry Torch 9800: Top Features
I’ve been using a BlackBerry Torch 9800 for a few weeks now and think it’s a fantastic device. Here are my favourite things about it; taking into
Do you need be creative to create?
I just watched a great video at 99% by Michael Bierut called 5 Secrets from 86 Notebooks and it got me thinking. Do you need to
ASP.NET Security Basics: Caching Roles
Just a quick “request” post covering the basics of caching user roles in an ASP.NET application using forms based authentication. Role based authentication & authorisation is an important