Gadget girl, Tech Lover, Baker & Running enthusiast
I remember the days of dial-up internet, a basic mobile phone and film-based camera's ! Reflecting back I realise that today I take technology for granted, I never bother to look at a physical map (I just ask my iPhone to give me directions!), I'm impatient when my 50MB podcast takes longer than 10 seconds ...
Last week I was lucky enough to join a group of 14 women from across EMC UK&I at the Women of the future conference where there were over 300 attendees from a variety of global organizations - It was a really interesting day and I thought i'd share some of my key takeaways. The theme for ...
This year I was invited to speak the RDA (Riding for Disabled Association) South East conference after running the 2014 London Marathon to raise funds. Although a little daunting presenting to so many people, also a very useful day to meet other volunteers and learn more about the charity across the region. So for anyone that ...
I nearly lost 10 years worth of data (& I work for a company that sells backup solutions!) NEVER under estimate the importance of having a backup!!!! ... and I don't just mean 1-copy, I had a backup of my data on an external hard-drive but I somehow managed to drop this at the same time ...
A couple weeks ago I had the opportunity to attend the Technology Leadership Academy ran by everywomen (if you are interested the event info is here). It was great to take a day out to focus specifically on personal development, the day focused on "re-inventing" ourselves, we know that business is changing but we are failing ...
My alarm went off at 5:42 (yes you right read that right... those extra 2 minutes made all the difference!), I already had everything prepared so all I had to do was get dressed and of course eat my porridge at stupid o'clock! Arrived at the Bracknell sports centre just after 6:15am and was greeted with ...
I still can't believe that tomorrow I will be running THE London Marathon! I remember watching it on TV as a kid, I remember my very first run where I couldn't even finish a mile, I remember not being able to walk up the stairs through sheer pain of such a short run! I remember ...
I officially started my marathon training at the beginning of Jan; although I am a keen runner I have never ran a full marathon so these past few months have certainly been a challenge for me. With flooding, torrential rain (one time we had to literally climb around some fencing to get through a flood!), ...
Software is disrupting every industry and today is the biggest differentiator! Your sick of hearing about how Netflix disrupted the media industry but ultimately this has been a wake up call for many organizations. We all know and love the traditional software development lifecycles where every couple of years we see a significant update (often difficult for ...
What I love about working in the world of technology is that it is ever changing; it is a never ending learning curve and there is always something new and exciting to learn about - you will never get bored! An interesting observation I've recently had is how graduates perceive IT careers; from discussions I've had it is ...