It’s Time for a Clear Out

Apparently, I have too much stuff.
The attic is full to bursting, there’s no room in the shed to potter, and I can barely squeeze a single shirt into the wardrobe. So I have to get rid of some of it so that my wife has somewhere to keep all her old handbags “till she [...]

A Brief Introduction To Unified Modelling Language (UML)

I want to emphasise that it is really important that both Business and IT development teams understand UML because it is a powerful communication, analysis and design tool.  An understanding of UML and how it can be used is a starting point for significantly more successful IT projects.
Over the last 10 years or so [...]

Extracting Image Properties in C#

One of the little tasks I have is maintaining the Thistle Society web site and that includes adding photos to the gallery pages.  I hold information about each picture in an XML file including the original file name, caption and date taken.   Up until now I have been entering all this information manually in the [...]

Happy New Year

A very Happy New Year and a Happy New Decade to all who visit my blog.  I’ve made a few vague New Year’s Resolutions this year – the usual ones about weight, health and fitness – but one thing I am determined to do this year is make better use of this blog.  That is [...]