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2 December 2022 / Business / Christmas, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Lego, Octagon Technology, Peter Quill, Photos 2022

Octagon Technology working from anywhere — Working from anywhere

This is a photograph for the company social media and day 2 of the Guardians of the Galaxy Lego advent calendar.

The photo is going to be used to promote Octagon’s Christmas competition – there are prizes…

Show us your Christmas – Octagon Technology

Today’s Lego was presents for yesterday’s Peter Quill – headphones in a Christmas box and a Walkman with a cassette tape. Here is a better photograph.

Day 2 of the Guardian’s of the Galaxy Lego advent calendar. Headphones a Walkman with optional speakers

Company Christmas preparations

25 November 2022 / Business / business, Christmas, IT Support for Lincolnshire, Octagon Technology, Photos 2022, Smart Thinking Solutions

I was working today on my annual Geek Christmas Present blog post for Octagon – due to be published at 00:01 on December 1. No spoilers on the gifts here but this is the opening.

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Photo for the Octagon Blog

15 November 2022 / Business / Octagon Technology, outdoor gear, Photos 2022, power banks, technology

This photo is for a blog about what a business can do about power cuts, due to be published next week on the Octagon blog.

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Writing today

13 July 2022 / Business / business, coffee, CyberAwake, Octagon Technology, Photos 2022, Staffordshire, sunset, technology, Travel, Turkish Coffee, Wychnor Park Country Club

I have written articles for both Cyberawake and Octagon today – but outside on the balcony in the good weather.

Wychnor Park Country Club - working on the balcony

Of course the writing was helped by coffee – today iced coffee made in a Turkish style with ginger and little dark brown sugar.

And the sunset from the same balcony.

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Morning coffee

11 June 2022 / Business / business, coffee, Octagon Technology, Photos 2022, Smart Thinking Solutions

It is time for coffee.

Here are some of the blog posts I have written this week for Octagon Technology and Smart Thinking Solutions.

Smart Thinking has a weekend read project – the stories behind cyber security, privacy and technology that you do not have time to read during the week, but you can catch up with at the weekend, when you stop for coffee or beverage if your choice! Here is today’s post – a video rather than an article:

Public Interest Technologist

At Octagon, as we go through the year I write several “Geek present lists” – Father’s Day is next week so here is 2022’s Geek Father’s Day present suggestions: