Mendeley – changing ‘et al’ usage

What is Mendeley? Mendeley, for those who don’t know, is a handy reference organiser – it can save PDFs and sync them across devices (using an online account) so you can access your papers on any machine with an internet connection (an online database exists if you don’t want to install the application on every

Mouse Art

Mouse Art is a piece of software available from IOGraphica to record the movements of your mouse on the monitor. I stumbled upon this recently and have, over the last couple of weeks, been ‘playing’ with it while at work. It’s very easy to use and doesn’t interfere with what you’re currently working on. I’ve

UK Election 2015

The UK general election held in May this year produced a surprising result not predicted by survey’s leading up to polling day, or the exit poll itself – a Conservative Majority in the House of Commons. With 331 seats, David Cameron was able to form a majority government, yet all sources prior to the results

Personal Project 2015

Every year as far back as I can recall I’ve had a project on the go, some to pass the time and others to serve a purpose, usually for an aspect of motorcycle racing. I think it goes back to 2007 when I started by first website, Doctor Who for Newbies (DW4N), a (funnily enough)

C# GUI creation – why it’s easier than Java

For part of my research since January, I’ve been building some software for automated data capture. This includes a C++ DLL (created myself) doing the brunt of the work, with a C# user interface (making use of the built-in WPF libraries that come with Visual Studio), joined at the hip by a CLI interface. Those

Snetterton 300 – BMCRC

Bemsee took to Norfolk last weekend for the second meeting of the season on the immense Snetterton 300 circuit. Following from Brands Hatch 3 weeks prior, 14 classes took to the circuit over 24 races a day in close-action club racing. The week leading up to the meeting was thankfully short. I always book the

Green Sky Thinking at BuroHappold

Monday saw the opening of the Green Sky Thinking 2015 event in BuroHappold’s London office. The title of the event was ‘The future of Engineering’ with topics providing visions of how engineering will be in the future. This was similar to an event held in conjunction with the Young Engineers Forum held between Smart and