Title:............ "Where experience is valued" Publication:... 'Computing' Weekly Magazine Date:............ September 22nd 2011 Circulation:... est 90,000 Summary:.... Commenting on how soft skills can become valuable when changing a career path.
	Title:............ "Professional of the month" Publication:... 'TAP Newsletter' Monthly newsletter Date:............ September 2011 Circulation:... est 10,000 Summary:.... Personal anecdotes relating to training, written for a newsletter profile article.
	Title:............ "Blockbusters" Publication:... 'Writing Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ December 2010 Circulation:... 37,000 Summary:.... Contribution to a discussion on overcoming the 'writers block' syndrome.
	Title:............ "Weaned on Weedon" Publication:... 'Best of British Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ July 2010 Circulation:... 80,000 Summary:.... About learning guitar chord techniques from the original edition of Bert Weedon's renowned book.
	Title:............ "Happy Endings" Publication:... 'Writing Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ June 2010 Circulation:... 37,000 Summary:.... Comments about book endings in novels and the Oxford Literary Festival.
	Title:............ "Business Knowledge and Soft Skills" Publication:... 'Oracle Scene' Quarterly magazine Date:............ March 2010 Circulation:... 4,000 Summary:.... On how technicians can use their business knowledge and soft skills to diversify into a different field at the end of their technical careers.
	Title:............ "Sixties Musical Magic" Publication:... 'Best of British Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ November 2009 Circulation:... 80,000 Summary:.... Anecdotes of a music awards concert in sixties London with performances by Jeff Beck, Troggs, Cream, Beach Boys, Dusty Springfield, Small Faces and others.
	Title:............ "Techies deserve greater recognition" Publication:... 'Computing' Weekly Magazine Date:............ September 17th 2009 Circulation:... 92,362 Summary:.... Commenting on the computer industry's lack of recognition for its technical staff.
	Title:............ "Confidence Boost" Publication:... 'Writers News' monthly magazine Date:............ September 2009 Circulation:... 17,000 Summary:.... On how publishing occasional small items renews confidence to persevere with more complex ones.
	Title:............ "Summer of 69" Publication:... 'Best of British Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ September 2009 Circulation:... 80,000 Summary:.... Recalling early Rock Festivals at the Isle of Wight and Hyde Park featuring a young Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones and similar.
	Title:............ "Losing Confidence" Publication:... 'Oxford Times' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ June 11th 2009 Circulation:... 31,000 Summary:.... Concerns that recent incidents of missing mail will adversely affect confidence in the Post office.
	Title:............ "No Substitute for Practice" Publication:... 'Oracle Scene' Quarterly magazine Date:............ March 2009 Circulation:... 4,000 Summary:.... Highlighting that there is a limit to what can be learned on courses and that practice in the workplace is essential.
	Title:............ "Industry Award" Publication:... 'Writers News' monthly magazine Date:............ February 2009 Circulation:... 17,000 Summary:.... Receiving an industry award and highlighting the importance of clarity when writing technical manuals.
	Title:............ "Telling the World" Publication:... 'Writers News' monthly magazine Date:............ July 2008 Circulation:... 17,000 Summary:.... Reporting on how material typed into a blog is occasionally copied and published in magazines available nationally.
	Title:............ "Making things clear" Publication:... 'Computing' Weekly Magazine Date:............ April 24th 2008 Circulation:... 115,430 Summary:.... Commenting that the perceived IT skill shortage only applies to more advanced areas of computing and not at the home PC level. Suggesting that an exceptionally good aptitude on PCs might indicate a potential to learn the more complex technology required for business computing.
	Title:............ "Councils try hard with poor tools" Publication:... 'Computing' Weekly Magazine Date:............ April 17th 2008 Circulation:... 115,430 Summary:.... Commenting on how the IT industry is blamed when the public sector doesn't meet implementation targets for new features which weren't in the original specifications.
	Title:............ "Let experience speak for itself" Publication:... 'Computing' Weekly Magazine Date:............ March 27th 2008 Circulation:... 115,430 Summary:.... Dismissing the IT skills shorage and maintaining that company IT priorities continue to be system stability, reliability, innovative use of available technology and protection of the firm's data.
	Title:............ "Relying on the Nanny State" Publication:... 'Oxford Times' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ February 8th 2008 Circulation:... 31,000 Summary:.... Suggesting voluntary use of recycling plants in preference to wheelie-bin introduction.
	Title:............ "Fifties on Foot" Publication:... 'Best of British Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ October 2007 Circulation:... 80,000 Summary:.... Anecdotes on life in northern England when people used to walk everywhere and horse-drawn street vendors were still commonplace.
	Title:............ "Short-term Contracts, Long-term Gains" Publication:... 'Computer Weekly' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ September 4th 2007 Circulation:... 140,500 Summary:.... Concerning an IT skills gap in the City, and the risk of repeating mistakes made in the lead-up to Y2k. Suggestion that a version of fixed-term contracts could be the way forward with no long-term payload overhead.
	Title:............ "Inspirational Dreams" Publication:... 'Writing Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ July 2007 Circulation:... 37,000 Summary:.... Anecdotes on the latest Oxford Literary Festival which attracted many well-known authors of various genres.
	Title:............ "Consider all options" Publication:... 'Oxford Times' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ June 15th 2007 Circulation:... 31,000 Summary:.... Response to feedback on traffic congestion item. Oxford's Transport Strategy department replied outlining a package of measures they plan to implement, including variable speed limits.
	Title:............ "A34 won't go away" Publication:... 'Oxford Times' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ June 1st 2007 Circulation:... 31,000 Summary:.... Commenting on traffic solutions discussed by the director of the London congestion charge speaking at the British Computer Society's AGM in Oxford.
	Title:............ "Brain Power" Publication:... 'IT Now' British Computer Society's Bi-Monthly Magazine Date:............ March 2007 Circulation:... 40,000 Summary:.... Suggesting higher visibility for BCS's support in the neurology field as it increasingly merges with computer robotic technology. Referencing BCS lectures and a London Science Museum exhibition on controlling computers by electrodes implanted in brain chips.
	Title:............ "Joys of Videoconferencing" Publication:... 'Computer Weekly' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ March 6th 2007 Circulation:... 140,500 Summary:.... Encouraging the use of videoconferencing and highlighting advantages such as cost savings and more productive meetings. Suggesting that industries should try to utilise the sort of technology that attracts home users.
	Title:............ "White Christmas & Hot Rhythms" Publication:... 'Best of British Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ December 2006 Circulation:... 80,000 Summary:.... Festive item about Irving Berlin's famous Christmas song and the jazz & blues music which influenced the era in which it was written.
	Title:............ "Out of Practice" Publication:... 'Writing Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ December 2006 Circulation:... 37,000 Summary:.... Emphasising the need for regular practice in one's chosen skill.
	Title:............ "Given the Bird" Publication:... 'Oxford Times' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ August 4th 2006 Circulation:... 31,000 Summary:.... Suggestion on how to deter herons from landing in garden ponds and eating the goldfish.
	Title:............ "Data Recording Pressure" Publication:... 'Computer Weekly' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ August 30th 2005 Circulation:... 140,500 Summary:.... Outlining the pressure which the government's data recording programme has on public service employees struggling to learn IT skills whilst maintaining the same level of service.
	Title:............ "Star Wars" Publication:... 'IT Now' British Computer Society's Bi-Monthly Magazine Date:............ July 2005 Circulation:... 40,000 Summary:.... Comments on negative publicity in the computer industry resulting from a perception that performance stars are prioritised above welfare.
	Title:............ "Detractive Stars" Publication:... 'Oxford Times' Weekly Newspaper Date:............ June 3rd 2005 Circulation:... 31,000 Summary:.... On the British Computer Society's support for the government's computerisation of the public sector, reiterated at the AGM in Oxford.
	Title:............ "Luxembourg Requests" Publication:... 'Best of British Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ May 2005 Circulation:... 80,000 Summary:.... Recounting the early days of Radio Luxembourg which broadcasted request programmes specialising in Scottish and Irish songs.
	Title:............ "Paisley Power" Publication:... 'Yours' Monthly magazine Date:............ March 2005 Circulation:... 403,700 Summary:.... Feature on changing fashions. Recalling a photo-session with a London modelling agency, promoting paisley neck-scarves.
	Title:............ "Word Junky" Publication:... 'Writing Magazine' Monthly magazine Date:............ March 2005 Circulation:... 37,000 Summary:.... Musing over the addictive buzz felt by writers when visiting other towns and spotting their articles on magazines shelves in local bookshops.
	Title:............ "Struggling through the Summer" Publication:... 'French Window' Bi-monthly magazine Date:............ January 2005 Circulation:... 2,000 Summary:.... Concluding a two-part set of anecdotes relating to French language improvement during a summer in France. Items include house renovation, Normandy D-Day celebrations and giving a wedding speech in French.
	Title:............ "German Christmas Markets" Publication:... 'Oxford Mail' Daily newspaper Date:............ January 3rd 2005 Circulation:... 28,700 Summary:.... Comparing traditional German Christmas Markets in Bonn and Frankfurt, musing over the festive atmosphere and the culinary delights of bratwurst, waffles and gluhwein.
	Title:............ "Still Stables" Publication:... 'Daily Express' Daily newspaper Date:............ December 23rd 2004 Circulation:... 945,000 Summary:.... Item on religious and ethnic traditions, comparing Christmas images in English towns with those in Europe, such as Brussels and Bonn which had a stable in the main square containing live sheep and a donkey.
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