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2023-03-09: For the past 3 years I’ve used @StarbucksUK as a fantastic example of inaccessible design …

2021-04-27: Who's afraid of the big bad (accessibility) wolf? | CIVIC UK civicuk.comcivicuk.com …

2021-03-09: Looking forward to recording another episode of Ordinary People with @ndawson84, @paleweasel and a …

2021-03-06: The Internet of Good Manners with Attila Vago anchor.fm/ordinaryp…

2021-02-23: Join us for a recording of Ordinary People. A Podcast. Tonight’s guest is a friend of the show …

2021-02-19: Listening to “Outside the Building” by Ordinary People. A Podcast

2020-11-06: Friday night - lockdown edition

2020-11-05: It’s impossible to wear a VR headset and look cool at the same time

2020-07-04: ⭐️ Hamilton, that is all.

2020-06-29: I was about to write a post about how I had no need for a Developer Transition Kit, only to think of …

2020-06-24: I’m astounded at how well Scribble works on iPadOS 14, even in apps I thought would be …

2020-06-23: The Steam Controller was and in some ways still is ahead of its time

2020-06-23: You have to change your mindset if you don’t want COVID-19 restrictions to get you down; I choose to …

2019-07-15: Must not look at Prime Day deals...

2019-07-10: Northcoast tentlife

2019-07-09: Repost of Autism NI's tweet Reposted Autism NI’s tweet Don't miss tonight's @bbcnewsline report at 6.30pm. Listen in to …

2019-03-17: Liked Ordinary People Podcast on Instagram: “☘️ In our latest episode we explore the Living Faith of our Celtic forefathers - link in bio #ordinarypeople #livingfaith #podcast #ireland…” Liked Ordinary People Podcast on Instagram: “☘️ In our latest episode we explore the Living Faith of …

2019-03-14: @ryanw300 here's another oldie, no filter, no Photoshop (because it probably didn't exist back then)

2019-03-14: While @ryanw300 lives it up in DC I feel old thinking about how it was 18 years ago that I took this! On a 2MB Sony Cybershot

2019-02-28: Liked The Mysteries of Super Glue... Some Knowledge and Tricks..... Liked The Mysteries of Super Glue... Some Knowledge and Tricks.....

2019-02-14: Hold on a second. Can I really not capture the display and audio from the new iPad Pro on a Mac? The …

2019-02-13: Repost of W3C's tweet Reposted W3C’s tweet No EPUBCheck, no EPUB!, by Luc Audrain http://bit.ly/2StCLm7

2019-02-13: The teaser trailer for #Frozen2 gives me #AvengersEndgame vibes https://youtu.be/eSLe4HuKuK0

2019-02-13: The teaser trailer for #Frozen2 gives me #AvengersEndgame vibes https://youtu.be/eSLe4HuKuK0

2019-02-09: 🗓 Yes: God Beyond Words - Communication and Intellectual Disability by Tiō Associates …

2019-02-05: And that's a wrap on the edit of ordinarypodcast.com Time for

2019-01-27: Time to do an #introduction for Mastodon I guess. I'm from Northern Ireland, I'm been playing …

2019-01-26: I can't believe this little Gameboy clone was only £18

2018-12-10: Where are you supposed to put a lapel mic when the interviewee has a long beard? I'm guessing …

2018-12-04: I’m not happy about how the sound turned out but our guest hosts were incredible and gave amazing …

2018-11-16: Liked joshfarrant/shortcuts-js Liked joshfarrant/shortcuts-js

2018-11-16: I'm amazed that my AirPods could charge at all!

2018-08-31: Liked Automated Streaming – Is it right for your church? Liked Automated Streaming – Is it right for your church?

2018-08-27: Liked How To Configure Nginx as a Web Server and Reverse Proxy for Apache on One Ubuntu 18.04 Server | DigitalOcean Liked How To Configure Nginx as a Web Server and Reverse Proxy for Apache on One Ubuntu 18.04 Server …

2018-08-17: Posting to my blog from a Nokia 8110

2018-08-09: Maegden Grilled Cheese, Giants Causeway

2018-08-09: Untitled

2018-08-08: Middletown Coffee, Ballymena

2018-08-08: My Causeway Coast Aeropress game is on point

2018-08-08: Checked into Middletown Coffee

2018-07-18: @dwellbible I discovered your app last night and think it's amazing! I noticed an issue when …

2018-07-18: I earned this award by winning my July Challenge! #AppleWatch

2018-07-17:

2018-07-13: “Just like Daddy”

2018-07-10: Repost of Automated Testing is NOT Enough for Web Accessibility ADA Compliance Reposted Automated Testing is NOT Enough for Web Accessibility ADA Compliance Over 80% of WCAG 2.0 …

2018-07-09: Tonight I designed a keyboard

2018-07-07: ‍♂️ Can't seem to get Siri Shortcuts or the Shortcuts app to show commands where I ask Siri to play …

2018-07-06: Repost of How Our Autism Journey Began Reposted How Our Autism Journey Began …

2018-07-02: Liked Grace Community's tweet Liked Grace Community’s tweet

2018-06-30: Checked into Tin House Coffee, Armagh

2018-06-29: Stronger as Family Let me start with a question, do businesses care more about disability than the Church? Perhaps some …

2018-06-29: It was big man’s last day at nursery today

2018-06-29: Untitled

2018-06-27: Repost of Visual Timeline Template for Kids Ministry Reposted Visual Timeline Template for Kids Ministry From CEF Ireland

2018-06-26: Repost of Bill McCoy's post on www.w3.org Reposted Bill McCoy's post on www.w3.org The W3C announced today the latest in a series of …

2018-06-25: Liked Eddie Hinkle's post on eddiehinkle.com Liked Eddie Hinkle’s post on eddiehinkle.com

2018-06-23: Disability in the Bible At first glance people with Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, Depression or Anxiety may appear …

2018-06-23: I wore a Warhammer 40K T-shirt to the gym and half way through a tough session with the Prowler my …

2018-06-22: Untitled

2018-06-22: Checked into Guilt Trip Coffee + Donuts

2018-06-21: Repost of Accessibility according to actual people with disabilities - Axess Lab Reposted Accessibility according to actual people with disabilities - Axess Lab “If you have a …

2018-06-20: Liked The Game Plan for Media Ministry Liked The Game Plan for Media Ministry

2018-06-19: Liked Lila Gribben's tweet Liked Lila Gribben’s tweet

2018-06-18: ‍♂️ Trying to figure out how to format my feed for post replies

2018-06-17: Repost of EDRLab's tweet Reposted EDRLab’s tweet All the videos of the #dpubsummit 2018 speeches are now linked from …

2018-06-16: Checked into Tin House Coffee, Armagh

2018-06-15: A Peculiar People A peculiar people - 1 Peter 2:9 (KJV) When you stop and think about it, the (big C) Church is a …

2018-06-13: Tonight I added markdown support for Known statuses

2018-06-12: Snap!

2018-06-11: Repost of 'Autism and the Church' / Andrew and Lila Gribben Reposted ‘Autism and the Church’ / Andrew and Lila Gribben 18 months ago our youngest …

2018-06-08: Checked into Emmanuel Church, Lurgan Tõbar Gathering - Conference http://www.tobar-network.com/conference/

2018-06-05: Yes: VoiceOver: App Testing Beyond The Visuals from #WWDC18 https://developer.apple.com/wwdc18/226 VoiceOver: App Testing Beyond The Visuals from #WWDC18 https://developer.apple.com/wwdc18/226

2018-06-04: If you think I wouldn't jeopardise my productivity by installing a macOS beta just to get access to …

2018-06-04: Siri Shortcuts looks like it might be the followup to Workflow.is #WWDC

2018-06-04: Getting ready #WWDC18

2018-05-28: Liked Tiny's tweet Liked Tiny's tweet

2018-05-28: Yes: Every Child Conference - 2nd June, Emmanuel Church Lurgan Every Child Conference - 2nd June, Emmanuel Church Lurgan

2018-05-24: Liked Web Accessibility Perspectives: Explore the Impact and Benefits for Everyone Liked Web Accessibility Perspectives: Explore the Impact and Benefits for Everyone

2018-05-23: Finally got time to reconnect my IndieWeb bits after a server move

2018-05-10: @eddiehinkle have you any plans to release another TestFlight build of Indigenous?

2018-04-25: Checked into Shoe Lane Coffee

2018-04-24: Finally found a good use for my Steam Link, using it to connect to a g3.large EC2 spot instance for …

2018-04-23: Oh and replacing the default Markdown plugin with https://github.com/mapkyca/IdnoMarkdown

2018-04-23: Finally fixed Markdown posting from micro.blog to Known. I needed to modify ContentType.php in the …

2018-04-23: Setting up Vim for React.js https://jaxbot.me/articles/setting-up-vim-for-react-js-jsx-02-03-2015

2018-04-23: Gaming on Amazon’s EC2 – The Nexus https://nexus.vert.gg/gaming-on-amazon-s-ec2-83b178f47a34

2018-04-21: Cold Brew

2018-04-16: Repost of WHY SPECS CHANGE: EPUB 3.2 AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE EBOOK ECOSYSTEM Reposted WHY SPECS CHANGE: EPUB 3.2 AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE EBOOK ECOSYSTEM WHY SPECS CHANGE: …

2018-04-13: Liked JAWS ARIA Support Liked JAWS ARIA Support

2018-04-13: Accessibility at Penn State | Equations: MathML, Images and LaTeX …

2018-04-13: Liked Accessibility engine for automated Web UI testing https://www.axe-core.org/ Liked Accessibility engine for automated Web UI testing www.axe-core.org

2018-04-12: Accessibility Program Manager in Redmond, Washington, United States | Engineering at Microsoft …

2018-04-12: Prem Nawaz Khan on Twitter: "Good websites for people with ADHD http://chadd.org , …

2018-04-11: Yes: UXDX Europe - 23rd May, 14:00-21:00 UXDX Europe - 23rd May, 14:00-21:00

2018-04-09: http://email.chrisbowler.com/t/ViewEmail/j/CD31B9B3F5F0633D2540EF23F30FEDED/46F59E3FC23D24B0942A2DF0 …

2018-04-06: Liked inessential: Why Micro.blog is Not Another App.net Liked inessential: Why Micro.blog is Not Another App.net

2018-04-06: Checked into Proper Order

2018-04-06: Liked Ground Espresso Bars's tweet Liked Ground Espresso Bars's tweet

2018-04-05: https://indieweb.org/principles

2018-04-04: Liked Sensory Awareness in Practice Liked Sensory Awareness in Practice

2018-04-03: Golden rule #1 - When you get something working, stop poking at it...

2018-04-03: Sorry if I've been spamming anyone with web mentions this morning, I forgot to disconnect my feed …

2018-04-01: Untitled

2018-04-01: Yes: Rend Collective - 19th May 2018 Rend Collective - 19th May 2018

2018-03-31: Really want to finish the Caledonian Gambit but reading on my iPad is too distracting and can't find …

2018-03-28: After a few months of testing (and tears) I'm loving everything the Indieweb offers; the learning …

2018-03-20: 20/03/2018, 12:34 @manton Not sure if bug or feature: If I post a reply from my own blog and include in-reply-to and …

2018-03-19: 19/03/2018, 10:47 Having MacOS Server root certificate authority fun ?

2018-03-18: 18/03/2018, 00:06 @eddiehinkle I'm loving Indigenous, it's quickly being my primary means to consume and more …

2018-03-17: 17/03/2018, 14:17 I feel like this is an important father-son bonding moment, eating Tayto Cheese and Onion crisps and …

2018-03-16: 16/03/2018, 11:13 Oh the anguish when you accidentally delete a device from Harmony and can't find the original …

2018-03-15: 15/03/2018, 22:01 Spaceship!!! ? #dropfleetcommander

2018-03-14: 14/03/2018, 11:12 I thought it'd be a great idea to continue watching Jessica Jones during my morning commute, then …

2018-03-13: 13/03/2018, 14:57 @dgold Thanks for your Watchtower and Aperture guides. Don't suppose you came across any issues with …

2018-01-01: 19/03/2018, 14:00 2017bestnine

2017-12-31: 19/03/2018, 14:00 "Our wee house" by Peter Gribben (aged 3)

2017-12-22: 19/03/2018, 14:00 Merry Christmas you wonderful old river and bridge #itsawonderfullife

2017-10-26: 19/03/2018, 14:00 Mornings are for coffee and contemplation

2017-10-25: 19/03/2018, 14:00 I didn't make it to Essen this year but I can still watch @gameofkittens live on Twitch …

2017-10-24: 19/03/2018, 14:00 Vinyls in Tesco

2017-10-03: 19/03/2018, 14:00 Chilling with Numberblocks

2017-09-20: 19/03/2018, 14:00 mancave #retropie

2017-09-13: 19/03/2018, 14:01 standards #brewbar

2017-08-18: 19/03/2018, 14:01 Pizza and Catan night ended with everyone still talking to one another and my victory! ? …

2017-08-14: 19/03/2018, 14:01 Instastory style travel video of our annual Dad/Daughter trip to #warhammerworld by #appleclips

2015-11-02: Quick Review of The New Apple TV A few thoughts on the new Apple TV The interface is very fast, the “parallax wiggle” on icons seems …

2015-07-13: The eBook Minefield Alongside the release of their new tabletop game, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Games Workshop have been …

2015-07-13: Timesheets from Github* *TLDR: Or at least a rough estimate of how long you've spent on a project. It's very easy, even for …

2015-03-11: App Store Shenanigans We have three published apps in each App Store, iTunes, Amazon App Store and Google Play, they’re …

2014-07-18: Are pages a problem? Books are so ingrained in our mental model, that’s it very hard to think outside the concept of the …

2013-09-15: Fancee Watch Apparently 2013 is the year of the smart watch. Back in April one in particular caught my eye …

2013-06-30: Almost This is the OS that Windows 8 should have been. http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-8/preview …

2013-06-17: My very sizeable manbag Tablet form factor is an interesting thing; an iPad user since day one, I sold my iPad 2 after using …

2013-06-10: Jony Ive in a white room The best bit of yesterday'sWWDC 2013 keynote had to be the change of tone within the address itself. …

2013-01-31: Pod Wars My Tesco Podpronto is not only the same as a Starbucks Verismo but costs £100 less and is Caffitaly …

2013-01-29: The poor man's Clover I've watched the coffee pod wars with a kind of bemused detachment. I don't need another way to brew …

2013-01-14: Like a leaf on the wind I love plans and meetings and email invites and cashflows and budgeting, but every once in a while I …

2012-09-06: It's not official until it's Instagram official. Carmel Gillian Gribben 7.2lbs Instagram filter used: Valencia View in Instagram ⇒

2012-08-21: I'm Batman Instagram filter used: Rise Photo taken at: Northern Ireland Science Park View in Instagram ⇒

2012-07-25: Sidekick Sometimes you come across a simple app that actually makes a big difference; Sidekick by Oomph is …

2012-07-24: Is art without context, art? Instagram filter used: Brannan Photo taken at: South13 View in Instagram ⇒

2012-06-28: Got (jelly) beans Instagram filter used: Brannan View in Instagram ⇒

2012-06-11: Let the coffee crawl commence! Instagram filter used: Hudson Photo taken at: Blue Bottle Coffee - Kiosk View in Instagram ⇒

2012-06-10: Moscone Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒

2012-06-10: The mothership Instagram filter used: Brannan View in Instagram ⇒

2012-06-06: Titanic Belfast Instagram filter used: Lo-fi View in Instagram ⇒

2012-04-10: Building unsinkable software The next time a client asks you to cut corners, or blames you for the the fallout of a late stage …

2012-04-09: April 10, 2012 (18:01) Instagram filter used: Hudson View in Instagram ⇒

2012-04-06: Kids Instagram filter used: Inkwell View in Instagram ⇒

2012-04-02: Saint Jimmy Instagram filter used: Lo-fi View in Instagram ⇒

2012-03-22: Digital Pioneer Instagram filter used: Valencia View in Instagram ⇒

2012-03-09: Super Instagram filter used: Inkwell View in Instagram ⇒

2012-03-05: Boats in a row Instagram filter used: Inkwell View in Instagram ⇒

2012-03-03: ? Dilemma Instagram filter used: Lo-fi View in Instagram ⇒

2012-03-02: Innovation Instagram filter used: Rise View in Instagram ⇒

2012-02-25: It lives! Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒

2012-02-11: W5 Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒

2012-02-06: Far over the Misty Mountains cold Instagram filter used: Normal Photo taken at: Silent Valley View in Instagram ⇒

2012-02-04: Proper Coffee Instagram filter used: Hudson View in Instagram ⇒

2012-02-01: Haz coffee Instagram filter used: Inkwell Photo taken at: Kilkeel :) View in Instagram ⇒

2012-01-27: Where the magic happens Instagram filter used: Brannan View in Instagram ⇒

2012-01-07: New desk Instagram filter used: Sutro View in Instagram ⇒

2011-12-15: Freshly roasted in my shed Instagram filter used: Hefe View in Instagram ⇒

2011-11-21: Stetsons are cool Instagram filter used: Earlybird View in Instagram ⇒

2011-11-13: Freedom rises Instagram filter used: Inkwell View in Instagram ⇒

2011-11-12: New York City Baby! Instagram filter used: Sutro View in Instagram ⇒

2011-11-02: And if you're that way inclined, Jotterz for Android http://jotterz.net Instagram filter used: Sutro View in Instagram ⇒

2011-11-02: Coming soon: Jotterz for iOS http://jotterz.net Instagram filter used: Sutro View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-31: 100% Kona, from Starbucks Instagram filter used: Rise View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-21: Cookie Instagram filter used: Sutro View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-21: Definitely my daughter Instagram filter used: Inkwell View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-19: October 20, 2011 (12:32) Instagram filter used: Sutro View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-19: October 20, 2011 (22:08) Instagram filter used: Amaro View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-17: Family Instagram filter used: Lo-fi View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-17: I love trains, but this isn't one of mine Instagram filter used: Hefe View in Instagram ⇒

2011-10-16: Monday in the @jotterz office Instagram filter used: Inkwell View in Instagram ⇒

2011-04-09: Ball? Instagram filter used: Normal View in Instagram ⇒

2011-04-09: Tamar Instagram filter used: Hefe View in Instagram ⇒

2011-04-04: Waiting for Napster A few weeks ago on twitter I passed remark to Matt Johnston that it would be great to have …

2011-04-01: The Man Behind The Curtain It's been a little while since I've blogged, but I've picked up quite a few new readers lately and …

2011-03-25: Coffee'd Instagram filter used: Kelvin View in Instagram ⇒

2011-03-24: The Red Pill My move from developing software to teaching high school was extremely enlightening; working and …

2011-03-23: Books Instagram filter used: Walden View in Instagram ⇒

2011-03-23: More books Instagram filter used: Walden View in Instagram ⇒

2010-12-01: Sectarian Culture If there is one thing I won't tolerate in my class, it's sectarianism. Pupils who ordinarily show …

2010-11-30: Froyo & iPad Expecting something else? Yesterday was a somewhat productive day for me; with the school was closed …

2010-09-28: The rut - Or, how I spent my summer Just because life turns busy, you move house or go on holiday doesn't mean my ideas for a blog …

2010-06-09: Ditch the Tech A few weeks ago I asked on twitter if anyone would have any old laptops or netbooks which they would …

2010-05-31: School Feltron Report As we approach the end of the school year and classes are thinned out for various practices and …

2010-04-07: Death of the Ebook Reader? AKA "The inevitable iPad post" Even though the iPad has not yet reached these shores, it …

2010-03-14: The VIA Challenge This weekend Starbucks released VIA Ready Brew, their take on instant coffee, throughout the UK. To …

2010-02-27: On Revival Recently in Church, our senior minister commented on how two of the hymns sang had been penned by …

2010-02-21: Perception is nine tenths of the law Perhaps not 90%, but a large part of what we believe and practice is derived from social, cultural …

2010-02-13: Ubuntu in Education In September 2009 I began teaching in Mourne Independent Christian School, a small private Primary …

2010-01-24: World's Most Advanced Ebook Reader? So reads the strap line forBarnes & Noble Nook. For those of you who aren't familiar with …

2010-01-03: Open Coffee Lisburn On Tour The Open Coffee idea was born in London "to encourage entrepreneurs, developers and investors …

2010-01-01: A Decade In (mostly my) Pictures [gallery order="DESC" columns="3"] Psalm 100:5 - For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and …

2009-12-23: Open Bible Project A few weeks ago I started my own project and corresponding Facebook group for what soon became known …

2009-11-08: Making Google Wave Useful We've got ourGoogle Wave invites and while we figure out what it actually does and wait for what …

2009-11-08: What's the point of parking spaces? When no one sticks to them? After reading Alan's post on 4x4s parked badly at Sainsburys, it …

2009-11-06: Coffee and Chocolate Cake Sounds tasty right? Well as tasty as it may be it's not the food and drink I want to talk about. …

2009-10-13: High Calibre I've been using the Amazon Kindle DX, in the UK, for a while now and have grown to love it's ability …

2009-10-09: Obel Tower Anyone visiting Belfast recently could hardly miss the construction going on along the banks of the …

2009-10-05: Social Media Map As explained yesterday, the blog had a slight mishap which resulted in me spamming twitter, well his …

2009-10-04: Sorry for the Spam Anyone following my twitter feed (@grib) got a bit of a shock last night as they were bombarded by …

2009-09-14: Don't Panic I've had a few requests since posting this on twitter, so here's your very own Kindle DX "Don't …

2009-09-13: Creation Weekend - 200 Lost Years As mentioned by Alan, Lisburn and Hillsborough Free Presbyterian Churches held a joint Creation …

2009-08-24: DIY Filter Cone Rack I took the time today for a little bit of overdue DIY and built a rack for pour-over/filter cone …

2009-07-16: Amazon Kindle DX I'm probably breaking all the rules, but I'm going to start with a conclusion, the Amazon Kindle DX …

2009-07-15: Feile FM I got invited onto the Denny D show on Feile FM today to talk about coffee, here's a few photos …

2009-06-30: MacBook Safe Sleep We had a bit of a discussion last night at Xcake about the MacBook sleep time. Since switching to …

2009-06-03: Behmor 1600 Coffee Roaster - First Impressions The ever pleasant, ever knowledgeable Steve Leighton of Has Bean fame, kindly lent me a prototype …

2009-05-31: Lisburn Farmers Market This coming Saturday, 6th June, Castle Gardens hosts the latest Lisburn Farmer's Market. Rising …

2009-04-21: Find Me Coffee App Available now in the iTunes Store, Find Me Coffee will show you the nearest speciality coffee shop, …

2009-04-13: I This is possibly the world's shortest post, but I'm really, really enjoying (at least learning) …

2009-04-07: Ready for Sale, Now What? I was pleasantly surprised after heading home from Open Coffee Lisburn tonight, to find a nice email …

2009-04-06: Cry "Havoc" and Let Slip the Dogs of War Open Coffee Lisburn meets tonight at 1900 hours, upstairs in Ed's Express up by Lisburn Omniplex. I …

2009-04-04: "Javagate" The Story so Far Coffee is a passion for me, anyone who has talked to me, knows I could wax lyrical about it. I …

2009-02-06: Coffee Reviews About Our Ratings Our ratings are not intended to cause offense, but instead hope to promote quality …

2009-01-21: God, Science and Presidents Yesterday at 1700 GMT people from around the world came together to watch Barack Hussein Obama II …

2009-01-20: Worry Those stupid atheist slogans on buses annoy me no end, this is how it would look if I had my way. I …

2009-01-16: UKBC Regional Photos I had the opportunity to tag along to the UKBC Regionals in Hillsborough on Wednesday, camera in …

2009-01-15: Post UKBC Regional Wrap-Up

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Yesterday was a long day, for no one more so than the baristas that competed in the Northern Ireland …

2009-01-14: UKBC Northern Ireland Heat Live Blog The live blog is long and rambling, I've moved it behind the link below to tidy up the front page a …

2009-01-12: Massive Fail! As posted on twitter earlier this year, I had intended on entering the UK Barista Championship's …

2009-01-07: Cookie Monster On some recent trip to Belfast's shiny new Apple Store, I took a walk down Anne Street (what is with …

2009-01-06: Stop slacking and get back to work First off, happy new year, I hope you've all had a restful time lately, it's been great, getting to …

2008-12-19: The Starbucks Contradiciton I like Starbucks. There, I said it. I'm sure Steve will be spiking my next coffee order and I'll …

2008-12-13: Cote d'café My wife and I recently returned from a short break to Nice on the Cote D'azur (you have to love …

2008-12-05: Surviving the Social Multiverse I'm sure many of you have will know what I'm talking about when I say it is very hard to keep track …

2008-12-03: Foldskool Heroes Growing up in the seventies and eighties, my childhood memories basically consist of videogames, …

2008-12-03: Pro Gospel Quartet Our prayer meeting on Monday night had a visit from night Pastor Groza, of Bethany Baptist Church, …

2008-12-02: 800 VAT Code Changes Later On the 1st December after little more than one week's warning, Chancellor Darling (Not pictured …

2008-12-02: I got married As some of you know, on the 8th of August this year I got married and the lads have been making digs …

2008-08-13: Foam Sweet Home I'm in Florida on honeymoon and the last think I expected to find was a front page article in the …

2008-08-13: Peet's Cart After working out I grabbed a cup of coffee from the Peet's stall in the hotel lobby, it wasn't …

2008-07-29: Pwnage Walkthrough - Unlocked iPhone 2G After helpingRussell I've decided to upload a couple of photo sets showing what I think are the best …

2008-07-28: Wedding Speech I hope you've got your glasses nice and full, there's a whole stack of toasts coming! We'd like to …

2008-07-22: Wordpress for iPhone [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="203" caption="Burning Blackberries"][/caption]I've been …

2008-07-16: Displacing the blame for the human condition An interesting article, the author states that "trust has faded in modern society because of …

2008-07-14: Credit Crunch Coffee Coffee on the cheap, originally uploaded by colonelgrib. I know the title of this post sounds …

2008-07-07: The stars are going out Reality is having it tough lately, be it Dalek invasions or backwards temporal ripples from the CERN …

2008-06-30: Cappuccino City I use Google Alerts like some Batman-esque early warning system, any and every time a news article …

2008-06-24: How (not) to do business I came across a renewable energy company in Chesire called,Sky Flair. After reading their about page …

2008-06-24: The Parallel World of Speciality Coffee Over the coming weeks I hope to serialise a talk I recently gave at BarCamp Belfast. In this way and …

2008-06-21: Sunday Afternoon It's a sleepy Sunday afternoon for me, after BarCamp Belfast yesterday and the media team in Church …

2008-06-19: Whatever Happened to Customer Service? I remember, at least I think I remember, (it could have been on televison), a time when staff in a …

2008-06-10: BarCamp Belfast I hope to attend BarCamp Belfast this month, held in QUB on 21st June. BarCamp, for anyone that …

2008-05-29: Making Better Coffee This is a quick video, giving some pointers on pulling a better shot of espresso Andrew

2008-05-28: The Big Coffee Comparison Pt 2 AKA - I can’t cup to save my life (Although that would be an interesting situation to be in, all the …

2008-04-08: birdfeedr beta birdfeedr beta, originally uploaded by colonelgrib. Here's a first look at my new iPhone web app, …

2008-04-08: I’m confused Not just confused, but kinda dirty too. Why? Because I’ve just been in Starbucks and I really …

2008-04-07: Stick 'em up, or the plectrum gets it! You know who I'm talking to!

2008-04-04: The Plague of Apathy Northern Ireland is a land which in the past has been blessed of God, but living here ourselves we …

2008-03-30: SermonAudio for iPhone I was very impressed yesterday to find a special iPhone formatted page on sermonaudio.com. …

2008-03-30: What Coffee Should Look Like IMG_0010, originally uploaded by colonelgrib. This is a triple ristretto, do you notice that it's …

2007-10-15: Creation or Evolution - Who Cares? Creation or Evolution

2007-10-15: Dinosaurs and the Bible Dinosaurs and the Bible

2007-10-15: No Compromise No Compromise

2007-09-13: Martin Luther King Jr. “We will have to repent in this generation not merely for the hateful words and actions of the bad …

2007-02-01: Call Me Cynical Just a little something I made... Andrew

2007-01-30: You Sneaky Little Company One day, two surprises, but their showman ship is never in question. Without hype or fanfare Apple …

2007-01-25: 562 Thats how many days are left until Lila and I get married, wow seems really close doesn't it?! As …