You’re downloading an application from the net, lets say an application that you were curious about but might not turn out to be of much use to you. What’s the biggest download size you’d accept? What size of download would make you think ‘I can’t be bothered’?

Keep that figure and mind and now consider whether [...]

So, this is it. My final piece of academic coursework ever has been done. At 11:25 Friday morning I gave a presentation demonstrating my final year project. At midday I exited the Maths & Social Sciences building of the University of Manchester NorthUMIST Campus feeling absolutely bloody great.

There is, of course, a story that goes [...]

I haven’t blogged anything yet this year, mostly because there’s been nothing to say. 2006, frankly, feels so much like 2005 I think it’s the least significant new year I’ve ever had.

That said, having moved back up to Manchester a few weeks early to revise for some exams, I’ve started to get things in order [...]

Help me out with the final year project by taking a survey.

OK, I’m in the process of preparing a questionnaire aimed at users to establish the final round of functional and non-functional requirements for my Desktop Search project. I’ll obviously be linking to it on here when it’s live, but I thought I’d give out a last call for questions first.

So, if you wanted to know [...]