October 2018

Why open up?

Posted on 2018-10-232018-09-11 by ajggeoger in Business

Although open source and open data are phrases that have become more common in recent years, there is still some confusion about what the benefits are of each of these. In this short blog post, I will go through a few of the key reasons why the open philosophy is a good one. Community support … Continue reading Why open up? →

Geog-errr?

Posted on 2018-10-022018-09-11 by ajggeoger in Business

Ahh, the fun of creating business names. Over the years there have been some questions about how to pronounce Geoger. The correct way to do so is as in "jogger". I fear that I was trying to be too clever with my naming strategy, but let me explain the rationale behind it. The idea was … Continue reading Geog-errr? →

7 Years

So it has been 7 years today since Geoger Ltd came into being! It seems an age since I first made the decision (in April 2013) to resign my previous position and strike out on my own. I remember walking round Boston (in the USA – everyone needs an origin story!) harbour with my partner, […]

Moments

Although we all go through our careers doing the best we can, in whatever circumstances we find ourselves, the day-to-day rarely changes anything for us. But every now and again, there are moments when something clicks and someone inspires you or changes your mindset so fundamentally that you remember that moment for the rest of […]

Laptops

In late 2019 I bought a new laptop, and I want to write up about how that compares to the laptop I had been using until then. It’s taken me until now to get around to writing that review, but it’s given me a good opportunity to really use the new machine. The two computers […]