June 2019

Collaboration not competition

Posted on 2019-06-262019-05-14 by ajggeoger in Business

Above my desk are a series of sticky notes, created when I first started Geoger and kept in sight so that I don't lose focus of the type of business I want to run and undertake. One of those notes has written on it 'collaboration not competition'. In the May/June issue of GeoConnexion magazine there … Continue reading Collaboration not competition →

Improve my UX!

Posted on 2019-06-052019-05-14 by ajggeoger in computing

There seems to be a trend at the moment for web pages with very light text*. I wonder whether this is a response to the 'dark themes' that have been prevalent in recent years. Or maybe my beef with the 'light text on light background' is more to do with ageing eyes! Although this sort … Continue reading Improve my UX! →

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 […]