Posts in Musings

Season's Greetings

Season’s Greetings

Well, here we are. Nearing the end of a long and eventful year. The Platinum Club has seen some 30+ products created for it, along with releases of both Sacrament and The Library amongst other things. Next year is shaping up to be quite hectic... [+]

November?!?

November?!?

I can’t believe we are already in November.. where did the year go? I read online somewhere something along the lines of ‘Time goes so fast nowadays that when I look at a calendar I feel like a bewildered time-traveller’ and that sums it up... [+]

Old Books

Old Books

One of my things I like to collect is old antique books on architecture. I haven’t got loads, but it’s a small little collection which I add to when I find a bargain. I occasionally have a look on eBay and try to limit myself... [+]

Oh sh.. Where's the backup?

Oh sh.. Where’s the backup?

Picture the scene.   My new wire shelving arrives which mean I can finally consolidate all of the office PC gear into one big tower of cables, plugs and whirring noises. I set about switching everything off, moving stuff about, and building the shelves. Easy. Put... [+]

Tools of the Trade

Tools of the Trade

I thought I would make this post to answer a question I get asked quite a lot.. ‘What hardware do you use to work?’ Those who aren’t really taken by geek-speak should probably look away now.. My main workhorse is a Dell T7400 Workstation.  It’s... [+]

Adventures in Coding Part II

Adventures in Coding Part II

Weclome back to part II in my adventures in coding. If you missed part I have a wander over here first. So, with the Poser File Cleaner complete I looked at trying to automate the next biggest time sink in the whole process.  That being... [+]

Adventures in Coding Part I

Adventures in Coding Part I

A big chunk of what I do is repetitive.  Each project follows essentially the same work-flow and as a result I am always looking to find ways to automate various different processes. The first of these was actually a batch file which did something pretty... [+]

So Far, So Good

So Far, So Good

It’s been a few days since the site was launched, and touch wood, nothing has broken yet! There were a small number of people having issues with the newsletter signup, which I have tweaked and it appears to have resolved the problem.  There is still... [+]

In the Beginning

In the Beginning

I have always been interested in art and was the one at school who was “good at drawing”  I spent most of the time drawing space ships, bug-eyed cartoon characters and then perfected the art of drawing a Teenage Mutant Ninja turtle (earning maximum kudos... [+]