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Give IT a chance

March 23, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 4 Comments

I love IT

Here are 5 reasons why IT is not dull and why Information Technology can be an interesting, creative and inclusive career to work in. [Continue reading] Give IT a chance

Filed Under: IT careers Tagged With: code, IT, jargon, technology

Start here (1 of 2) – why IT elements?

February 14, 2015 by Tony Lawrence 1 Comment

Chalk board start here with arrow

The history of the IT elements and the gap in education of basic IT concepts to non-IT professionals, people who may not know what they don’t know! [Continue reading] Start here (1 of 2) – why IT elements?

Filed Under: IT elements, IT general Tagged With: computers, education, IT elements

What did you do during the pandemic? Tips on being resilient and successful in difficult times

December 29, 2020 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

My Ulysses Odyssey

What have you done during the pandemic? Here are hints and tips on being positive and successful in difficult times. [Continue reading] What did you do during the pandemic? Tips on being resilient and successful in difficult times

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: lifestyle, resilience, self help

Entropy and our debt to Newton

May 2, 2019 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

Newton statue outside the British Library

An exploration of the life of Isaac Newton and his impact on science, maths, education and magic, and beyond to a new world ruled by the Law of Entropy. [Continue reading] Entropy and our debt to Newton

Filed Under: IT general, Science Tagged With: Change, education, entropy, Isaac Newton, negative energy, Newton, technology

Tools and techniques from the IT Lab – Concept Maps

March 22, 2019 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

A kit bag full of tools

Tools & techniques from the IT lab – a simple introduction to Concept Maps and Concept Mapping [Continue reading] Tools and techniques from the IT Lab – Concept Maps

Filed Under: IT general Tagged With: concept map, concept mapping, concept model

The power of 2

March 9, 2019 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

The power of 2, tandem cycle analogy

In this post I explore the power of 2; how binary works and the importance of 2 to the 8th power – better know as 256 – in computing. [Continue reading] The power of 2

Filed Under: IT general, IT history, IT shorts Tagged With: 256, base 2, binary, power of 2

Elon Musk and his fantastic space race to Mars!

March 6, 2019 by Tony Lawrence 1 Comment

Musk and his biggest businesses, SpaceX and Tesla/SolarCity

Even since he was a boy in South Africa, Elon Musk has had a dream for humans to become a multi-planetary species. Now this billionaire is leading a new space race to colonise Mars. [Continue reading] Elon Musk and his fantastic space race to Mars!

Filed Under: IT future, IT general, IT present Tagged With: Elon Musk, space, space tourism, space travel, SpaceX, Tesla

You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

March 3, 2019 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

Douglas Adams

A pithy and insightful quote from Douglas Adams about learning, and living, and why they are sometimes incompatible activities! [Continue reading] You live and learn. At any rate, you live.

Filed Under: Quotes Tagged With: Learning

An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

February 26, 2019 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

Artificial Intelligence

What does Artificial Intelligence mean? This introduction tries to debunk some of the AI myths, explain the jargon & provide a roadmap for further reading. [Continue reading] An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Filed Under: IT future, IT general Tagged With: AGI, AI, ANI, ASI, Data Science, Expert Systems, Machine Intelligence, Neural Networks

The truth about Scrum, Kanban and Agile why they are not the same

November 21, 2018 by Tony Lawrence 2 Comments

A typically Kanban-style board, from LeanKit

Are you confused about what Scrum and Kanban are, and how they relate to Agile? This post briefly explains the terminology and different approaches, how they differ and benefits for your organisation or project. [Continue reading] The truth about Scrum, Kanban and Agile why they are not the same

Filed Under: IT general Tagged With: Agile, Kanban, Scrum

The Map is not the Territory – the true nature and meaning of stories

April 17, 2018 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

The truth about stories is, that's all we are. Quote from Thomas King

Stories and storytelling are the ultimate form of human communication and expression. This post explores different types of story used in IT, media, marketing and the digital connected world … for good or bad! [Continue reading] The Map is not the Territory – the true nature and meaning of stories

Filed Under: IT general Tagged With: memes, Stories, storytelling

100 not out – on looking forward and being agile

March 26, 2018 by Tony Lawrence Leave a Comment

cricketer celebrating a century

My 100th post looks forward, celebrates sporting milestones, and prepares your project for a successful journey. Are you Agile? How much is enough planning? [Continue reading] 100 not out – on looking forward and being agile

Filed Under: IT future, IT general Tagged With: Agile, forward planning, governance, projects, risk

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