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Funny quote of the week, read in a document about handheld terminals….

Windows CE.NET 5.0 OS – the most open OS yet developed for Mobile Computers.  A development environment almost identical to Windows, with over 5 million application developers worldwide

Looks like someone has been at the Kool-Aid

Well it’s been over a month now in my new job, all is going reasonably well. I do think I still have a slight ‘rabbit in the headlamps’ thing about me, as its a steep learning curve.

This is quite different from my previous job, as it’s a much more mature IT Department. It is structured ITIL like, and so there is lots of procedure and documentation, as is needed in an IT department of such size. I no longer get called at the weekend when someone can’t login, it just all gets sorted by someone else! I must say I don’t miss the IT support side of the job.

The current thing is preparing the IT budget for next year, as the Technical Architecture Manager I have a big input on this. So I am currenty writing lots regards what I want to spend next year and why. Everything needs a business justification, which can be sometimes tricky given the technical nature of some projects. Still it’s all good experience, and quite interesting.

This weekend I popped down to Plymouth to see a friend of mine. On the Saturday we drove over into Cornwall to visit the Eden Project, I have been meaning to go for years and so decided it was time.

I loved it, it is amazing, its big, its hot (especially in the tropical biodome). We got there about 12ish and stayed until 6, though we could have done the whole day. We spend a lot of time taking slow walks round the biodomes, and just chilling out. We also spent some time in The Core, the museem type thing. I loved the chamber in the middle with the amazing acoustics!

I will definatally go back, I would love to go to one of the ‘Eden Sessions’, though not sure when, with baby on the way! It’s a great place and just seems to have a good vibe about the place.

When we were there there was a food festival on, with food producers from the South-West all showcasing their wares. I picked up some loveley chocolate with chilli from the South Devon Chilli Farm, and some amazing Flamenco Salsa from Halzephron Herb Farm.