A blog about my life and the technology I come across. http://www.ben-brown.co.uk Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:25:06 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/images/M_images/rss20.gif http://www.ben-brown.co.uk A blog about my life and the technology I come across. http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=59&Itemid=24 Over the bank holiday weekend I have been working at the UK School Games as a volunteer at the volleyball competition. A couple of years ago I was asked to use a statistics system for volleyball called VIS, which is developed by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB). I... Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:07:22 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=58&Itemid=24 Actually its more like, what a difference two years makes. Yesterday I returned to Canary Wharf to see couple of my friends I used to work with during my placement year from University. During that year I also used to live just outside Canary Wharf in the Boardwalk... Wed, 22 Aug 2007 06:06:52 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=54&Itemid=25 Type:Japanese ChainAddress:1a Tavistock StreetCovent GardenLondonWC2E 7PGOn entering this branch of Wagamamas I was a little shocked to find the restaurant is actually underground. I've been in other Wagamamas, mainly the Canary Wharf branch which I suppose is technically underground too - and you don't really go to Wagamamas for... Tue, 21 Aug 2007 04:23:17 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=57&Itemid=24 As I've recently finished university and am moving into the world of work I've had to consider tax more often. This summer I've been doing a couple of freelance website designs (see my portfolio) to give me some spending money while I'm out of work and so had to... Sun, 19 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=24 Today I went for a trip out to central London to see some friends and do some touristy stuff. Having not been in the area long I though I would explore some of the places I'd not been before. I started by taking a tube to Stratford.... Tue, 14 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=56&Itemid=24 Being someone brought up in a world of big business, I've tended to look on a successful company as one that make a lot of money. Some of my 'heroes' are people who have made a lot of money themselves, as this is what I see as a successful... Mon, 13 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=51&Itemid=24 Having lived in London for a couple of weeks now I'm beginning to get used to things. The area in which we live is actually not what I expected from a London suburb. The area is very green with plenty of trees lining the road and plenty of... Sun, 12 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=24 The reason that my site recently received a new design is partly becuase I'm now moving into a new stage of life and wanted a new start. I've recently graduated from the University of York where I got a Masters Degree in Computer Science. Having lived 'up north'... Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53&Itemid=25 Type:VietnameseAddress:157 High StreetWansteadLondonE11 2RLOne of the first restaurants we visited in our local area and recommeded by the TimeOut Cheap Eats in London book given to me when I left Sycamore (thanks Paul and Nicky). The restaurant is situated on the high street next to a large Weatherspoons close... Thu, 02 Aug 2007 18:00:00 +0100 http://www.ben-brown.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=52&Itemid=25 Type:Chinese Restaurant / TakeawayAddress:6-7 Station ParadeSnaresbrookLondonE11 1QFWe visited this restaurant on our first evening in London for takeaway, mainly becuase it was so close to our house and we had seen it before. On entering the restaurant it appears quite old fashioned with waiters and waitresses dressed in black... Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:00:00 +0100