Andrew Westgarth : General

Great Profile Pictures by Mandy Charlton Photography

Andrew's Blog — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 09:58:33 GMT

Over the last few years when I’ve been fortunate enough to have sessions accepted at various conferences, user group meetings and events, I’ve been asked for a profile picture. Most of the time I hide behind the picture...(read more)

Richard Todd OBE, 1919-2009

Andrew's Blog — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:51:51 GMT

I just wanted to write a note to recognise the sad passing of Richard Todd OBE. It was his excellent portrayal of Wing Commander Guy Penrose Gibson, VC, DFC and Bar, DSO and Bar, in the 1954 film The Dam Busters, that sparked my deep interest in...(read more)

Monkey Decides to Go On His Travels!

Andrew's Blog — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:01:24 GMT

Nope not me, although I am planning a three week trip to Australia later this year to visit friends, but Timmy my partner in crime. A couple of Friday’s ago I got to work and noticed that he was missing from his place on my desk and all that was...(read more)

24 Hours of Firsts

Andrew's Blog — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 04:45:46 GMT

The 24 hours I'm currently writing this post in are all about firsts. First I've just got back from my first ever live gig, and first ever experience of Metallica live! I've been to the Sheffield Arena for the latest leg of Metallica's...(read more)

New Year – New Challenge #1 – Project 365

Andrew's Blog — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 23:58:17 GMT

In my last post, which wasn’t intended to be my last of 2008, I mentioned that I was looking for new challenges. Well one of those got underway in December when I changed jobs and started working for Hydratight in their Software Engineering Team...(read more)

New Blog Design and Updated Content

Andrew's Blog — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:54:46 GMT

This morning I have put live the new design for my blog. For ages I have been unhappy with the look and feel of my blog, but as I know my limits :), I was struggling to come up with something to replace the default choice of theme. I am pleased to announce...(read more)