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Dr Saxon ??? - sorry no PhD here I’m afraid. Just a logon I often use made up of my initials plus the name of my company which resulted in a lot of people calling me Doctor Saxon, a name that seems to have stuck.
Dr Saxon ??? -
Online Optical Shop (www.onlineopticalshop.co.uk) for sponsoring this site and for specs I can see with.
Computer Shopper (www.computershopper.co.uk) magazine for 20 years indulgence & support.
Jeremy Spencer and William Poel without whom none of this would ever have happened.
Computer Shopper (www.computershopper.co.uk) magazine for 20 years indulgence & support.
Jeremy Spencer and William Poel without whom none of this would ever have happened.
Computer Manuals (www.compman.co.uk) for endless supplies of reading material.
Serif for decent software that doesn’t cost the earth. Serif Web Plus 10 used to create this site
www.serif.com
My wife (variously known as ‘Er Indoors, Mrs R or She Who Must Be Obeyed) - for everything
Serif for decent software that doesn’t cost the earth. Serif Web Plus 10 used to create this site
www.serif.com
My wife (variously known as ‘Er Indoors, Mrs R or She Who Must Be Obeyed) -
Hi - if you’ve found this site then you probably know already that I’ve enjoyed the privilege of a monthly column, Under Development, in Computer Shopper magazine for over 20 years. The column is about my working life as a software designer and consultant - the most popular bits seem to be the tales concerning the mistakes, misconceptions and messes that my customers make. All events I write about are true ( I promise) but names, places and circumstances are changed to protect the guilty.
As you might expect a magazine column has to be written to a specific format which determines all kinds of things like word count, layout, graphic content etc so there are often things that have to be shortened or otherwise “massaged” to conform with the available space and style. So this site was created so readers can enjoy & benefit from the bits that can’t, for one reason or another, be included in the regular monthly column.
I also get asked to provide back issues, pictures and other stuff. No magazine I know of can provide back issues beyond the previous few months - it’s simply uneconomic to store all that paper - but, if you want to catch up on some of the early issues that are out of print check out the Archive section. Until recently Under Development always included a Book of the Month, my own personal selection of the best new book released during the month. Space restrictions have meant we’ve had to leave that out of the column but the tradition is carried on here.
Readers who are also business owners and managers might also want to check out the Advice section - here you’ll find checklists and other stuff that may help you avoid some of the more common problems I get to see customers make.
Thanks to all who have read & supported Under Development -
As you might expect a magazine column has to be written to a specific format which determines all kinds of things like word count, layout, graphic content etc so there are often things that have to be shortened or otherwise “massaged” to conform with the available space and style. So this site was created so readers can enjoy & benefit from the bits that can’t, for one reason or another, be included in the regular monthly column.
I also get asked to provide back issues, pictures and other stuff. No magazine I know of can provide back issues beyond the previous few months -
Readers who are also business owners and managers might also want to check out the Advice section -
Thanks to all who have read & supported Under Development -