The last blog post here was the 4th January. So nearly a month of no writing, which is kind of sad, but also good, because it has been a brilliant month for new work and some fun projects! Anyway, enough of my rambling, and onto some internet gold. We’ve all received an email from a friend saying look at this and it turns out to be totally rubbish, or perhaps something that, well, just doesn’t warrant that investment in our precious time. I had an email yesterday from JA (one of my oldest and best mates) and all he sent was a url. I was on my iPhone, and clicked the link. 30 minutes later I emailed him back with the words ‘WOW’. The link led to a video called UNDERCITY by Andrew Wonder. It’s a beautifully shot glimpse into the secret world of New York City, and I urge you to get comfortable, get a coffee and watch it now:

UNDERCITY from Andrew Wonder on Vimeo. The blonde-haired guy in the video is Steve Duncan and he has his own website here. I think you’ll agree, this is fascinating and I look forward to seeing more of his exploits. Want to accelerate your marketing and get better results?, Free Online Marketing Course

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Last year I managed quite a detailed post about 2009, which although worthwhile, took me a long time to do, and I’m not about to repeat this year. However, a short recap of the year that was 2010 is something I want to do, so do join me below on a whistle-stop tour… Highlights Where do I start? It was an incredible year, which I could never even dream of completing without the wonderful support and love of Kate who is the person who keeps me sane, listens, encourages, chastises, and questions. How she puts up with me, I have no idea

Apple once again proved they were (and still are) the force in our digital lives. From OSX, to the new MacBookAirs, to the iPhone4 and of course the iPad, no other brand comes close to making my live more fun, productive and effective. Just for one minute, imagine being in the engineering / marketing / sales / management department of Microsoft, Nokia, et al. Not a happy place to be when you are getting crushed by the design, simplicity and effectiveness of Apple. 2010 was the year I got fit, and I cannot tell you how good it makes you feel. It makes a HUGE difference in everything you do. How did I do this? Cycling. I am officially addicted! You can check out my cycling stats below, all recorded with my trusty Garmin…

Rapha and Assos were the dominant brands for me, and the Enigma bikes have continued to be brilliant. Hull Digital continued to grow, and more importantly, HDLive, Hull and East Yorkshire’s Digital and Technology conference happened again with the most amazing feedback from speakers and attendees. It takes nearly 10 months to organise the event, and to hear, read and listen to people raving about the day makes it all worthwhile, and you can listen and watch below! What the speakers and public thought about HD Live 2010 from Hull Digital on Vimeo. All the speaker videos are available to watch here in glorious HD! >> Click! 2010 proved to be an exciting, fun and very successful year for theappleofmyi, with the emphasis on fun! The biggest change, and the most rewarding was setting up Hull Apps with the legendary John Connolly. I cannot thank him enough for being a brilliant business partner, but also a superb friend – seriously, thanks mate
Both Hull Apps and theappleofmyi have had some wonderful new clients, who, without exception are now good friends. I’d also like to thank them for putting faith in me / John and importantly, for making the working part of the relationship easy and fun! Other work highlights have been the radio slots on BBC Radio Humberside and Lincolnshire, speaking at the DPA Conference in Brighton, and also being featured on the FreeAgent web site! For those of you who don’t know what FreeAgent is, it is accounting for individuals and businesses, but simplified! I don’t say this lightly, but it has transformed the way I run my business, making it more efficient, more profitable and more fun. If you are using some clunky old accounting package, then do yourself a big favour and click below now!

So what does 2011 have in store? There are a number of very important things that I already have in mind… 1. Be a better partner to Kate (let’s face it, there is always room for improvement)
2. Continue to cycle, get the miles in and get super-fit 3. Keep going with the healthy diet (I’ve just started the Four Hour Body diet courtesy of Mr Tim Ferriss). Diet is one of many things Tim covers in his new book and having managed to have a good preview of it, you should order it now >> click! 4. Deliver another amazing HDLive event 5. Continue to give exemplary service, and effective ideas to the clients 6. Update all my web properties 7. Continue to get out of bed looking forward to the day ahead! 8. See more of my lovely family, who have continued to be so supportive 9. Spend less on general cr*p 10. Focus on productivity, decluttering the house and making the most of the seconds, minutes and hours in the day – the most valuable commodity we possess! So there you have it. It was a whirlwind tour of 2010, but probably longer than initially anticipated! I really look forward to hearing about what you’re planning in 2011, and I’d like to say a very Happy New Year to you! Just make sure you are doing stuff you love, and don’t let fears get in the way of your dreams!

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Well, it does happen to the best of them! Listen! The Guardian are not shy in giving the full details of the gaffe which has put a smile on many people’s face this cold and icy morning
Both Radio 4 and Jeremy (Careful now) Hunt immediately tweeted:

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The snow started a few days ago, and today I woke up to see the scene above. The sun is starting to come out now and it looks beautiful. Decent, white, fluffy, reasonable amount snow always brings back amazing memories of the ski seasons. It makes me chuckle just how unprepared and unaccustomed we are to more than a flurry of the white stuff. There is no chance of getting the car out of the garage and down our little lane, so hoping for an emergency pickup from Mr Connolly Want to accelerate your marketing and get better results?, Free Online Marketing Course

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We are go for HDLive 2010!!!!!

Get your tickets now for HDLive! >>> what are you waiting for!?!?

We have a huge problem in our village. Idiots who speed through it at WAY over the 30mph limit. Why do people seem to disengage brain when they step in a car? Anyway, I thought this was a very good idea (although the roads around the city may not need them).

PS. I have a feeling these are photoshopped, but still a great idea. Want to accelerate your marketing and get better results?, Free Online Marketing Course

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Just amazing video of lightning in Chicago…

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This is just amazing. Diving in Dean’s blue hole in the Bahamas.

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Hull Digital Question Time, originally uploaded by Imran….

A great evening at HDQT
Will write up properly when I don’t feel so rough!

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How Apple should display iPhone apps on iPad, originally uploaded by mjdave.

Makes a whole load of sense, although I am yet to experience this properly… roll on Monday and ordering!

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Never has a change been so overdue (although a large corporate company going from Windows to Mac may run a close second). Today the UK is voting. It cannot get any worse. There are so many things that are fundamentally wrong with how this country is run. I’ll have to hold my tongue here for fear of all the left wing politically correct-nonsense brigade chiming in, but, I will say this… I want a government who supports creativity, supports hard work, encourages hard work, rewards people who get off their backsides and do something, helps people who want to improve their health and life, gives people the right to protect their family, comes down with a titanium hammer on anti-social behaviour, binge drinking, littering, violence…. I don’t want yet more handouts for people who will never, ever help themselves, who know they don’t want to work, and never will. I don’t want barriers and limits put in place so that success and hard work is crippled by taxes. I don’t want leniency for the criminal underclass. I don’t want insane laws which seem to support the scumbags and not the honest, hard-working people. Is that too much to ask? Anyway, we need a change and we needed one a long time ago. Want to accelerate your marketing and get better results?, Free Online Marketing Course

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It’s been a busy week – meetings, emarketing campaigns, podcast recordings, appearing in the local newspaper and some cycling Ace all round. Check out this amazing video of Danny MacAskill – stunning skills and location (especially at the end)….

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This is pretty amazing – a satellite image taken above the UK showing the extent of the snow…..

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The Inconvenient Flaw of the Y-Wing., originally uploaded by Avanaut.

“The Koensayr’s BTL Y-Wing Fighters often got their cockpit opening mechanism jammed in sub-zero operating temperatures. On Hoth It was not good, not good at all.” Amazing photos from Avanaut on flickr and a great write up of how he does the snow effect!

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This is a great video telling the story about the Do Lectures 2009…. and my photo of David is featured!
Thanks to @MrSedders for getting in touch and letting me know about this.

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This is a great video telling the story about the Do Lectures 2009…. and my photo of David is featured!
Thanks to @MrSedders for getting in touch and letting me know about this.

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