Decisions Decisions...
Anyone who follows me on social media, this site, or RefuGeeks will probably know that back in August, I was lucky enough to start writing for the tech blog Goliath, MakeUseOf. Over the last few month...
Dreamhost - The Worst Web Host I've Ever Used
I’m sure most of the people reading this post will know that I run a pretty popular blog, RefuGeeks. It’s really great that RefuGeeks is growing in popularity, but the side-effect to that is that I’m...
I'm Writing for MakeUseOf
I’m really proud to say that I have been offered a position on the MakeUseOf team as part of their regular writing staff. For those of you that don’t know, MakeUseOf is one of the most popular technol...
Rodriguez - The Superstar That Never Was
If you read the about section of this website you will see that I am really into music, I love pretty much all types from old motown to modern/classic rock, to pop and indie. So it dawned on me, why d...
How I Made a Successful Career In IT
I actually get quite a lot of feedback from people asking me how I’ve managed to make such a successful career in IT at the tender age of 28 (well, 29 in a few weeks). To be honest I think a lot of it...
How Many Projects Can One Person Run?
I really love blogging and I’m always on the look out for a new and exciting project to sink my teeth into. But I have to be honest with myself a lot of the time – I usually don’t have the time to tak...
My Name is Kev Quirk and I'm an Addict
For some people it’s drugs, alcohol, gambling, even sex. But for me it’s domain names, seriously, my addition to gather ever more short and clever domain names is getting out of hand (but shhhh, my gi...
Bringing it All In-House
Everyone loves “the cloud“, don’t they? Having someone else manage all of your online services for you just seems like heaven – especially if they’re free. You don’t have to worry about anything, just...
I'm Finally Home
Anyone that follows me on any social networks, or the sparse updates I add to this blog will know that I have been on the hunt for the perfect operating system for my needs over the last few months. I...
Is It Right to Beg for Donations on a Blog?
Many people who know me or follow me will know that I can usually be found hanging around Google+ (Google’s version of Facebook), and generally it’s a happy affair where I can really geek it up with m...
Windows 8 Isn't That Bad
So I recently mentioned that I would be moving away from Ubuntu in favour of ChromeOS. I chose ChromeOS because I wanted something that would work well, is stable and is fast. I came to the decision a...
Why I'll Leave Ubuntu Linux
For the last two and a half years I have been an avid user of all things Ubuntu. But recently I’ve not been able to “settle” with Ubuntu, this is because of a number of reasons which I thought I would...
OwnCloud is Awesome
I’ve been on the hunt for a valid replacement to Dropbox for quite some time now. Dropbox is expensive, Ubuntu One is unreliable and Google Drive doesn’t have a linux client. I researched pretty much...
British Army Cuts - What a Joke
Today it was announced that there is going to be a THIRD round of cuts to the British Army. This is all being done in an effort for the UK Government to save money and cut the deficit of the UK debt....
Welcome to My New Site
Well, I’ve been a busy guy re-designing my personal homepage. What do you guys think of it? I personally think it’s pretty awesome. :) So now, instead of having just a simple “vcard” website, I’ve got...