Mini Tai Chi Podcasts Using Audioboo
A busy career doesn’t always leave time for blogging as regularly as I’d like … but it’s also true to say that with tai chi, I prefer to blog about something whilst it’s still fresh in my mind. Throw in the art’s tradition of oral transmission as the primary means of communication and preservation, and I hope you’ll agree that podcasting might be a great way to share my experiences studying tai chi.
I’ve started creating little tai chi podcasts using Audioboo. The beauty about Audioboo is that I can record the podcasts on my iPhone no matter where I am, and immediately upload them and publish them. At the moment, I’m recording an audioboo immediately after every class, which means that it is uploaded and available for you to listen to before I’ve finished the drive home :) And, because they are short (between 2 and 5 mins on average), it doesn’t take up a lot of time to listen to them.
Check out my tai chi podcasts, and keep checking back for fresh ones. If you enjoy them, please let me know by leaving a comment below.
Poll: Where Will You Get Your PHP 5.3 From?
I’ve been running a series of polls as research for a new conference talk that I’m currently putting together. The first two polls have had over 1,200 votes between them so far, which is a fantastic response! Now I just need your help with one final poll 
Please vote on twtpoll to let me know where will you get your PHP 5.3 from? Many thanks in advance!
Welcome To My Blog
My passions are for good management, Linux (Gentoo Linux is my preference), web-based applications (and PHP in particular), as well as photography, walking, and Tai Chi Ch'uan.
There's a longer bio available on my homepage.
Invest In Loss
Invest In Loss is a philosophy of good management, based around the three core principles of Direction, Organisation and Supervision, which I've been developing since the 90's.
PHP
I've been programming in PHP since 1999. I've contributed articles to php|architect magazine, spoken at the php|cruise conference in 2004 (where I was voted Best Speaker), and co-authored the official Study Guide for the Zend PHP 4 Certification Exam.
I'm currently employed as a Senior Engineer on Amaxus, the XML Content Management System written in PHP.
Gentoo Linux
For three years, I led Gentoo's work on supporting web servers and web-based applications, as well as work on support for NoMachine's NX technology. I've left Gentoo to develop a packaged LAMP Server release based on Gentoo.
Photography
One of the nice things about being married to an artist is the encouragement and coaching I get on my photography. Combine that with living very close to the Brecon Beacons, and when the weather's good, you can find me wandering the hills of South Wales with my beloved Nikon and Canon cameras.
My current photography project is Merthyr Road, an investigation of both the old and the new along the route from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil.
Tai Chi
I went to my first Tai Chi class because my wife didn't want to go there alone ... now I'm teaching a class of my own! How exactly did that happen? :) I'm interested in the deeper understanding and applications of this fantastic art, and especially in how we can improve the way Tai Chi is taught so that the health benefits can be enjoyed by anyone and everyone.
Personal Stuff
If you're still reading at this point :), I also keep a general (and somewhat disorganised) personal blog too, aimed more at friends and family.
