Alan Williamson

Observations on software, leadership,
and thinking like a CTO

  • Only takes a minute

    Navigating the rapidly changing technology landscape can be stressful. It’s essential to engage in regular, small learning increments, such as 15 minutes daily, to build knowledge over time. Embrace a self-learning model without pressure, prioritize your time effectively, and share your insights to reinforce understanding. Progress comes from consistent, bite-sized efforts.

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    Only takes a minute

  • Ted 2 (2015)

    I was nearly a fan of the first outing with the talking bear, that we know and love as Ted.  The premise was a nice gimmick on the genre usually reserved for the likes of Disney, bringing life and character to an animal.  But by stepping away from the family audience and going straight to Read Post ⇢

  • The Runner (2015)

    Here we have Nicolas Cage trying to prove he can be a serious actor by taking on the role of a politician who is trying to walk the line between personal and professional morality. Set just after the BP oil spoil in the Gulf of Mexico, we have Cage playing a saintly congressman who is Read Post ⇢

  • Momentum (2015)

    If I was to tell you that this movie took in a whopping £46 in its opening weekend in the UK, you would start to get a feel for the quality of this movie.  We have ex-Bond girl, Olga Kurylenko playing the mouse to James Purefoy cat, in a heist goes wrong sort of movie. Set in Read Post ⇢

  • Get Low (2009)

    This was one of those Netflix finds, that with its heavy weight cast of Robert Duvall and Bill Murray should have popped up on my radar a lot sooner.  After watching it, there is a reason it didn’t pop up – it isn’t very good. The story centers around Duvall’s character, a 1930′s Tennessee hermit who has Read Post ⇢

  • Gravity (2013)

    Take a Sandra Bullock, throw in a little George Clooney, bake in space for 90 minutes and you have an Oscar (7 of them!) winning combination.   The movie starts off with them fixing a satellite as part of a scheduled EVA.  They then get word of a Russian satellite that breaks up, sending debris at Read Post ⇢

  • Stone of Destiny (2008)

    This is the true story of the daring robbery by 4 Scottish students, in 1950, to return the Stone of Destiny from Westminster Abbey in London, to Scotland.  The Stone of Destiny is a big hunk of stone that was used for hundreds of years in the ceremonies when kings were anointed in Scotland.   Read Post ⇢

  • Sam Whiskey (1969)

    This another one of those movies that only hit your radar if you find yourself couch bound, ill and you are at the mercy of the day time TV programming.  This is exactly how this little comedy western hit my radar when I was much younger.   Burt Reynolds plays a very ‘Maverick’ like character who Read Post ⇢

  • Sunshine on Leith (2013)

    I resisted this movie for a long time. A musical based on the songs of the Scottish twins, The Proclaimers.   It just sounded like it could be naff and I really didn’t their music spoiled.  However, I resisted, and with a due sense of caution and trepidation I pressed PLAY. Within the first 5 Read Post ⇢

  • Smokey and the Bandit (1977)

    This period of cinema was a golden age for a young boy growing up who was fascinated with cars and the first ever social network, the good old CB radio.   How many of you like me, pretended to be the Bandit or the Rubber Duck when out on their bikes?   I even had Read Post ⇢

the leg-end that is, Alan Williamson.

For over 20 years, I’ve shared my thoughts whenever the muse strikes. It’s unpredictable, honest, unedited, and occasionally witty. I’m living the best years of my life, working harder than ever, and enjoying every second.