Frankly I think the pair deserve each other but some excellent quotes from Tevez’s agent, Kia Joorabchian, on Garry Cock. ‘Garry Cock thinks he’s bigger than Carlos Tevez.' ‘Garry Cock has an inflated opinion of himself. I brought him in from Nike after he begged me to get him a job in football.' ‘I got him a job which paid him more than four times what he was earning at Nike and he didn’t complain about me then but it’s all gone to his head.' ...

Last week, I went to see The National at Brixton Academy. Twice. Both shows were great (Monday just shaded it) and the band resurrected a rarely played classic ‘Lit Up’ (one of my all-time favourite National songs) on both nights which was an unexpected and brilliant bonus. I’d been eagerly waiting for these dates to come around since I saw the band on election night back in May at the Royal Albert Hall. ...

At the weekend, I purchased a new printer after replacing the ink cartridges failed to reinstate the ability to print in black on my Canon IP4000. Previously, I’d researched which printers had decent Linux support and decided on an HP Deskjet 3050. This is a wireless printer so I hoped that the Windows PC’s in the house would be able to print directly and the management of the printer (inkjet levels) would be easier. My current Canon IP4000 has served me well but is pretty old and I was surprised to find I could pick up an HP wireless printer for £34. ...

In my job as a roving IT consultant, I have given a number of technical presentations about Siebel. During that time, I have learned that I am much more comfortable presenting material and content that I have created myself. I have also presented slide-decks used by technical pre-sales. This has occasionally led to detailed questions arising about a very innocuous looking bullet point which I was unable to effectively answer; not a comfortable situation. ...

Back in May, I went along to my son’s school to hear James Cracknell speak. Cracknell is an old boy of KGS and went on to become a double Olympic gold medalist. Since his retirement from rowing, Cracknell has embarked on a series of endurance challenges. Cracknell supplements his income by writing for the Daily Telegraph and also gives after dinner speeches about his adventures as well as motivational talks at corporate events. ...