Nutshell - 42 articles

November 10, 2024
Hi Jordan, can you tell us a little bit about your background and your main interests?I’m 24 years old and was a graduate of the University of Aberdeen in Film Studies. After graduating I started working in the film department at The University of Aberdeen as a tutor offering technical and narrative guidance to Honours ... Read more
November 10, 2024
Hi there Iona, could you tell us a little about your background and how you came to be part of the team at Wallet.Services?Hi. So I started my career in Microsoft as a business apprentice, working in the strategic partnerships team in the Scotland office with Peter Ferry, who is now one of the directors ... Read more
November 10, 2024
Hi Trystan, could you tell us a little about Paradise Palms and the work you’ve been doing? Paradise Palms is a local bar in Edinburgh selling a lot of Scottish sourced spirits (gins & rum as well as whisky), beers and cocktails alongside a very tasty vegetarian soul food menu. We’ve got a little stage ... Read more
November 10, 2024
Could you tell us about RelocateGuru and how you came to start it?The idea came about through my own experience of having to relocate house five times in two years. Each time seemed to get harder, with so many websites and forums to research and having to start our life from scratch every time. My ... Read more
November 10, 2024
Jamie Ferguson attended The University of Aberdeen studying Computer Science and graduated in 2015. His work involves the Audification, Sonification and use of Spatial sound within the field of Astronomy and Astrophysics. In essence it is a means of understanding astronomy through sound. He is currently completing his PhD at The University of Glasgow, as ... Read more
November 10, 2024
Keilidh Ewan, Marketing Manager for the Root-5 Group is today’s subject in our student and graduate series. Keilidh graduated from Robert Gordon University in 2013 with a degree in Commercial Photography. She tells her story of moving seamlessly into Digital Marketing because of her flexible attitude and positive approach to new challenges. Hi Keilidh, could ... Read more
November 10, 2024
We spoke with Trevor Jones, an artist and director of Creativtek to get his views of AR and art. Creativtek has developed the Creativmuse platform which enables artists to add AR to their artwork. Trevor believes that art is about communicating ideas and that AR is a perfect tool for artists. Tell us a little ... Read more
November 10, 2024
This week we sat down with Kate Stevenson of Scottish Augmented Reality firm Ariis AR to talk about her perception of the industry and the future of the technology. Hi Kate, Broadly speaking what is your business strategy? ell, compared with more mainstream apps like Blipper we’re not focusing on the general public. We’re more interested ... Read more
November 10, 2024
This week’s Nutshell is David Howarth of iDE8. His company does some pretty interesting stuff which includes exploring the concept of a tricorder. “Trekkies” will know that tricorders were used in the Starfleet to scan and examine living beings as well as recording data and numerous other activities. Something that was once science fiction is now a ... Read more
November 10, 2024
Today’s nutshell is Dr. Abiola Abimbola, Director of NetHost Legislation. NetHost Legislation is an information security compliance assurance company providing services to many diverse companies including the financial and banking sector. Main Focus of the BusinessIT Security and compliance. We help companies reach PCI DSS certification. Any company that transfers, or stores payment card information must ... Read more