James Cridland

My blog posts...

I’ve been blogging since 2004, but most of these blog posts have been lost. The good news? I’m bringing them back. Slowly.

A work in progress, you’ll find some of my most recent posts here: and some of the posts I liked the most, particularly my travel posts. I’ve gone through all of 2005 and 2006’s posts, and those until June 2007. I’ve also closed my Medium account, which was active between 2014 and 2023, and transferred those posts here.

Here’s a list of tags; and of course, this has an RSS feed.


BBC Sounds sees no growth; but ABC sees 22% increase

Trip report: BNE to DOH and beyond, on Qatar

How I use Alfred on my Mac to automate all the things

Six hours with a Google Pixel Watch

The BBC dismantles Steve Wright, the World Service, and the Prime Minister

Who’s really to blame for the Optus data loss

Nonsense numbers, and the funeral

Useful Gmail filters for out-of-office and more (for newsletter operators)

Radio's multiplatform radio figures from Australasia

BBC Sounds, Kenny Everett carts, and breakfast radio vs podcasts