Many people are surprised and fascinated when I tell them that I met my wife on the Internet. That isn't strictly true - we met while both talking at an Internet seminar and only got to know each by email - but people are even more surprised when I tell them we've been married for 10 years and together for 11.

At those Internet seminars - for we went on to do a number of them over the first couple of years - we used to give out copies of Zen and the Art of the Internet. First published in 1992 by the infamous Brendan P Kehoe, Zen taught people about the basic functionality of the Internet and how it could be used.

I've been reading Johanna Rothman's blog here at ComputerWorld and it sparked a thought from me which is worth passing on.

Although you may not have noticed, I'm on holiday at the moment. I've still been posting to my blogs, but I've had a bit more free time than usual.

It's amazing how much of a difference it makes to have that free time - and I don't mean being able to relax. I mean in terms of how much the brain is allowed to think about things without the daily processes of doing your work. That break gives you the ability to get such an excellent outside view of what is going on in your work and projects.

I've been reading Johanna Rothman's blog here at ComputerWorld and it sparked a thought from me which is worth passing on.

Although you may not have noticed, I'm on holiday at the moment. I've still been posting to my blogs, but I've had a bit more free time than usual.

It's amazing how much of a difference it makes to have that free time - and I don't mean being able to relax. I mean in terms of how much the brain is allowed to think about things without the daily processes of doing your work. That break gives you the ability to get such an excellent outside view of what is going on in your work and projects.