As we draw into March, we’re coming to the end of a particularly exciting deadline that has Phil pulling very long hours into perfecting. Phil is by far the most dedicated perfectionist I’ve met in a long time. And on Wednesday he’s heading West to Austin to SXSWi to talk, network and generally get involved.

As he’s stepping onto the plane I’m stepping off, arriving back in Northern Ireland. I leave tomorrow for a very quick trip to San Francisco for some iPhone-related stuff which will be very compelling for anyone in Northern Ireland and Ireland who recognises that the iPhone heralds a sea change in the way we interact with our computers. It’s the first but won’t be the last by far of these potentially intelligent mobile devices which we carry everywhere. I’ve a couple of really cool meetings to attend - including one in Cupertino so we’ll see what comes of them.

Infurious has always been about trying stuff that no-one else is doing. PJ is working hard with Stuart to perfect a new product that will knock your socks off as well. We’ve got some other stuff in the pipeline which, surprisingly, isn’t all about the code. It’s about art, education, health - the future. More later!

If you’re in SF and want to say Hi, I’m hitting the tarmac in SFO on Monday about 1 pm and skedaddling out again Wednesday around 3 pm.