Monthly Archives: February 2007

He’s At It Again – Windows Vista Petition

My views on the Blair government have turned a bit more positive in the last couple of weeks (not difficult given the low points they have reached). The turning point for me is purely tactical – the introduction of their … Continue reading

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A whole lot of snooping going on

This article says that UK security and law enforcement agencies made nearly 439,000 requests to monitor people’s phone calls, emails and post during a 15-month period. I’m sure there will be the usual raft of reasons and excuses within the … Continue reading

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I Got an E-Mail Today from Tony Blair…

Alright, so he sent it to another 1.8m people as well as me, but it made a change from viagra or phishing e-mails. Anyway, i’ve published the full text below in case anyone wants to read it (again). I’m actually … Continue reading

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Times Must Be Hard at Niketown

3 weeks ago I went in to Niketown in San Francisco to buy a new pair of running shoes – in a desperate bid to motivate myself i’ve bought one of those Nike Plus gadgets that plugs into my iPod. … Continue reading

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Pay as You Drive Tax…

If you don’t fancy being tracked by UK.gov as you drive around the UK then you should have a look at/ sign this petition (stored on the No 10 Downing St web site but surprisingly poorly promoted….).

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Intention Data

I know that intention data is going to become a bigger/ more important area in the customer/ supplier world – I just did not expect it to happen to the extent outlined in this article in The Guardian….. Now if … Continue reading

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British Airways Taking Advantage???

Much as BA are my much preferred airline, I can’t help but feel that they pushed their luck last week when they were in negotiations over a long-planned strike by their cabin staff. I was in San Francisco, in theory … Continue reading

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Gadget Lovers – Dream Market Segment for Telco’s and Postal/ Couriers Companies

…well that’s me just back from another trip to the Post Office to send back a broken gadget; that makes 5 in the last 2 months: – my Palm Treo 650 – my wife’s Palm Treo 650 – my GPS … Continue reading

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What are the Worst Words a Customer Can Hear?

There are many bad options, but the worst has to be that terrible phrase…. ‘I can only apologise, but………’ . I’ve just had a dose of that phrase from O2 explaining why my GPRS service had not been working for … Continue reading

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