This was the first book in a while I didn’t actually like, hence the brevity as it wasn’t all that memorable either! I rarely give up on a book once I’ve started it properly because I like to give it every chance – some books redeem themselves after an iffy start this wasn’t one of
Month: May 2011
Disappearing Desktop Shortcuts on Windows 7
Had a bit of weird support query I wanted to blog about in case I need it again, it helps anyway else or for further comment! Client called as she’d setup some shortcuts on her desktop to some files she uses on a regular basis and they had disappeared. I wasn’t sure where they’d gone,
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Mobile Phone Decisions
I had a moan recently about my current mobile phone, a HTC Touch 2 running Windows Mobile 6.5 and that I was counting the days until contract renewal. Well that day has finally come which has meant I’ve had a decision to make about what handset I’m going to be using over the next 18-24
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Book Review – Eastern Standard Tribe
Another Cory Doctorow book! This book was another that I’d actually got on my Amazon wish list before I realised it has also been released under a creative commons license. It took me quite a while to get into this. I read the first half of the book with a frown on my face as
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How NOT to do customer communication
One of the simplest ways to improve your customer service is to think about how you expect to be treated by someone offering you a service. Mrs P and I recently decided we needed a new front door so turned to the Internet We posted a job on Rated People with an outline of the work
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My Knee–the end is in sight!
My one and only blog post specifically about my knee was on 17th February 2010. I’d intentionally not talked about it all that much here as I try to stay around a techie theme (not always successfully) and didn’t want this to turn into a knee rehab blog. It’s been hard enough for me to
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How’s the book reading going?
Back in February I explained about the book reviews I’d started posted on the site. I was trying to be more consistent with my reading so thought keeping track of what I’d actually read would help. Also writing book reviews would help me keep in the blogging habit. Finally, I hoped that anyone who might