Category Archives: News: British
GBP/NZD Worst in three years
When I arrived in London at the start of August 2006, the pound was 3.2x the NZ dollar. Now, November 2009, three and a bit years later, the pound is 2.2x the dollar. Check out this graph from fxstreet.com:
o2's devastating network
Unfortunately for o2, the iPhone has been opened up to other carriers. Vodafone and Orange have both cited that they will start selling the iPhone soon as o2 was the exclusive reseller. And this is a good thing. o2′s network … Continue reading
Royal Mail Fail
I despise lazy people. Royal Mail have failed as a company, and their workers have been pushed to the edge of reason and strike against the company. However, this hurts the consumer greater than the hurting the Royal Mail head … Continue reading
Sony Ericsson Pulse
For the past month or so I have been co-developing a new site for Sony Ericsson called The Pulse. The website is intended for reseller staff to learn about the handsets and how to sell them to customers in store. … Continue reading
Priest to exorcise hospital "ghost"
The NHS… sigh… is turning to the church to rid its supposed ghost who seems to be haunting a hospital. Seriously, are we living in middle-ages? A spokeswoman for Derby Hospitals NHS Trust said: “We take information from staff seriously … Continue reading
David Bowie caused the recession says The Daily Mirror
He’s one of Britain’s most influential artists but now David Bowie stands accused of starting one of the nation’s latest trends: The credit crunch. Idiotic… It’s not Bowies fault. It’s Major Tom’s fault. link via Yahoo!
Stop using IE7. Now.
Oh hello again. Now that you’re using a more secure browser, you’ll be happy to read that your old browser had a huge security flaw in it. The flaw can give access to your personal information, to hackers and terrorists. … Continue reading
Shell's developer ASCII Art in CSS
One of my mates found this (absolutely awesome) easter egg on Shell’s website. It’s ASCII art inside the CSS files – only a developer would find this, (and find this entertaining); http://realenergy.shell.co.uk/css/realenergyworld.css
The degradation of English
The English are great at butchering their language and one annoyance that gets me every single day is the word “us”. Its often pronouced, “uzz” which gives me the same bitter feelings as when they say “eggzagerate”.
A new Excel app for iPhone?
I was just sent this from anonymous on Photoswap: Could it be the new Documents to Go app for iPhone?