Monthly Archives: February 2006

KLM’s online check in

I’m flying from Manchester to Amsterdam and I’ve just recieved the email to check in online which is great news. I’m on the 6am flight out of Manchester so any time saved by not having to queue up is fantastic … Continue reading

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Comprehensive review of µTorrent

µTorrent is the bit torrent client I’ve been using. It works extremely well and is very small. Now you’ll be able to monitor your downloads remotely which is great news. [via digg] Technorati Tags: µTorrent, bittorrent

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Verizon

Had the meeting with Verizon on Thursday morning. They brought their entire EMEA team along with a VP, and two senior Directors’, so it was a full meeting room. We asked them about Vodafone and Verison wireless, VPLS, their plans … Continue reading

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Revenge

Cheshire Roofing Services are rubbish. They don’t return your calls and don’t deliver on promises. I asked them to fix a single problem, they said they’d fixed it, I paid up, and it wasn’t fixed. Avoid..email (robatsquemster.com) if you want … Continue reading

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Google’s new Desktop 3 will let Google store files from your hard disk

“Today we’re very pleased to announce the launch of Google Desktop 3 Beta. The new version comes loaded with features that make finding and sharing information even easier and more fun than before,” says the official Inside Google Desktop blog. … Continue reading

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Verizon Executive Calls for End to Google’s ‘Free Lunch’

A Verizon Communications Inc. executive yesterday accused Google Inc. of freeloading for gaining access to people’s homes using a network of lines and cables the phone company spent billions of dollars to build. – The comments by John Thorne, a … Continue reading

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Google Integrates Chat with GMail

Om has this story as does TechCrunch, but this is nothing new. Sametime has been integrated into Lotus Notes for a long time now. IM functionality from your email client, hardly ground breaking. But I will concede that it brings … Continue reading

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30 boxes

30 boxes beta is out, you can get it here, there’s a blog too I’ve tried several of the online calendars now and I still (to qoute U2) haven’t found what I’m looking for. 30 Boxes looks nice and has … Continue reading

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Laugh

This comment on Scoble’s site made me laugh. My roommate graduated 3 years ago…He’s worked at two tech companies including IBM… He doesn’t even know what RSS is. I don’t want to shatter peoples perceptions but there are people in … Continue reading

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Windows Mobile site update

According to Smartphone Thoughts, Microsoft has updated the windows mobile site. I checked it out and there’s no real change since the last time I went there. So a total waste of time. But they did have the 4 free … Continue reading

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More Homework

This book got recommended to me the other day. I just ‘one-click’ ordered it from Amazon. My reading list is way out of control right now. I really don’t like carting heavy hardbacks around on planes and trains as that’s … Continue reading

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The only Browser plugin you’ll ever need

I don’t care who you are – you need this free plugin. In FireFox or IE, you’ll finally know what you’re walking into Chris picked up on this quality plug-in. There’s a little green box in the bottom right hand … Continue reading

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The End of the Internet?

The Nation along with Mark Evans has picked up the throttled internet story. It’s all very scary and the only way I could explain it to people was by use a trucks on a toll road as an analogy, a … Continue reading

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Firewall Deleted

I’m moved lock, stock and barrel here. My Typepad account has been Cancelled and firewall.typepad.com has gone

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7 minutes

Commontime responded to my email in 7 minutes!…wow. Thanks for the email. Could I please ask you to upgrade to the very latest version of mNotes, 4.1.3, which is not on our website yet, but whichcan be downloaded from .. … Continue reading

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