WordPress upgrade By Nic Price on 11 November 2006 — 1 min read Finally caught up and upgraded the software behind this blog to WordPress version 2.0.5 It’s very straightforward – I’d thoroughly recommend WordPress to anyone considering setting up their own blog – and it’s free too – you have the option to have it hosted by wordpress or to host it yourself. More
Creating Passionate Users: Dilbert and the zone of mediocrity By Nic Price on 21 October 2006 — 1 min read Just read this brilliant and incredibly timely (for me anyway!) post from the always passionate Kathy Sierra. To avoid the Zone of Mediocrity, you must suspend disbelief. You must be willing and able to turn off (temporarily) The Voice inside that says, “We’ll never get away with this. People will hate it.” That doesn’t necessarily... More
Another reason why junk mail is bad for business By Nic Price on 21 October 2006 — 1 min read Apparently junk mail subsidises the cost of sending a bona fide letter, the price we have to pay, like Google Ads for snail mail (though less intelligently targetted of course). Every week I receive an inordinate amount of junk mail offering discounts, credit cards with huge credit limits, loans – presumably to pay back the... More
How to find the IMEI number on a mobile phone By Nic Price on 15 October 2006 — 1 min read Key in *#06# Turn off your handset. Turn it on again. Allow the handset to load completely. Press the following keys one by one: * # 0 6 # Read the screen. As you press on the last #, a number will appear with the title IMEI number […] If your mobile phone is stolen,... More
IBF Live conference blog By Nic Price on 4 October 2006 — 1 min read David Lucas and Louise Ferguson are blogging the IBF Live conference at the Barbican Centre in London today and tomorrow. If you have an intranet check out what folk like Luke Tredinnick, James Robertson and Toby Ward are saying about where the world of intranets is at and where it’s heading… Oh and here’s a... More
Singing in the rain By Nic Price on 11 August 2006 — 1 min read DSC02577 Originally uploaded by mich2255. Great trip round my favourite parts of London with my team from work on Wednesday. Michelle took this shot of me standing in the middle of the water feature outside the Royal Festival Hall. More
Plug for Francis Rodino’s August 18th gig in Putney By Nic Price on 27 July 2006 — 1 min read My friend Francis Rodino and his band are playing at the Half Moon in Putney at 8pm on August 18th. Entry: £5 / £4 with flyer (or if you follow this link) You can hear some of his songs at www.myspace.com/francisrodino I think he’s really got something. More
East Dulwich: Blue plaque for A to Z pioneer By Nic Price on 14 July 2006 — 1 min read The creator of the A-Z road maps is to be honoured with the unveiling of a Southwark Council Blue Plaque. Phyllis Pearsall walked 3,000 miles to create the atlas of London, which first went on sale in 1936. She had the idea when she became lost while trying to find the homes of people she... More
Caught Spam By Nic Price on 12 July 2006 — 1 min read Akismet has caught 7,250 spam for you since you installed it. You can delete all of the spam from your database with a single click. This operation cannot be undone, so you may wish to check to ensure that no legitimate comments got through first. Spam is automatically deleted after 15 days, so don’t sweat... More
My train left early By Nic Price on 4 June 2006 — 1 min read My train to Leeds left five minutes early from Long Preston station a couple of weeks ago. I was lucky, I turned up ten minutes early, so had a five minute wait. But it must have really annoyed the rail replacement service passengers who were delivered by bus two minutes later thinking they had three... More