N95 – two things I can never remember how to do By Nic Price on 22 November 2007 — 1 min read I’ve had my Nokia N95 phone since June. I’m pretty pleased with it. It’s good for looking at websites, the camera is great despite the shutter lag, video quality good. It’s ok for having phone calls on. Battery life’s ok. I haven’t got the patience with the GPS, and sometimes I do wonder if it’s... More
Britain’s online newspapers accessibility scores – should do better By Nic Price on 20 November 2007 — 1 min read Today Martin Belam publishes the scores from his excellent series of articles looking at the accessibility of the UK’s main national newspaper websites. The Times came out on top, even though it makes no use of an on-screen text-resizing widget, nor of accesskeys as shortcuts for keyboard users. Overall my conclusion has to be that... More
Welcome to England! By Nic Price on 18 November 2007 — 1 min read To mark last week’s change of London’s Eurostar terminus from Waterloo to St Pancras here’s a photo I snapped from the bus a couple of weeks ago. This parade of shops and restaurants is immediately opposite King’s Cross and St Pancras stations. Sandwiched between Orlando’s Cafe and Eddie’s Fish Bar is Euro Tandoori. As they... More
Cafe on the Rye – Opening hours By Nic Price on 14 November 2007 — 1 min read Update to this blog post (June 2010): Cafe on the Rye Open 7 DAYS A WEEK 9am-4:30pm November – February 9am-5:30pm March – October. For all info see the Cafe on the Rye website. More
A few changes to this website By Nic Price on 14 November 2007 — 1 min read I’ve made a couple of changes to this website. First, I’ve added a new page called Subscribe, with information about the three ways you can keep up to date with new posts on this site. Second, I’ve bitten the bullet and have decided to try out Google adsense. This means if you’re looking directly at... More
Low bandwidth? Try the mobile version of the website By Nic Price on 13 November 2007 — 1 min read I was having coffee with a friend today who does work with people in countries where internet speeds are down at dial-up rates of 28.8kbps on a good day and where it is rare for workers to have their own internet connection in the office let alone at home. I mentioned the recent post I’d... More
The Best Bar in East Dulwich 2007 By Nic Price on 13 November 2007 — 1 min read Congratulations to The Bishop, winner of Best Bar in East Dulwich 2007 as voted for by members of the East Dulwich Forum. The results are here. And the reaction here. More
On yer bike! By Nic Price on 13 November 2007 — 1 min read Yesterday I cycled to and from a client meeting twelve miles away. If I’ve understood correctly, this means I can claim £4.80 in business mileage against tax (i.e. 24 miles at 20 pence per mile). If I’d driven I would be able to claim £9.60 (i.e. 24 miles at 40 pence per mile). It got... More
Café update By Nic Price on 13 November 2007 — 1 min read Peckham Rye Park cafe opened for business yesterday and according to these East Dulwich Forum regulars, so far so good. More
Online barking with Banclays By Nic Price on 12 November 2007 — 1 min read I’ve just received my PINsentry device from Barclays. It’s the size of a pocket calculator (remeber those?) or a largish mobile phone. So to do online banking with Barclays, you now have to carry this device around with you everywhere you go as well as have your bank card handy. This is meant to make... More