Never can say goodbye By Nic Price on 26 October 2007 — 1 min read Have you noticed that on the radio very few, if any, presenters and guests say “goodbye” at the end of an interview or phone call? More often than not they say “thank you” instead. I was just wondering if this is conscious and deliberate. More
Silly money By Nic Price on 24 October 2007 — 1 min read From TechCrunch: Facebook Takes the Microsoft Money And Runs. The $240 million is a minority stake that values the company at $15 billion. Uh oh… More
Size of Google Mail box is now 4358 MB and growing By Nic Price on 24 October 2007 — 1 min read Last week it was 3700 MB or so… That’s a mighty fine amount of free (as in lunch) online data storage. More
Spooks = CSI Dulwich By Nic Price on 23 October 2007 — 1 min read According to Phil Williams on BBC Radio Five Live yesterday afternoon. Made me laugh. More
Where did escalator etiquette come from? By Nic Price on 23 October 2007 — 1 min read Do you stand on the right on the escalator in John Lewis or your local shopping mall? Did “Please stand on the right” originate on the London Underground? Like Pavlov’s dog, we’ve been gradually conditioned to do this. And why is it the opposite to our roads in the UK, where we drive on the... More
To have this conversation in Welsh please press 7 By Nic Price on 19 October 2007 — 1 min read I’m on the phone to a well-known supplier of outsourced services… “Please listen carefully to the following options…” There are 7 options, but they don’t tell you how many there are going to be. I’m not quite sure if what I’m calling about matches any of them. And there’s no “For all other enquiries please... More
If you’re in this list, you can be trusted By Nic Price on 18 October 2007 — 1 min read Accountant Articled clerk of a limited company Assurance agent of recognised company Bank/building society official Barrister British Computer Society (BCS) – Professional grades which are Associate (AMBCS), Member (MBCS), Fellow (FBCS) (PN 25/2003) Broker Chairman/director of limited company Chemist Chiropodist Christian Science practitioner Commissioner of oaths Councillor: local or county Civil servant (permanent) Dentist Designated... More
Check world time and weather via search By Nic Price on 10 October 2007 — 1 min read Yesterday I was due to make a Skype call with a friend in Denmark at 1530 CET. I needed to double-check I’d got the right time scheduled so I did a little research. It turns out that if you want to know the time in, say, Copenhagen you can simply type “time copenhagen” in to... More
The intranet: my web at work By Nic Price on 4 October 2007 — 1 min read It’s time to drag the intranet in to the twenty-first century. We need to think of the intranet as the digital workspace, or “my web at work.” As a worker I need access to all the tools and information I need to do my job. It’s becoming increasingly likely that not all of that lives... More
Accidental pattern #1 By Nic Price on 4 October 2007 — 1 min read Number 63 bus passes number 37. More