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Still using Facebook? How retro of you…

20 March 2017290 words
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Themes: grumpiness, technology

I’ve not posted a Facebook update since 1 January. Who’s noticed?

Recruitment: do as I advertise, not as I do

1 February 2017508 words
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Themes: grumpiness, work

Communications professionals have to deliver on time. Other professionals… not so much, it seems.

A phishy tale

18 November 2016440 words
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Themes: grumpiness, technology

How modern technology makes it harder to protect ourselves from fraudsters.

Is Nominet using .uk as a cash cow?

16 October 2016629 words
Filed in Filed inObservations
Themes: grumpiness, technology

Finding and registering the right domain name for yourself, you site or business is not as easy as it should be, thanks to some very odd rules.

“We regret to announce…”

20 July 2016343 words
Filed in Filed inObservations
Themes: grumpiness, transport

Using public transport as a passenger isn’t always as seamless as we transport workers always make out.

A modern Mendacity Sequence

11 June 2016348 words
Filed in Filed inObservations
Themes: Europe, grumpiness, politics, public relations

Lies, damned lies, statistics… election communications?

Say what you mean, and mean what you say

27 January 2016434 words
Filed in Filed inCommunications
Themes: grumpiness, public relations

But please do it in a manner we can all understand, thanks.

Embedding a Google map

10 January 2016485 words
Filed in Filed inSkills
Themes: grumpiness, happiness, mapping, site news, technology

The joy at updating my station data map is tempered somewhat by the problems I’m having embedding it as a page on this site.

Google’s mapping changes

30 August 2015260 words
Filed in Filed inDiary
Themes: grumpiness, mapping, technology

I don’t know what they’ve done, but my wonderful rail station maps don’t work any more 🙁

Standard Deviation

11 October 2008174 words
Filed in Filed inDiary
Themes: grumpiness, home, philosophical

Just how accurate are house price comparison websites?

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