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Entries from March 2007

If only…

March 31st, 2007 · No Comments

Straight from the wags at iwoot (www.iwantoneofthose.com) come a collection of toys that you just can not be without.

Time to get your hands on the earphone, Robogirlfriend, the Holoscreen, DJ Mobile, Blue Tooth Brush or the Memory Stick.

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Tags: Technology

Supercar Club

March 30th, 2007 · No Comments

It is about time to look at the idea of membership of a supercar club.  The idea that you can have any one of a number of really great cars to drive, but without the hassle of ownership is really quite interesting. 
Here is what écurie25 has to say on the topic. 
We provide our members with a [...]

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Tags: Ramblings

Liquid Design

March 29th, 2007 · No Comments

I have to mention this fantastic firm of architects. 
The Award-winning Liquid Design is a firm of architects with a focus on providing a superior relationship-based service that strives to develop innovative design solutions. 
They achieve this through an unequaled project approach, project accountability and observance of design quality.  Liquid Design prides itself on an honest and [...]

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Tags: Internet Marketing

Pole to Pole - Manpowered - Day 5

March 29th, 2007 · No Comments

Rob &  James have been let down by the helicopter that was supposed to airlift them to the pole so that they could start their journey. 
Instead they have decided to get to the stating point using dogsleds.  They are really excited about this as it means that they will be underway soon and also reduce [...]

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Tags: Ramblings

Vacation Club

March 27th, 2007 · No Comments

I am exploring a vacation club “Exclusive Resorts” it’s a relatively new concept in vacationing, combining the privacy of grand vacation homes with the services and amenities of five-star resorts.
 It is sold as the ultimate in vacation variety-allowing you to choose from a portfolio of residences, free from the headaches and expenses of vacation home [...]

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Tags: Ramblings

Keeping workers’ minds on the job

March 26th, 2007 · No Comments

Mary Braid writes in the Sunday Times about the issues created by workers not keeping their mind on the job.  She quotes some great statistics:
…One-in-three people admitted they had indulged in drugs while at work — including cannabis, ecstasy, cocaine and amyl nitrate.

Before drugs it was sex..
…In 2002, researchers at California State University discovered that [...]

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Tags: Website Optimisation

Being broke is a waste of life!

March 25th, 2007 · No Comments

This is an interesting take on the difference in attitude between being rich and broke:
1. The Broke think everything is too good to be true, while the rich think that getting a job sounds too bad to be true.
2. Broke people give up when things don’t go their way; a few disappointments and they are [...]

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Tags: Ramblings

My Cubicle

March 22nd, 2007 · 7 Comments

My Cubicle - parody of James Blunt’s “You’re Beautiful”
This is for all of those people who have corporate jobs….

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Tags: Internet Marketing

Google announces two new ads

March 21st, 2007 · 2 Comments

Google announced two new additions to Adwords. 
The first new addition is their new “text link format” ad unit.   The new ad unit is ad that appears inline with your text.  It means that you can now place ads right into the middle of a sentence on your page, instead of off to the side.  This makes [...]

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Tags: Internet Marketing

Just be careful when you leave the country - they might not let you back in!

March 21st, 2007 · No Comments

An English friend of mine who’s son went on to work in France for 3 months in the ski season has upon his return been told he has to take a citizens test to establish if he is entitled to live in England.
WHAT!?
Why make existing British Citizens take this test?
I fail to understand why you would need [...]

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Tags: Ramblings