I have for some time been concerned about leaving valuables in the locker at my gym (DW Fitness) – not specifically because of any problems reported at the branches I use but because lockers in such locations are clearly vulnerable and there have been reports of gyms being targeted by thieving gangs.
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Solving the ecommerce home delivery problem for online shoppers
I am really glad to have tried out ByBoxUk and will be signing up for the annual plan (less than £1 per week) shortly as it solves a key home delivery problem for me. The likes of Home Delivery Network (now called Yodel) are very unreliable for home deliveries in my experience, delivering at strange times, …
Second go at university for my eldest daughter
I cannot begin to imagine the feelings one has to deal with when facing starting again at a university one year on from having started elsewhere only to have subsequently dropped out. When the first university was Keele, and the second is Imperial College, the feelings must be even more strange. There cannot be many students who have …
Seeking the work of others for inspiration
There are times when photograph inspire, times when they just encourage you to give up with no hope of ever getting any good, and other times when you just sit back and enjoy. Fortunately, Trey Ratcliff’s work often falls into the later camp and stuckincustomers.com is one of the best sites on the web for …
Amazon book reviews and the average reader
I do find it amazing how many book reviews on Amazon claim that the book isn’t for the average reader. To quote from my recent comment on this: I do wonder who this “average” reader is that anyone posting on these feedbacks seems to consider themselves to be above. My guess, and it is no …
Living in a flat v. living in a hotel
All of my assignments since joining PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting over ten years ago (most of which have been with IBM of course since PwC sold their consulting business) has seen me living in hotels at least three nights most working weeks. Until my last assignment that is. For the last two and a bit years, I have been able …
The end of the long commute and audio book experience
I recently came the end of a long term assignment that had me travelling to Swansea every week and living in a flat three, four and sometime five nights a week. The drive at the beginning and end of the week was somewhat draining as it took at least three hours, more usually four allowing …
Time to change broadband supplier
Switched our broadband from BT Total Broadband option 3 (unlimited) just before Christmas to Plusnet (a BT subsidiary) as they offered a better deal and I had been using them happily in my flat in Swansea for the last couple of years. Same wires, but throughput has been higher on Plusnet, better traffic management overall …
Laundry lid
I have just bought an iPhone 4S, not because I was unhappy with my 3GS in any way but because my other half needed to replace her faulty 3GS and the most cost effective way of doing this was to buy a new phone through work with a substantial discount and corporate pricing. As expected, …
whatever happened to Buzz Out Loud
I am an avid podcast listener, primarily following technology and photography shows plus a wide range of BBC offerings as well. For a long time, one of my favourite podcasts was Buzz Out Loud from CNET which helped me keep up with the tech news in an entertaining but informative way. I really liked the …