Over the last year or so I've been travelling quite a bit for work. One of the things you discover if you travel a lot for business is that it can make sense to stick to one or two carriers. In my case I chose Air France. They fly to most international destinations and are part of a group, so, for a number of reasons, they made quite a good choice. They also have a comfortable … [Read more...] about My Love Hate Relationship With Air France
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Houses – Budva, Montenegro
Houses - Budva, Montenegro, a photo by blacknight on Flickr. While wandering the streets of Budva I snapped a few shots of the houses, streets and other things that caught my attention. … [Read more...] about Houses – Budva, Montenegro
IPv6 In Ireland
I Want You To Use IPv6, a photo by blacknight on Flickr. IPv6 day came and went and still none of the major commercial ISPs are offering IPv6. None of the Irish government websites are available over IPv6 and only a tiny number of sites are dualstacked. Successive Irish governments have harped on about the "knowledge economy" and tried to play up how "advanced" the country … [Read more...] about IPv6 In Ireland
Kantar Media Spamming Social Media Award Nominees
I hate spammers. Anyone who resorts to spamming obviously doesn't have enough skill to market successfully using acceptable methods.It's that simple. Yesterday afternoon I was spammed by Kantar Media - seemingly because I was "nominated for an award" (We were shortlisted for several and won one, but since spammers are incredibly lazy this lack of attention to detail is … [Read more...] about Kantar Media Spamming Social Media Award Nominees
Hilton Brussels City Still Have Stupid broadband Limits – False Advertising!
Back in October of last year I got bitten by Hilton Brussels City's stupid broadband limits.The limits are inane, but the false advertising is what really bugs me.Several months later and I see nothing has changed even though they assured me at the time that it was a "mistake".Here is what I'm seeing this morning (again!):Last time I checked 250 megs is NOT unlimited.No wonder … [Read more...] about Hilton Brussels City Still Have Stupid broadband Limits – False Advertising!