One of my pet hates is technical ineptitude. If you are going to run an online service then you need to get some of the technical basics right. I'm not talking about rewiring the internet, writing new protocols or doing anything new. I'm talking about setting things up in a sane and technically correct manner. Unfortunately a LOT of web services get basic things wrong. BizSugar … [Read more...] about BizSugar Email Failure
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Airplane Passengers Are Sheep
People in planes and airports are like sheep. They also do things that make absolutely no sense to me whatsoever. Typical scenario goes like this .. Plane lands in airport and taxis to wherever it's going to stop. It stops. The doors do not open immediately, as they have to wait for the groundcrew to their thing. Even if they're using their own steps there's usually a delay of … [Read more...] about Airplane Passengers Are Sheep
Tethering iPhone on Vodafone Ireland (Part deux)
Image via CrunchBaseSince I first posted about iPhone tethering with Vodafone Ireland.. Vodafone launche the iPhone in IrelandThere's now a thread over on boards.ie about tetheringThere's also a couple of oldish posts about setting up tethering on unlocked phones .. And I still haven't had a proper reply from Vodafone on the subject.If Vodafone's reply is that there is … [Read more...] about Tethering iPhone on Vodafone Ireland (Part deux)
Vodafone Take Rip Off Ireland To New Heights (Or Lows)
Vodafone Ireland are launching the iPhone in a few days time. However the "standard" iPhone plans won't offer all the features that they could do. If you want "tethering" you're expected to pay more. Most smart phones have bluetooth, so if you're stuck somewhere with a dodgy internet connection you can use your phone as a modem. For some stupid reason the Apple iPhone does not … [Read more...] about Vodafone Take Rip Off Ireland To New Heights (Or Lows)
Oracle Ireland Spamming Everyone. How NOT To Use Email Marketing
Oracle Spam, originally uploaded by blacknight. While I doubt this is Oracle's normal policy, they really do need to teach their staff how to market properly. Using email to help promote sales is a good idea, but the way that this is being done is incredibly bad and damages email marketing in general. So far today I have received 5 separate copies of an Oracle "offer" on my … [Read more...] about Oracle Ireland Spamming Everyone. How NOT To Use Email Marketing