I am very picky about words and how people use them. Anyone who knows me can probably confirm this. I get rather annoyed when people send me badly worded letters or emails and I take offence when companies I'm paying are overly aggressive with me Today I got an email from Web Summit which I'm currently planning on attending next month. The message from the email … [Read more...] about Wording Matters
Outlook On iOS
The mail app that ships with iOS is pretty good. It does what I need ie. let's me read, reply and write emails quickly while I'm "on the move" or simply not near a bigger device. Admittedly, like with so many other people, that's happening more and more. Yes, I still have desktop computers (yes, plural) both at home and in the office. But I'm less wed to them now than I was in … [Read more...] about Outlook On iOS
Outlook On The Mac Is A Phisher’s Wet Dream
I get quite a few phishing emails on some of my email addresses, partially because I like seeing what is "in the wild". One of the rather annoying things about Outlook on the Mac in Office 2016 for the Mac is that the email address of a sender is hidden. Sure, you can access it, but you have to dig So phishers worldwide are probably delighted: Microsoft probably … [Read more...] about Outlook On The Mac Is A Phisher’s Wet Dream
Assassin’s Creed Coming To The Big Screen
I got quite addicted to the Assassin's Creed game a couple of years back. Now it's being made into a movie starring German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender The "first look" images dont' reveal a whole lot The movie is due to be released in 2016.. … [Read more...] about Assassin’s Creed Coming To The Big Screen
A Very Practical Marketing Gizmo
When I first started attending conferences I used to pickup a lot of marketing "tat" from the various vendors exhibiting. Over time you realise that you really don't need to have most of this junk in your life. I really don't need 20 backpacks, 15 water bottles, 500 pens or 100 notebooks. So these days if I do bother bringing back any of the "freebies' I restrict it to things … [Read more...] about A Very Practical Marketing Gizmo