Both my personal and business credit cards are with AIB. From time to time credit card services need to contact me. Unfortunately a lot of the calls I get from them and other parts of the bank come from a blocked number ie. I cannot see who is calling me when I answer the call on my mobile. I really don't like answering calls from blocked numbers .. So I raised the … [Read more...] about AIB Take Logic To New Low
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Bank Charges Bite
I never go into my local bank branch. I only call the bank when there's a serious issue. Most of my interactions with the bank (for my personal account) are via their online banking. Now it seems I'm being penalised for using the bank .. This sucks So are there ANY banks in Ireland that don't charge €200 / year for doing very little? (It's not as if they can't … [Read more...] about Bank Charges Bite
IIA Net Visionaries Shortlist – Vote Now!
It's that time of the year again - the Irish Internet Association's annual awards shortlist has been announced.Anyone who wants can vote online easily, so please take a minute to do so.. But who should you vote for?I'm more than a little biased towards the Social Media category, as I've been shortlisted, but what of the other categories?Blogging - Krishna De would be my … [Read more...] about IIA Net Visionaries Shortlist – Vote Now!
Silly User Interface Things
American Express offer an online service to their card holders that allows them to check their balance, charges and payments.The problem is that if you go to the American Express website to login you will end up getting a bit frustrated and confused.Why?Well it's really simple. While there is a nice little button on the main page inviting you to register for the service, there … [Read more...] about Silly User Interface Things
E-commerce Cheat Sheet (part 1)
One of the more commonly asked questions on both mailing lists and fora is related to e-commerce, or more specifically accepting payments on your website. I've put together this brief guide in order to help webmasters, or at least point them in the right direction. If anybody has any additions or corrections please let me know. First off you need to ask yourself a very obvious … [Read more...] about E-commerce Cheat Sheet (part 1)