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Check the new shiny

Just put a new design live on the Connected Flow blog. Much better than Kubrick!
The story behind this is the story of a smart business move. I blogged about how much I hated the design of connectedflow.com. It’s such a programmer’s web design, with all its sharp corners and hacky layouts.
A couple [...]


Lazyweb: London

I’m planning to take April to London for a day or two on October, and I’d like some help: I need a child-friendly hotel somewhere in central London.
There are precisely ten bajillion hotels in London, and I’m struggling to find something that fits the bill. It doesn’t need to provide anything in particular, just [...]


Don’t make me remember details your database already knows

Two stupid things that are annoying me today:
When you call your mobile phone company, they ask you to type in your number. Why, then, does the operator always ask you for your phone number again when you get connected? I just told you!
I have a credit card with Egg.com. They’re generally one of the more [...]


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23 July 2007 @ 10pm

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Banging the TomToms.

So I finally caved in and ordered a SatNav system for my car. I had previously dismissed them as, variously: mere toys, the preserve of truckers, overpriced and underfeatured or just a bit flash. Anyway, they now seem to be both pretty good and really cheap, so I decided to bite the bullet.
I ordered [...]