On yer bike! By Nic Price on 13 November 2007 — 1 min read Yesterday I cycled to and from a client meeting twelve miles away. If I’ve understood correctly, this means I can claim £4.80 in business mileage against tax (i.e. 24 miles at 20 pence per mile). If I’d driven I would be able to claim £9.60 (i.e. 24 miles at 40 pence per mile). It got... More
Café update By Nic Price on 13 November 2007 — 1 min read Peckham Rye Park cafe opened for business yesterday and according to these East Dulwich Forum regulars, so far so good. More
Online barking with Banclays By Nic Price on 12 November 2007 — 1 min read I’ve just received my PINsentry device from Barclays. It’s the size of a pocket calculator (remeber those?) or a largish mobile phone. So to do online banking with Barclays, you now have to carry this device around with you everywhere you go as well as have your bank card handy. This is meant to make... More
Blurry Fondle By Nic Price on 9 November 2007 — 1 min read Blurry Fondle – Originally uploaded by Beatnic Try typing Doodle in to your phone. Mine says Fondle. More
Blog Readability Test By Nic Price on 9 November 2007 — 1 min read I’ve just been having a bit of fun with this… The Blog Readability Test. What level of education is required to understand your blog? – as seen on David Cushman’s site. Apparently you require a “high school” education to read this blog. I haven’t dug around to see what, if any, algorithm is being used... More
links for 2007-11-07 By delicious on 7 November 2007 — 1 min read Londonist: Free Wifi in London…Mapped Handy list. “We ARE still updating the map, so keep your comments coming. Remember, we’re only mapping free and legal hotspots – i.e. cafes, bars, restaurants and other establishments offering free services to customers.” (tags: wifi London free hotspots map cafes internet eatinganddrinking) Facebook Ads – do they have a... More
Social networking – worth the wait? By Nic Price on 7 November 2007 — 1 min read Two things struck me when reading this article about Google’s Orkut being bigger than Facebook in India and Brazil. First, that people are prepared to wait up to five minutes for a page to load. Orkut – 1.5 minutes Facebook – 2.5 minutes Myspace – 5 minutes You can quickly see why Orkut is favoured... More
links for 2007-11-05 By delicious on 5 November 2007 — 1 min read corporate.digitalbrain.com – Home (tags: elearning uk schools learning platform) More
links for 2007-11-04 By delicious on 4 November 2007 — 1 min read BBC NEWS | Technology | The day the music died (tags: internet law worrying copyright) More
links for 2007-11-02 By delicious on 2 November 2007 — 1 min read Top 100 British newspaper feeds in Google Reader – currybetdotnet – 2 November, 2007 Martin Belam charts the most subscribed newspaper feeds acccording to google reader. (tags: martinbelam newspapers uk lists googlereader) More