After a recent trip to China I was awed by the development going on in the country. I have for years read about its massive growth, investment opportunities and its ability to…
Cirque du Soleil continues to wow
I seem to be running a bit behind on my updates, however one memorable visit we made as a company a few weeks ago was to the Royal Albert Hall to see…
It does what it says on the tin
It seems that some stories on broadband still get broadsheet journalists in a tizzy with the latest being the debate over ‘up to’ or ‘average speed’. Last week a number of people…
Tron Legacy – a geek’s wet dream
Just before Christmas I got to an opportunity to go to the IMAX and see Disney’s latest reincarnation of the 80’s classic, Tron Legacy. In glorious 3D it was an epic movie…
Succeed with a Chinese Mother
I have really enjoyed reading the extracts from Amy Chau and her new book (‘Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother’) in the Sunday Times over the last few weeks. It tells the…
Two thousand and eleven is wrong
I would bet that most of you, when asked, would pronounce the year we currently find ourselves, two thousand and eleven. Even I am guilty. However if I was to ask you…
BT Openreach lack manpower
I have been staggered at BT’s inability in the last few months to fulfil orders and the lack of publicity surrounding it. It must be the case that BT’s reputation is so…
Pricing needs to change in 2011
One of the biggest issues the industry faces over the coming year is pricing, and notably the 95th Percentile model of billing. For the past few years pricing has reduced to such…
They are doing their best
I think it is a big testament to our years under a Labour government that we have all become a bunch of whiners. We are experience unprecedented levels of snow across the…
Free – the most expensive thing you can buy?
Everyone knows the saying that nothing is free, and if it is, then it is usually too good to be true. We are told to question anything that looks too cheap but…
Where has the time gone?
Whilst growing up I was lucky enough to have one of the first Game Boys and Tetris was the game to play. Roll on a few years and I now play Angry…
Breakfast at work becomes more popular
There is an entertaining article in the BBC News Magazine this morning on the rise of people eating breakfast at work. The writer argues that is nothing sacred as we try to…
BT outages demonstrate the need for resilience
BT has suffered a number of outages over the past week across the country which has left many without internet connectivity for days on end. It even at one point, last weekend,…
The Shard continues to grow
Since my last update on the new Shard tower being built at London Bridge the speed at which the building has shot up has been breathtaking. As you can see even at…
Yes it’s bad but it will get better
As we ponder the government’s recent spending review, you have to wonder how it got so bad, so quickly. Of course the last government spent like money was going out of fashion…