Lots of talk in the press recently on EFM (Ethernet First Mile) and thought it was worth a comment. What gets me is the fact that so many businesses in our industry…
Work hard, play hard
Audi TTS. Couldn’t quite stretch to the R8 this year but I do feel I am getting closer to it and eventually the elusive Bugatti. Took a few months deciding on the…
Fibre to the cabinet starts to rollout
News from Thinkbroadband on Andrews & Arnold’s (AAISP) recent success installing FTTC into one of their client’s premises. Just goes to show BT are going to really shift their focus over the…
Swine flu contingency
Interesting article on BBC website regarding BT announcing that their network is ready for the extra demands the swine flu pandemic may put on the broadband network. Looks to me just like…
A true entrepreneur?
Tonight sees the next installments of Gerry Robinson’s television program on Channel 4 called ‘Gerry’s Big Decision’. Basically he reviews a number of failing businesses in a view to invest in them…
VW takes control
Anyone remember my post last year about how disappointed I was that Porsche looked to be taking control of VW Group? Well it looks like my prayers have been answered and in…
Muscle car
Recently returned from a trip to California and to make it a true American journey I decided I needed to drive a muscle car. The sort of car that you wouldn’t dream…
The next generation of business
For those of you who are members of the Institute of Directors you might have seen my mug shot in this month’s magazine, Director. For those of you who haven’t you can…
BA does good
I am currently enjoying a break in west coast America and just wanted to write about the excellent service I received on my trip over. Admittedly a lot of spending on my…
Time to play
The playroom in the office is finally up and running. Bit difficult to make it out from the photo but sits alongside the video presence suite and gives visitors a chance to…
One rule for all
With the parliament expenses taking up a huge amount of news print, there seems to be lack of comparison between their structure and private business. I have expressed my concern previously that…
Wecession
I haven’t yet coined a phrase so we will see if this one catches on! Lots of talk recently on the quick in and quick out of the recession following a ‘V’…
Business will suffer as Tiscali sell to TalkTalk
Carphone Warehouse took Tiscali for £236m earlier this month which will have an interesting impact on the industry. Working through the numbers I believe the value works out to be around £138…
1-series is actually quite impressive
I recently hired a BMW 1 series while visiting Austria and surprisingly liked the car. As an avid reader of anything car I had perceived it to be rubbish and badly designed.…
Lost art
It may seem really simple but it is amazing what a difference a thank you email makes when you are happy with a service. In our busy lives it is all too…