Interesting announcement by Google that they plan to pull out of China if the government can’t curb the hacking of email accounts on it’s free service offering, Gmail. It appears that there…
Don’t be late for work, get Quattro
As we are in the depths of another snow storm I thought it would be a good opportunity to discuss the merits of my car again! I have covered the engine and…
The rebirth of cinema
Cinema will never be the same again as 3D technology finally makes it mainstream. I have just spent another enjoyable evening watching Avatar in 3D and believe we have another movie classic.…
What to expect in the next decade?
As 2010 rolls in, I am reminded that a decade is a significant period of time and a good one to reflect on, especially in the world of IT and Telecoms. What…
Relax over Christmas, stay at home
It’s all very well going away for Christmas but as this year shows it can be a real pain even before your feet have left the ground. I am in an enviable…
No ‘wow’ in Powwow
My world has come to an end. Not because of flight chaos caused by overpaid and under worked BA cabin crew (due to fly to Austria in a few days), as the…
The science behind being green and festive
With Christmas just around the corner a debate has opened up between the companies sending greeting cards by email and those making an effort and sending out a real card. Which is…
And the crowd goes wild!
Quite a few members of the company are unashamedly into football, and while I can’t see the appeal, have started a Fluidata football team. They play six a side at the ELMS…
DSL – end of the line?
There is a lot of talk at the moment about FTTH (Fibre to the Home) and FTTC (Fibre to the Cabinet) replacing DSL in the UK. However I think we are looking…
London Bridge grows
In light of the financial issues in Dubai I thought it would be worthwhile highlighting a new development closer to home. Since moving the office to London Bridge a few years ago…
Networking chamber style
As Fluidata supplies the London Chamber of Commerce with internet connectivity part of the deal was that we became members of the chamber. It wasn’t a difficult decision considering the low membership…
When the best gets better
We have been selling our BURST service for a number of years offering clients up to 20 Mb/s downstream and 2.6 Mb/s upstream across the UK utilising Telefonica’s ADSL2+ Annex-M network. Our…
BT Leads from the top
A customer of ours recently suffered a complete outage when another ISP tried to install a line into their premises. Obviously wasn’t the ISP’s fault, just a bad job by a BT…
Spooky
In preparation for Halloween I thought it would be a good idea to have a few pumpkins in the office. As you can see I obviously enjoyed the process and feel at…
Size doesn’t matter
When I was choosing my latest car one of my main requirements was to have a big engine. I was just fed up of having a small four cylinder engine, and especially…