While waiting for my long delayed Audi supercar I managed to come to a deal with my Audi dealer that I could have a loan car until it arrived. Good idea too…
Surely we should have reinvented the train by now?
An interesting article in the Times today on HS2 and the proposed suggestion to cut its top speed by 40 mph from 225 mph to 185 mph reducing the energy it consumes.…
I would take the German
One of the nice past times of being a petrol bore is thinking about what the perfect garage would look like and which pieces of exotica I would include in mine. Obviously…
The importance of diversification
For a while I have been wondering how TomTom stays in business. I remember owning a few of their products and found them incredibly useful. Before the advent of smart phones they…
Get that new feeling without the new
I have a reputation in my family and at work as someone who likes everything new. I love the smell. I like the advancements in technology. I really like the perfection. Like…
The Victorians would be appalled by BT’s short-sighted behaviour
I recently completed on a new flat in London. Nothing too fancy, just somewhere I can lay my head during the week, and maybe where I can enjoy some of this property…
Small is definitely more
Currently being carless I am enjoying spending the weekend in a mixture of vehicles being kindly lent to me by my understanding family. One such car has been a Fiat 500 which…
Banks, well Lloyds, unable to deal with modern issues
Since signing up for an account with Lloyds Bank I have been the recipient of a number of calls from their fraud department with regards to my credit card with them being…
Too much choice
With the Atom a distance memory my recent efforts have been involved in working out what car to replace it with. Nice problems to have I can hear you cry. Well the…
Our demands will only get greater
With Netflix announcing tests of streaming ultra-high definition video (aka 4K) next year, you have to wonder who is going to see the benefit. It is ironic that with millions of pounds…
Atomless
Last week I waved bye to the Atom after taking the difficult decision to sell the car. Weirdly it was easy to make the decision to put the car on the market…
Set a clear vision
One of the hardest challenges I find in running a business is coming up with a clear strategy. As a founder or MD people want to see a clear and bold vision…
BT works hard to maintain their bullyboy reputation
For the past few weeks the news has been full of reports with regards to rural broadband and the Broadband Delivery group (BDUK) which was setup by government to help feed funds…
Demand not there for great tennis
Every year when major sporting events have been aired during working hours we have always taken a keen interest on how many of our customers watch it over iPlayer whilst in the…
Recognition time
It seems to be that in the run up to the summer quite a lot of organisations are holding their award ceremonies, and this year Fluidata and I have been the beneficiaries.…