I was interested in last week’s announcement that Virgin Trains would no longer have the West Coast mainline franchise as it has now been awarded to the First group. Ironically I was…
Proof that I am not the only weirdo cleaning my car
Ever since I have been into cars I have had a desire to keep them looking super clean and shiny. I assume it comes back to my aspiration to have everything looking…
Sweden rules with an iron fist
Ever since I was little I have always had an admiring view of one of our quieter European cousins, Sweden. It had a focus on the environment even before it was fashionable,…
Finally it is all mine
At the beginning of the year I mentioned that I had decided to change my Audi for something a little more practical. More middle aged as one of my friends said at…
Professional meets amateur
Recently I took delivery of a new mountain bike. Usually such an event wouldn’t be worth a mention but when I had to wait several months for it to be built in…
For god’s sake Audi!
Just when I thought all was well in the car front Audi has gone and put a big spanner in the works with the launch of the Audi Q3 RS at the…
Weather improving – Atom time
My weekends have now become dictated by the weather; is it a normal day (ie rainy) or an Atom day (dry without any chance of rain)? With the car being delivered near…
Car technology moves apace
I have just returned from a short ski holiday, and as is usual I hired a car at Munich Airport (home to BMW) to get me back and forth to the ski…
New Year, new car
Over the Christmas break I decided that it was time to chop in the Audi and get a bit more of a practical car. Having spent most of the week driving around…
AR Drone view of the office
I had some fun with my new AR Drone yesterday by recording a quick tour of the Fluidata office. As you can see it is a little bit tricky but I managed…
Bandwidth Bandits!
Christmas is always a time for New Year resolutions and this year is no different. This time however there has been a bit more organisation with thirteen of us in the office…
Credit where credit is due
If you have ever read any of my older posts you will know that I am the proud owner of an Audi and have many times sung it’s praises. When you own…
Retain the standard to retain the customer
I have always been a big fan of our national carrier, but after a recent trip to Cyprus to visit some of my family I was pretty disappointed in the level of…
Let’s hope the attention to detail stays
Sad news this morning on the death of Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, who successfully brought the company back from obscurity and into the forefront of technology innovation. No small achievement, especially…
From Vision to Exit
I attended Guy Rigby’s book launch for ‘From Vision to Exit’ in the City recently. I’ve known Guy for a few years now in a professional capacity, so was intrigued to see…