Friday, January 09, 2009
Useful blog response flow chart for PR people
WebInkNow have an interesting post on how the US Air Force deals with blog responses.
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Today I learned ... about UPS label link problems
Today I learned that if you are having problems trying to print a returns label using the UPS website there can be a bug in the url that you are sent that means the label cannot be found.
There is however a solution.
You get sent a link * to a page like:
https://www.ups.com/u.a/L.class?7X216X679153Xx/XuasXiuM%3D0S1
If you change the part highlighted, from %3D to an = sign you will be taken to your label.
Happy shipping.
*Link altered by repacling letters with X or x for privacy.
There is however a solution.
You get sent a link * to a page like:
https://www.ups.com/u.a/L.class?7X216X679153Xx/XuasXiuM%3D0S1
If you change the part highlighted, from %3D to an = sign you will be taken to your label.
Happy shipping.
*Link altered by repacling letters with X or x for privacy.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
You know you are a geek...
...when on reading:
"I see this as the great-grandparent of futuristic robots like R2-D2 and C-3PO," enthuses Dan Rey, from the Canadian Space Agency."
Your first thought is, hold on that's not right, Starwars is set in the past.
Star Wars opening crawl details from wikipedia.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
It should be compulsary!
For train operators to put free Wi-Fi in, especially for us season ticket holders. ;-)
I am posting this from a C2C train as part of thier Wi-Fi trial.
I am posting this from a C2C train as part of thier Wi-Fi trial.
Friday, November 23, 2007
Reputation Reputation Reputation - a vanity post.
I was forwarded a link to a post on LeverWealth: Reputation Reputation Reputation last night and by posting this am succumbing to vanity as I am mentioned in the article.
It raised two thoughts, one to remember that your pitches can always appear in print, two that I really need to make this a real blog, with decent regular posts if I am hanging this bit of my online life out in public.
It raised two thoughts, one to remember that your pitches can always appear in print, two that I really need to make this a real blog, with decent regular posts if I am hanging this bit of my online life out in public.
Friday, March 16, 2007
BBC mash ups
Interesting to see so much activity by the BBC on Flicker
http://www.bbc.co.uk/thamesgateway/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bbc_gateway/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/thamesgateway/
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bbc_gateway/
Mindmiester - online mindmaps
Thanks to a beta invite via Anne Zelenka at Webworker Daily at who recently reviewed mind mapping tools, I have been trying MindMeister an online MindMapping tool.
Its great! I am finding it really useful to be able to jump online on any PC and add to a stored map, rather than send yet another email to my home inbox with idea: in the subject or slap another sticky PostIt on the desk.
I am yet to try the Google docs style collaboration functions but this is a tool I can see my self stickiing with.
I have a few beta invites if anyone is interested, just leave a comment asking for one.
Its great! I am finding it really useful to be able to jump online on any PC and add to a stored map, rather than send yet another email to my home inbox with idea: in the subject or slap another sticky PostIt on the desk.
I am yet to try the Google docs style collaboration functions but this is a tool I can see my self stickiing with.
I have a few beta invites if anyone is interested, just leave a comment asking for one.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
chamtech: The geek shall inherit the earth
Interesting post from Daniel of chamtech : chamtech: The geek shall inherit the earth. Commenting on a Silicon.com survey into CIOs who aspire to be CEOs Daniel says:
Very true. I would add that these CEOs, especailly the former CIOs, are also the ones who can communicate, or at least understand the need to communicate, the business benefits of the technology to their investors, customers and co-workers.
If you look around, the most successful companies of the moment are technology-driven and have CEOs who have a deep understanding of technology and the competitive advantage it offers now and for the future.
Very true. I would add that these CEOs, especailly the former CIOs, are also the ones who can communicate, or at least understand the need to communicate, the business benefits of the technology to their investors, customers and co-workers.
