Musings & Rants

It’s that time again – my mobile phone handset is due to be replaced by something sleeker, flashier and most likely touch-screenier.  It doesn’t take a genius to guess that I’ll be mentioning that phone from Apple…

The Apple phone has been on my shortlist since here and here but I opted instead to stick with Orange and go for the Nokia N95.  It wasn’t a bad decision and I even grew to rate the handset but things have moved on, Android has become much more of an established platform and I’m (once again) torn between the Apple phone and something else.

The something else in this case is likely to be the HTC Hero or maybe the Samsung Galaxy (although for me the Sense UI on the Hero is more in tune with how I want to use the phone) and apart from a few minor Pro’s that the Hero has over the Apple device (better camera and is available on my existing network) both are pretty much level in suitability.  That is apart from the applications…

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Will someone please tell me that I’m missing something here.  I thought the whole point of online banking was that it could be done 24 hours a day, 7 days a week yet here is Standard Life somehow managing to apply (albeit extended) office hours to a website! Read the rest of this post…

It’s been a whole week since I dragged myself up to Leeds for the second Think Visibility conference so it’s about time I dug this review out of drafts and into posts proper.  In case you were hoping it was worth the wait, I think you’ll be sadly disappointed…

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Think Visiwotsit?

To recap for those that have never heard of the event: Think Visibility or ThinkVis (or ThinkViz) is (to quote the website) “the things that usually get left behind in the web design process”. Crudely translated, I take this to mean SEO or Search Engine Optimisation but in reality the 1-day event crams in much more, covering topics like Affiliate Marketing, Search Engine Management, Social Media and lolcats.

I probably covered all of this the last time I attended ThinkVis, blindly punching the keyboard until these words appeared, so I’ll focus instead on what the latest event had to offer. Read the rest of this post…

Update - Since writing the below post, I’ve now been to Flamas and you can read my personal opinion here

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How did this one slip through the net?  Reading an old copy of ESP Mag the other day whilst getting my hair cut, I spotted a feature on Flamas – a new South American “Flame and Grill” restaurant in Peterborough.

The Flamas restaurant website looks good, with plenty of variety on the menu for both food and drinks but something concerns me… it’s in Hampton!  Whilst having a restaurant like this must be great for the Hampton locals, it doesn’t really serve the rest of Peterborough very well especially if diners want to enjoy a Caipirinha or six and then carry on into town.

I’m planning on visiting Flamas in the near future which I’ll follow up with a review but if anyone else has already been, please let me know what you thought in the comments section below.

Find Flamas at:
114 Four Chimneys Cresent,
Hampton Vale,
Peterborough PE7 8FH