Yep, the other half has finally come to terms with reality and accepted that the only way to get decent TV is to pay for it. Last Sunday an order for a Sky package was made via the online Fastweb system. The ordering process is all very hi-tech, or so it seem. Today is Saturday, nearly a week after … [Read more...]
The Typical 21st Century Work Day – possibly….
January 11, 2008 By 4 Comments
While I could be wrong, I suspect that the average workday for many, especially those working with technology, may now go something like this:09:00ish Arrive at work.09:05ish Have a coffee/tea etc09:10ish Switch on computer09:15ish Check and reply to work related email10:00 am … [Read more...]
Ecopass Milan
January 8, 2008 By 7 Comments
As you may have read/seen, Milan's council has introduced its own brand of pollution limitation measure, know as 'Ecopass'. Basically, to enter the central area of Milan by vehicle between 7:30am and 7:30pm from Monday to Friday, as of 2nd January 2008, it is necessary to pay for and display an … [Read more...]
A slight modification to this site
January 8, 2008 By Leave a Comment
After being notified by my hosting service, MediaTemple, that they were seeing surges in database load, I finally got round to working out what was causing the problem. It was, I think, one of my WordPress plugins - Archives By Category V2.0, that, for some reason unknown to this non-expert, has … [Read more...]
Was I writing rubbish?
January 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Well, yesterday I suggested that Prodi and co bring in the army to sort out the trashy chaos down around Naples. So, I was a little bit surprised to read today in one of the freebe newspapers - E Polis Milano, that the Italian government was thinking about doing just that. In fact it was none other … [Read more...]
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