Vodafone UK still haven't fixed the problem I grumbled about in my previous post. They've left me unable to use my primary mobile number for 7 weeks now. The phone works and has the right number, but it has become detached from the billing account somehow and can't be topped up, making it effectively useless.… Continue reading On Vodafone
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Vodafone’s fiction of customer service
A couple of weeks ago I switched my mobile number to Vodafone, because they have better signal coverage in my workplace than T-Mobile. That was a mistake. Vodafone screwed up my account, and their support systems have only made it worse. And it's strange, because Vodafone work hard at making their customer service look good.… Continue reading Vodafone’s fiction of customer service
Good and bad of the Olympics, so far
Good The family and I went out to watch the Olympic women's cycling road race yesterday. We watched them zip past on the way out of town, and then I stuck around to wave them back again in the hammering rain. I really enjoyed it—you don't get to see a great deal, but cheering people… Continue reading Good and bad of the Olympics, so far
2880×1800
The Verge: Apple announces next-generation 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display (nice URL, by the way). Obligatory grump: Pity it's not a 4:3 aspect ratio... More rational grump: How come nobody else has been able to do this? I'm not the only person to have been waiting for a machine with a screen like this—and… Continue reading 2880×1800
SkyDrive: OK, let’s face it, it’s a bit pants
This is the second time I've been forestalled in writing a positive note about Microsoft's SkyDrive cloud storage and apps service, by going to the site and finding it isn't actually working at all: I hadn't asked for Hotmail. This is just where the site redirected me when I tried to log in to SkyDrive… Continue reading SkyDrive: OK, let’s face it, it’s a bit pants
At last, a PC with a decent screen resolution
Pity it's so small! I've been longing to see a resolution as good as 2048x1536 on a flat-panel 14" laptop or 19" desktop screen. Clearly it was possible, but it never arrived. Perhaps that's because the one company that seems to take an interest in these things nowadays (Apple) has a desktop operating system that… Continue reading At last, a PC with a decent screen resolution
The Breakfast Post 