Posts Tagged ‘uk’

How never to lose anything again

Here’s a cool idea for anyone living in the UK. If you tag your camera, your laptop, your phone and anything else you can lose with TagBak, you can make sure that if you ever lose them, they can find their way back to you. TagBak works by giving you...

Why online is better

It’s funny how small things can remind you of the benefit of doing things online. It could be getting in touch easily with someone who’s miles away, or finding out you share the love of a band in common with someone you went to school with. If could be the...

Twitter by SMS is no more (in the UK)

Have you ever used Twitter by SMS? You can tell the service to SMS you whenever there’s a new Tweet you might interested in. At least you could until today. Twitter has decided to close down SMS sending from the UK, citing cost as the main issue. They report that...

Skype Gift Day – 10 mins free

Ohh .. looks like Skype is giving away 10 mins free today at their Promotional Gift Day. Seems like they have a whole program of gift days for different countries and today it’s our turn. I’ve clicked on and got my 10 minutes, have you ? If you’re in a...

National ID Cards

It seems like every man and his dog has an opinion about whether Britain should implement ID Cards for it’s citizens. Here’s a humorous take on it: A Very Model of a Modern Minister. Just to give you a taster, here’s the first verse: The world today is filled with...

Google maps the UK …

Google ROCKS … As predicted just a few days ago, Google has this morning launched UK versions of its local and mapping services. Yes, you can now find Pizzas in Plymouth with the aid of everybody’s favourite search engine. The services appear broadly similar to their US counterparts, and are...

Hot Hot Hot!

It’s official!! It’s the hottest day in the UK ever recorded. More on the BBC’s website here. 100.2F .. no wonder it’s feeling so hot...

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