Archive for the ‘Paul’s Inner Thoughts’ Category
User Authentication onto Websites – Some Direction Needed!
One thing the Internet hasn’t got right yet is user authentication onto websites. Most websites require users to have a user account so that you can personalise the site, have a home page, add a comment, etc. – and that in itself is good as it makes the Internet more relevant and personalised to you. [...]
Trading with the Bulls
I have always wanted to find an easy, quick gain, low risk – high reward entry into the stock market. Until recently that seemed impossible, but now I think I might have found it… I am a self-confessed geek (hence the nick-name ‘Techboy’ – which Steve Bush at Barclays Bank PLC originally gave me). Before [...]
Decisions – Which New Mobile Phone Shall I Get?
I currently have an HTC HD (running Windows Mobile 6.1 OS) on the O2 network and my contact expires at the end of this month, which means that I can get a new phone. My preferences for a new phone fall into 3 categories: Android based, iPhone 4 and Windows Phone 7 based. Android I [...]
One thing needed to make a website – an idea
The one thing all my site design revolves around is an idea. The idea spawns content, design, usability and interaction. Once I have an idea in my head, I brainstorm content and features in OneNote. Then comes usability. Then comes basic design. Then comes the coding. Then comes iteration of all of the above and [...]
E-mail to Thames Valley Police: Operation Confidence – Feedback
I sent the below e-mail to the Milton Keynes Thames Valley Police on their official e-mail address on 26/01/2010 and have not had a reply yet (today is 18/02/2010). What more proof do I need that their visit and marketing regarding ‘Operation Confidence’ is just PR (hot air). I have no confidence in them… Hello, [...]
Milton Keynes Car Parking Partnership Office Sucks
I really don’t like the way that car parking management is handled in Milton Keynes. I have worked in Milton Keynes for 4 years now and have paid (I think) £235 per year to park my car in a public car park outside of my office. This year it has gone up to £270 (more [...]
The Gardening Trolls of Pennadomo, Italy
It is a little known fact that there are trolls all around the Abruzzo province/region of Italy, but with a little knowledge and a lot of patience you might be able to track them down and catch a glimpse of them. As in most societies, there are nice trolls and naughty trolls. Plus there is [...]
If I was homeless…
Some (not all) homeless people bother me because all I see them do is sit around all day, begging for money or selling the Big Issue. If I was homeless I wouldn’t sell the Big Issue because I don’t think it’s worth it: From http://www.bigissue.co.uk/How_We_Work_14.php In order to become a Big Issue vendor an individual [...]
I HATE the Company Shopper Discounts (operated by Webloyalty International Ltd)
As my 5 day photography course/holiday in Italy is next week, I thought it would be a good idea to arrange the travel to and from the airports. Unfortunately I can’t leave my car at Stanstead airport where I am flying out of because I’ll coming back via Gatwick airport. I got quotes for taxis [...]
Films and Console Games – Cheaper to Rent than to Buy
I’ve done some sums and figured out that from what I have bought in the past, it will actually be cheaper for me to rent and buy videos (Blu-Ray DVD) and console games (you can’t currently rent PC games). Plus I have bought some console games that I didn’t like, so I’ve only played a [...]