At the end of 2008 I mentioned a a UK based online financial management tool much like mint.com over in the states. I thought it was a great idea and used it for over 6 months to manage and budget some of my accounts. I stopped using it eventually as it couldn’t work with some of my accounts and there was no sign of change. Shame then that I got the the below email from them this morning.
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So after months of rumor the Apple iPad was finally released to the public by Steve Jobs in usual style. I’ve never seen so much online hype surrounding the new device and to be fair much of it was deserved. Apple must have been rubbing their hands together as all they needed to do is plant a few seeds and the community took over giving the keynote event and product more coverage than any ad campaign could manage. As I said most of the hype was deserved but I think unlike the iPhone there isn’t too much revolutionary here in terms of product. Yes the software and actual design look amazing but it’s still roughly the same hardware platform as the iPhone just bigger.
I’ve just watched most of the keynote speech thinking how great it is and how much it’ll do for me but after I had time to reflect I honestly can’t see myself using it in my daily routine.I’ve put together 5 simple reasons why the Apple iPad won’t work for me. [continue reading...]
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By now I’m sure everyone knows about the Hati earthquake disaster and the massive amount of damage that’s been caused across one of the poorest countries in the western hemisphere. Please help by donating any free money you have.
Last week I recycled my old iPhone 3G as I’ve just upgrade ed to the new Google Nexus One (blog post coming shortly). I managed to get £190 from fonebank then I got the below email from Envirophone (who I’ve ued beforE) which I thought was not only very timely but was extremely well written. Click the image for a large picture.
This post isn’t really meant to get across any information or anything like that, I just though the email was great and it needed sharing.
Once again please help by donating any free money you have.
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Google have released ‘Near Me Now’ to users accessing the search pages on mobile devices. The pretty cool feature will let you search for local restaurants, coffee shops and bars all based on your current location. Google needs to be everywhere when it comes to local search and once again they have released something which keeps them at the miles ahead of the competition.
Enjoy this video which explains more.
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Was just reading the official Google blog and noticed that they have released some interesting and somewhat astonishing facts about their search platform.
Proportion of Google users in the United States making more than one query per day:7 out of 10Proportion of Google users in the United States making more than 10 queries per day:1 out of 7Fraction of Google queries, duplicates excluded, never seen before: More than 1/3Fraction of Google queries, duplicates included, never seen before: More than 1/5Country with the greatest increase in Google web search traffic in 2009 vs. 2008: Indonesia*
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My article on the Abbey iPhone app was the most popular in 2009 and I notice that the majority of searches are coming in from people looking for a HBSC iPhone application. Both HSBC and Abbey are still yet to release an application for customers to check their balances, statements or move money.
I did however see the other day that NatWest have release an application for the iPhone that lets their customers do everything mentioned above. I have to congratulate NatWest for this as it’s obvious they have a close eye on the UK market and what people are demanding.
You can find more information on the NatWest iPhone application here it contains the below features:
Let’s just hope Abbey and HSBC plus the other banks aren’t too far behind and get something released quickly. Believe me the customer demand is there.
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Considering we are coming up to the end of 2009 I thought it would be a good idea to publish a quick overview.
Hopefully I’ll have more time to update this blog on a daily basis, I want to post more tutorials and comment on industry events. I’ve also got a couple of other new sites I want to publish as use as case studies. If your reading this and your a regular visitor then thanks for your time, I hope you keep popping back next year.
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Driving around Fulham and Wandsworth over the last couple of days I’ve noticed lots of Google Chrome outdoor adverts. It’s the first time I’ve ever seen a search company promote their software/websites like this. It makes an interesting change from seeing the usual bunch of boring advertisers.
It also strikes me that the marketing guys must have a pretty big budget. You would think that Google would be after a pure measurable campaign by promoting Chrome downloads though online channels only. But here they are promoting the ‘Chrome’ brand. I assume Google have set themselves some pretty aggressive targets in terms of growing Chrome’s market share to put it in 2010 on a level playing ground with Firefox. The launch of Google Chrome OS in 2010 will also no doubt help in the struggle to make a dent in Microsoft’s Internet Explorer market share.
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We all knew it was going to come. Google welcome’s you to the Google Chrome OS which is expected to be released in about a year’s time.
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Was cooking a bacon and egg sandwich on Sunday and this happened to me. Is this good or bad luck?
Double egg yolk
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