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HP UK Customer Service – or lack thereof
As some of you may (or not) know, I own an HP Compaq Mini 700 netbook. I love my netbook for many reasons, the main one being its size. It fits nicely into my handbag and means I have access to my office when I am out and about. The battery life could be better and it has now been superseded by the HP Mini 110c but I’m not giving mine up yet. It still looks good though and as far as I am concerned, it can handle most things I throw at it. I know there are many users that don’t like netbooks but it depends on what your needs are. I...
read moreSiemens Gigaset S685 IP phone
I can highly recommend the Siemens Gigaset S685 IP Eco Dect Phone as it is something I use in my own home office. This phone allows me to make and receive landline calls as well as VOIP or SIP calls. It can support up to 6 VOIP or Sip Accounts. I have teamed mine up with two Sipgate telephone numbers. The phone supports HSDP (High Definition Sound Performance), so the call quality is superb when making voip calls. You can assign different lines to different handsets, and set the hardware voicemail to act as the default mailbox, for all...
read more“Stint on the Plinth” – the final DeeVAS analysis
It’s all over. “Stint on the Plinth” has come and gone. Everyone was hugely supportive, though I’ve had a few rude comments about using my time to promote my business, but I don’t really care. If you watch again, I think I actually only mentioned my business name twice. Apart from the leaflets being distributed at ground level by my supporters, there was no company branding or anything else of the sort. If anything, the Molton Brown paper bag, that I took up with me, got more product placement than I did. The...
read more“Stint on the Plinth” – 1 day left to go!
So I have one day left and it’s a Bank Holiday. So am I relaxing? Ummm…. NO! I’m still recovering from a nasty chest infection that started last Tuesday. My chest is a mess and my voice is shot to pieces. All the things I wanted to get done in preparation for tomorrow were put on hold. So what am I doing? I’m trying to decide whether or not I should: 1. Hire a battery powered PA system 2. Buy a megaphone I’ve still got a leaflet to design and a poster with my contact details for people to interact with me, whilst...
read more“Stint on the Plinth” – 2 days left to go!
As you may (or not) know, I have been selected to stand on the Fourth Plinth, in London’s Trafalgar Square. My “stint on the Plinth” as I have now named it, is on Tuesday 1 September, from 7pm to 8pm. I will be at the mercy of the elements and hoping that my newly washed hair will behave itself and that I won’t look too fat on camera. There’s nothing like the thought of being gawped at by the general public, or watched online via a live feed; to make you extra paranoid about how you look. I watched in horror on...
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