Kudos. Kudos. Kudos. Please – don’t ever use that word around me. I don’t want to see “kudos” in an email, report, or letter to me. I don’t want to hear the word kudos , (or kudo) spoken to me. And I particularly don’t want to hear such expressions as “Great kudos to him/her for [...]
Wireless Networking? Pah! Kids stuff! Today I mastered wireless networking at my second attempt in about 5 years. The first attempt involved me coming back from PCWorld one day with about half a dozen boxes, cables, plugs etc and spending several hours one Saturday trying to set it up between my desktop pc and the [...]
Dealey Plaza kill shot. Yes, Dallas, Texas, USA. I was there in August standing on the spot in the road where JFK got shot in his car back in November 1963: Yes, I am holding my head going “OUCH!” But in a strange way, this photo brings my life in a full circle. Back in [...]
Marketing. Marketing techniques in supermarkets. What do you consider this to be?: Marketing? Some would consider this to be “bad taste”. Basically, Tescos moved their Paul Newman’s salad dressing onto the “eye level” shelf. For those of you who don’t understand about retailing, the “eye level” shelf is the “best selling” shelf – it’s the [...]
