Open Coffee Lisburn, new day and location
Posted: February 19, 2010 Filed under: Do something Now is good, events, Interesting, OpenCoffee | Tags: daltons, mcdonalds, oc lisburn, Open Coffee, open coffee antrim, open coffee banbridge, Open Coffee belfast, Open Coffee Lisburn Leave a comment
Numbers at the Friday meeting’s have been dropping of late so Simon McC set up a quick survey to find out what day suited people best. At the same time people were complaining about the venue. Daltons has been good to us but the feedback was that the breakfast was not up to scratch (being that its a sandwich bar) and the parking was not the handiest.
So we have came up with (based on the survey and feedback) what we think is a good plan, and we will trail it for the next two meets ups to see how viable it is. Read the rest of this entry »
Sonim, the worlds toughest phone ….. but no match for my wife
Posted: February 18, 2010 Filed under: Interesting, iPhone, Mobile, Network Scouts, Telecoms, Web 2.0 | Tags: Business, comminications, extreme communications, phone reviews, rough, rugged phone, Scouting, sonim, Telecoms, tough phone, unbreakable phone, xp1 1 Comment
After breaking nearly every phone I have ever owned when I bought an iPhone I decided that maybe it wasent the best phone to take off roading, to scout camps or the numerous other outdoorman type things I get up which usually end up in a £400 paper weight.
I set about looking for a phone, just for calls, one I could drop, use in the rain and generally abuse. When I worked for Phones4u we sold the Sonim x1, supposedly the worlds toughest phone, the only problem with this was we sold it (by the truck load to farmers) for the hefty price tag of £450.
Anyway I did some more research and then found a pay and go (unlocked) JCB phone on play.com for £99.99. The JCB phone is just a Sonim x1 rebranded.
Their advertising goes like this.
Sonim XP1, Military grade phone, unbreakable, this is the worlds toughest phone. Complete with 3 year unconditional warranty. Read the rest of this entry »
Interesting figures from iBAHN on hotel guest Internet usage
Posted: February 16, 2010 Filed under: Mobile, Social Networking, Tech, Telecoms, Web 2.0, Wi-Fi | Tags: free wifi Ireland, Wi-Fi Leave a comment
From IHE Recently released data from the world’s largest hospitality Internet network show that, despite challenging business conditions, Internet use by both business and leisure guests at leading hotels, as measured by number of data packets per guest session traveling on iBAHN’s proprietary network, increased more than 50% in 2009.
iBAHN, the worldwide leader in digital entertainment and Internet solutions for the hospitality and meeting industries, has released proprietary data showing two clear trends in hotel Internet usage: first, not only did the amount of data increase by 50% per guest session, but guests are spending 60% more time on the Internet, based on carefully tracked packet and session length information. These data confirm the predictions from an iBAHN-commissioned, 2009 study of frequent business travelers conducted by Ypartnership, author of the closely-watched National Travel Monitor. Read the rest of this entry »
Are you addicted to the Internet ?
Posted: February 3, 2010 Filed under: Business, Interesting, Internet, Scouting, Social Networking, Tech, Telecoms, Web 2.0, Wi-Fi | Tags: bebo ireland, bitbuzz, blogging, facebook, icq, Internet, internet addition, twitter 4 Comments
Sky News writes about Internet depression and addition.
Whilst I won’t touch on the depression side of things I must look at addition.
The study says
Her team identified a small group of 18 hardcore internet users who spent many hours online each day and were classed as “internet addicted”.
“While many of us use the internet to pay bills, shop and send emails, there is a small subset of the population who find it hard to control how much time they spend online, to the point where it interferes with their daily activities,” said Dr Morrison.
“We now need to consider the wider societal implications of this relationship and establish clearly the effects of excessive internet use on mental health.”
This interested me somewhat and I went on to think about my Internet usage, the past, the present and where it has led me to today. Read the rest of this entry »
Russell McQuillan 