You know the form... Company flogging (supposedly at least) harder to defraud pre-paid credit card for online purchases, claims online fraud...

Apple have launched a mobile phone, it has a built in camera. It plays mp3s. It doubles as a PDA. You can surf the internet with it. It runs...

It only took a day. About half way down the page you'll notice the following gem Analysts have warned that the format war, which has be...

will turn out to be a load of old cobblers... Microsoft Vista will be released. Almost immediately, some company or newsgroup, will announce...

It's Christmas. A time of Miles Kington-esque humourless annual reviews, of pictures of people queuing for graded crap in the sales, a t...

Due to circumstances beyond my control (I've lost my muse. Don't know where it's vanished to. I looked down the back of the sofa...

A few years ago I signed up for Friends Reunited, probably for the same reason that most people do - just to see. And of course like everyon...

O'Briens "Irish" Sandwich shops really get on my tits. It's the Monty Python "Cheese Shop Sketch" for real. ...

Today's Survey....Consultants offering web accessibility advice claim retail web sites inaccessible M&S tops High Street web ranking...

Some shocking research reported on the BBC. No-one listens to podcasts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6175728.stm After all the hype...

When I heard this claim (a couple of months ago) I thought I was imagining things. Depressingly not. It's on their website as well Our C...

I was standing looking at the magazines in Tescos and a thought struck me. Could someone please explain the rationale behind the covers of ...

Today's Survey....Company selling PC backup utilities says you should back up your PC Top 10 data disasters revealed http://news.bbc.co....

Keep up to date with this breaking story here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6144782.stm You must be frigging joking. This is news w...

Today's Survey....More stuff about Universities Tutorials 'hit by staffing cuts' http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/6132108.st...

Today's Survey....Company which builds websites for retailers says most retail websites are too slow Websites face four-second cut-off h...

Why do marketers and advertisers think adding the prefix "i" to a word makes it some how more relevant? i-it i-fucking i-doesn...

Today's Survey....Organisation plugging Digital TV says people aren't buying digital TVs Sales setback for digital TV sets http://ne...

Today's Survey.... Jargon damages work performance, finds organisation who offer to improve work performance Workplace jargon 'isola...

Why is it when TV documentaries interview people are speaking in their native language, they always insist in having a voiceover in a "...

It's that time of the month again. Two surveys caught the media's eye. One about dirty kitchens in Hospitals (like you have a choice...

Today's Survey...Survey commissioned by Doctors claims Doctors are the most trusted profession. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6105616.st...

Today's Survey...Universities UK produce survey which doesn't say anything.. Student work rates 'vary widely' http://news.bb...

Today's survey* - Travel site you can't book Ryanair or Easyjet Flights via, claims Ryanair and Easyjet are rubbish Ryanair - the wo...

Today's Survey - Bed Manufacturer's organisation says you should buy a new bed so you can sleep better. http://www.responsesource.co...

Today's survey - Anti-bullying in work survey reveals bullying in work http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6076902.stm Bullying hits 20%...

Today's second survey - Organisation promoting energy saving finds energy being wasted. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6075794.stm UK ...

Today's First survey - Children's geography magazine finds British children don't know their geography. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1...

6 Days after the end of "The 50% Off The 07 Collection Sale", it's now "The 50% Off The Winter Collection Sale" How ...

Why does everyone who posts pictures on flickr feel obligated to have at least one "artsy" landscape photograph? Who reads newspap...

I've actually been thinking about this whole chip and pin thing. We've been told by the people who know (they must be experts as I s...

Following on from the high profile Which? campaign Tescos relented and have fitted "chip and pin" readers on their self service ti...

Trust people who use fountain pens. Buy albums which have the best known track on twice. Use condoms which claim to be "natural". ...

Bang on cue. Tesco's Self Service Tills Fraud Risk. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/5406742.stm They've only just discovered (as...

I mentioned I'd tell you about my experience with the Consumer's Association (aka Which?) when I could be bothered. Years ago I want...

Just in case anyone is wondering (which would be a miracle given that this blog hasn't been looked at by anyone other than me) where the...

It's SALE time at DFS. This time it's upto £300 off on the 07 collection.

Water is made from Hydrogen and Oxygen. Anything that isn't either of these two elements is an impurity. How can they claim on the front...

The winners of the Edinburgh Festival Comedy Awards have been announced. The names change but it's all predictably familiar. As usual th...

Watching the History of Light Entertainment last night. This week they were focusing on "impersonators and impressionists". Needle...