Should HSBC rebrand itself as HSSC?
The Hongkong and Shanghai Spamming Corporation. Based on my various inboxes, it would appear that HSBC have recently become spammers – or it may be that they’ve been spammers for… Read more »
Author Archives: VinceH
Eurovision 2017 – as seen through cider-specs!
Until 2014, the Eurovision Song Contest wasn’t something I was inclined to watch, other than checking in towards the very end to see how the UK was doing. However, in… Read more »
Let’s talk spam with Web Windows Marketing Limited!
Today, I received a notification that there was a “Post by non-member to a members-only list” on one of the mailing lists I run. This occasionally happens if a subscriber… Read more »
ARMX6 vs VirtualRiscPC – a totally unscientific speed comparison
Back in February, at the RISC OS Southwest Show, I purchased the new ARMX6 computer from R-Comp, which was seeing its official launch at the show. Once I got the… Read more »
An “open letter” to an unspecified party
Yesterday, I felt the need to send the email below to a VirtualAcorn-list subscriber. I said (as quoted in the message) that I may publish this as an “open letter”… Read more »
You may not be able to teach an old dog new tricks
But what about new dogs and old tricks? A few days ago I saw a request for help on a usenet discussion group. The person was asking a question on… Read more »
I think you want him, not me
I received an email this afternoon that read (in summary) “Hi Geoff, can you play ‘Are You Sure’ by So? It doesn’t get played on the radio often enough.” Out… Read more »
Ryanair: a website and telephone support FAIL
This morning, I booked some flights with Ryanair on behalf of my parents, who don’t feel confident enough with computers and the internet to do this sort of thing themselves…. Read more »
Excellent parking!
By parking this car where they have, the driver of this vehicle, who appeared to be visiting someone a couple of doors up, has cunningly avoided colliding with the car… Read more »
Replies from the ICO about Sage and FindMyPast
While talking about the junk email I’d received from Virgin Media, I mentioned my previous junk emails from Sage and from FindMyPast. These are instances where I’d decided to report… Read more »