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No mobile signal, no wireless, the wrong type of ‘cloud’ and amazing MPG!
No mobile signal, no wireless, the wrong type of ‘cloud’ and amazing MPG! No mobile and no wireless? Could this be a greater challenge than Scafell Pike? Just like any other project, it is great to see our 3...
Read moreThe Top 10 Ways to Improve Internet Bandwidth
The Top 10 Ways to Improve Internet Bandwidth Options to overcome bottlenecks and improve internet bandwidth Before I go any further I should point out that not all options will be available in all areas of the UK. Unfortunately,...
Read moreThe Value of NOW!
The Value of NOW! The Value of NOW! – a guest blog by Steve Hodges. Over to Steve… I saw this today on LinkedIn by my buddy David Buttress, the global CEO of Just Eat. It is very fitting...
Read moreDo You Make These 5 Structured Cabling Mistakes?
Do You Make These 5 Structured Cabling Mistakes? Cabling good practice is just good sense. My career dates way back before structured cabling was conceived. Every manufacturer had their own cabling system. Being a cabling specialist back then meant...
Read moreAstro Review 2016 – Part 2
Astro Review 2016 – Part 2 Dinners, lunches, launches, cups, links, sheep and clothing – all in a year at Astro In part 1 of this two-part blog I featured some of the highlights of our year at Astro....
Read moreAstro Review 2016 – Part 1
Astro Review 2016 – Part 1 On land, on sea and on the river – another great year at Astro Every year seems to fly past faster than the previous year. Someone delivered a theory to me over Christmas...
Read moreAbsent Friends and Family
Absent Friends and Family 2016 – Family, Friends and Influencers Lost I don’t know whether it is because I am of a ‘certain age’ but 2016 was a bad year for me in terms of losses. I suffered a...
Read moreHospitality at its very worst! Part 2 Brighton to Berwick via Gateshead
Hospitality at its very worst! Part 2 Brighton to Berwick via Gateshead Broken locks, tomato ketchup and rigid rules but still no sign of hospitality! Following on very closely (within a few hundred metres) from the Brighton hotel featured...
Read moreHospitality at its very worst! Part 1 Eastbourne to Brighton
Hospitality at its very worst! Part 1 Eastbourne to Brighton Windows, doors, ceilings and floors but zero hospitality! But while writing my last blog about The Grand Hotel Eastbourne so many other hotel experiences sprung to mind, so I...
Read moreRaw beef, former MP and 400 lost on Blackjack, what else but the ITP Annual Awards Dinner
Raw beef, former MP and 400 lost on Blackjack, what else but the ITP Annual Awards Dinner The ITP Annual Awards Dinner 2016 – just passing through this year… Earlier this month I attended the annual ITP Awards Dinner...
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