Posts Tagged "E Mail"

Simplicity

Posted by Ian and Steve on Nov 10, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

My iPhone 4 started to have some issues recently when I tried to open the camera application to take a photo. The screen wobbled for about 10 seconds and then the phone would shut down.
I rang my service provider, O2, who were very helpful but recommended I booked an appointment with an Apple Store Genius. I had never heard of one of those but I checked online and, sure enough, I saw that I could select an Apple Store and book an appointment for them to check it out.

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Caring or trying to appear to care?

Posted by Ian and Steve on Aug 30, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

Last week I had to go to Peru. During my return home the plane from Paris to London Heathrow was delayed by just over 2 hours. On the train from London to Ipswich, the penultimate leg of my journey, I received an apology email on my mobile phone. For a moment I was impressed but then I read it …

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Random Connections?

Posted by Ian and Steve on Jul 22, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

It had taken nearly 4 months to get the four of us together – synchronising diaries becomes more challenging the more you add to the mix.

We had all left “The Big Corporation” years back, some as recently as three years ago, others over ten. But we had kept in touch – via e mail, via LinkedIn and via other friends’ gatherings.

So what would we talk about?

Families, what we were now doing (Charities, Voluntary work, new business ventures, local community involvement), some common issues, some relating to age!

But the main component was “The Big Corporation”.

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At the drop of a hat …

Posted by Ian and Steve on Mar 3, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

Recently I decided to buy a hat online.
Initially I felt this might be risky given that most people recommend you “try it on before you buy it” because sizes can be variable but I liked the clear instructions on their website, with a clever distinction in size differences between US hats and those manufactured in the UK.

I ordered my hat, it arrived in 3 days and it was perfect. E Mail confirmation of order arrived almost instantly and it duly arrived in a nice box.

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Is voicemail a useful facility?

Posted by Ian and Steve on Feb 17, 2011 in Hints and Tips | 0 comments

In this fast moving world there are many reasons why it is becoming increasingly difficult to make real time contact with people.

People are at meetings, on the Tube, driving to appointments, away from the desk, away from the office and quite rightly, do not want to be disturbed.

And this is to be expected – some even turn their mobile phones off to ensure privacy and no interruptions.

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