I was reminded by @sherrilynne of my interest in how the practices of the Police have come to interest as a result of recent protests and legislation and the role Social Media can play in maintaining a sense of accountability. My interest follows a recent seminar held by Sherrilynne and PDMS about the...
The Isle of Man saw its first bendy-bus arrive on the island yesterday, as part of trials by the Department of Transport to assess the suitability of the vehicles to the island. Bendy-buses try to be the best of high-density (but route restricted) double decker buses and smaller single-deck vehicles...
This post has been a while coming. I have been on the island for 4 years now, and have come to realise the predicament that the non-car driver/owner faces when trying to get around the Isle of Man. The island has 8 or so towns/conurbations that are spread around the island connected by roads of varying...
People who know me and have been watching my Twitter Feed will have seen something or other about our car radio debâcle. About 6 months ago, we bought a nice new car. It's a great car that you can feel safe in. As with any new car, you need a new car radio. We previously had a Blaupunkt Acapulco...
It's nice to see people do well. That's why I was pleased when the owner of a small business who I helped with their web site told me they'd recently won an award by the Department of Tourism and Leisure on the island. Whereas I usually end up writing about how poor Manx customer service...
There's a bit of a storm brewing at the moment that has been simmering for a while on the Isle of Man. As an offshore jurisdiction, with our own tax rules and economic regulation, there is a continuing confusion about why we should pay the TV License . The TV License, often called the "BBC Tax"...
There's few things that upset me more than arrogant sales people. Unfortunately, on an island where there are few options and a distinct lack of viable competition, arrogance is rife. There seems to be an underlying feeling that if you don't like it, tough, because there are no more options....
This is going to be about a local issue, but no less relavant to my on-going pontification about web best practice. I hope that you'll enjoy it, even if you don't enjoy living here on The Isle of Man, as I do! The Isle of Man nestles in between Ireland and England, and is home to major finance...
I was going to blog about my recent trip to Manchester, ruminating about my spiritual heritage in the bustle of the city. But then I was told “There are two boats every day”, a saying any “come-over” will be used to hearing. I moved over from Manchester in 2005, leaving behind...