Jnoble100
Running, technology, good service, leadership, digital, all things Apple, Hong Kong and the universe.
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Snowballs in Winter
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Running, technology, good service, leadership, digital, all things Apple, Hong Kong and the universe.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 85 )
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And That is How You Do Good Service – Thank You Apple!
My trusty iMac (from 2008) decided to not play ball earlier this week. It was way outside Apple’s warranty (even Apple Care) – by over a few years – but... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2013 TECH -
Bad Service is Not Far Behind…
Only a day after my good service is everywhere experience and post, I had a day of bad service experiences – mainly across companies in one particular... Read more
Posted on 23 July 2013 TECH -
Good Service is Everywhere…
Yesterday was a day of receiving consistently good service – from a variety of different people, in different places and different situations. And a very... Read more
Posted on 19 July 2013 TECH -
High Street Shops Are Fighting Back
Nothing like a Star Wars-esq headline to catch my eye... "The emporium strikes back" Following very neatly on from my last post - way back in April - I found a... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 TECH -
High Street Shops Are Fighting Back
Following very neatly on from my last post – way back in April – I found a great article this week, talking about the growing “threat” from online retailers... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 TECH -
High Street Retailers Are Fighting Back
Following very neatly on from my last post – way back in April – I found a great article this week, talking about the growing “threat” from online retailers... Read more
Posted on 16 July 2013 TECH -
Is This the Future of Shopping? Showrooming and Paying to Browse.
My first blog for a few months – this article caught my eye and is on a similar vein to some of my previous ones about the future of shopping.A very... Read more
Posted on 21 April 2013 TECH -
But It Does Depend on Good Connectivity
All nice having streaming content when and where you want as per the last post BUT – and a big but still in 2013 – we have the limitations of our current ADSL... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2013 TECH -
Connected Content – It’s Nearly Time!
I’ve long preached the time when we’ll be paying a single fee that covers all our home connectivity and includes unlimited access to all the content we would... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2013 TECH -
So Long MiniDisc – One More Nail in the Physical Media Coffin
Newsflash today (from the BBC) – not unexpected, far too much of a niche market… BBC News – Sony to make last MiniDisc stereo system in March Are we sad? Not... Read more
Posted on 01 February 2013 TECH -
Do Digital and Online Mean the End of the High Street?
I’ve long been a big fan of digital content – in all its forms – and how it’s changing our lives for the better. More choice, more variety, better (read... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2013 TECH -
Curry Good Service
It’s too easy to write about bad service but good service – real good service – needs to be shouted about, so people know who’s doing it well and how. Read more
Posted on 02 December 2012 TECH -
Breaking Those Barriers – 5km Fun Runs
A new Parkrun was set up back in July less than 1/2 mile from us – at Crane Park. The ideal distance for me to get to, a short warm-up run there and no... Read more
Posted on 17 November 2012 SPORTS, TECH -
Star Wars Episodes 7, 8 and 9 – Can It Get Any Better Than This?
Quite simply put – no. This is a whole other level in excitement. Episodes 7, 8 and 9 from 2015 every 2 years and after then there could be even more! Read more
Posted on 16 November 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, MOVIES, TECH -
No Really, Poor Service is Not Good
Ok another post on the sadly too common theme of poor service. This time it’s from our lovely UK (privatised) utility companies. Read more
Posted on 27 October 2012 BUSINESS, LEGAL, REAL ESTATE, TECH -
Digital Pricing – It’s Not Difficult
Still on the digital books theme as I’m loving iBooks on the iPhone right now. Pretty much the only reason I visit a real bookshop these days is to browse and... Read more
Posted on 16 October 2012 GADGETS, TECH -
iBooks – Yes It Works (or Digital Books Are Now Main Stream)
Another nail in the physical content coffin – books. Back on the commuter trail into London, I’ve been using iBooks on the iPhone (my trusty 4S) for a while now... Read more
Posted on 06 October 2012 TECH -
Can We Resell Digital Content?
Silence for a bit too long – new position back up in the city (London) and lots to do, so quiet on the blog front. US court to rule on ReDigi’s MP3 digital musi... Read more
Posted on 05 October 2012 TECH -
Great Quotes from Olympic Athletes
The ultimate quotes – inspirational, motivational and more – from Olympic athletes… “Falling in life is inevitable, staying down is optional” ~ Carrie Johnson... Read more
Posted on 16 August 2012 SPORTS, TECH -
Why Testing is Important…
Another Olympic post – this time on the genius (not) that is the London 2012 Olympic ticketing system. This will be a vent of sorts, as I’ve spent too much... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2012 TECH