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Comment on House Move by Nici Catton

Nici Catton — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:58:26 +0000

I literally had *the* worst time with BT when I moved to London. I’ve never had such incompetent service! Even thinking about it a year later brings the rage back… (so glad I didn’t end up working for them as well!)

Hope you’re well :)

Comment on House Move by Jenny Fong

Jenny Fong — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:39:32 +0000

Just thought I’d drop a line here, I really enjoy reading you blog so please keep posting! I hope your internet is sorted by now – I cannot live without it for more than a day : P

Comment on ASP.Net MVC Framework – Initial Thoughts by KonstantinMiller

KonstantinMiller — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:58:59 +0000

Hi! I like your srticle and I would like very much to read some more information on this issue. Will you post some more?

Comment on Chocolate Brownies by Matthew Kenny

Matthew Kenny — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:16:22 +0000

Absolutely… There isn’t really a great deal of fiddly stuff involved. I guess the main thing to be careful of would be melting the chocolate: only heat it just enough for everything to melt together otherwise you may end up burning it (and that will ruin everything).

Comment on IE8 “feature comparison” by Lacy

Lacy — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 02:39:50 +0000

Pretty nice post. I just stumbled upon your blog and wanted to say
that I have really enjoyed reading your posts. Any way
I’ll be subscribing to your feed and I hope you write again soon!

Comment on Chocolate Brownies by Chocolate Anngie

Chocolate Anngie — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:24:38 +0000

These sound absolutely delicious! Can someone with little kitchen experience make these?

Comment on ASP.Net MVC Framework – Initial Thoughts by ASP.NET MVC Archived Blog Posts, Page 1

ASP.NET MVC Archived Blog Posts, Page 1 — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 04:19:17 +0000

[...] to VoteASP.Net MVC Framework – Initial Thoughts (6/15/2009)Monday, June 15, 2009 from Matthew KennyHaving just completed a relatively large project using the [...]

Comment on TinyMCE and jQuery validation by KattyBlackyard

KattyBlackyard — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:57:50 +0000

Hi, gr8 post thanks for posting. Information is useful!

Comment on TinyMCE and jQuery validation by Antoine

Antoine — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:35:13 +0000

It is only and single easy way which functions perfectly, thank you very much to have published it

Comment on TinyMCE and jQuery validation by Mark

Mark — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:52:56 +0000

GREAT FUNCTION!!! HELPS ME A LOT!! THANKS!!

Comment on Dell build quality by Andrew Maddison

Andrew Maddison — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:50:44 +0000

Oh and I and my friends have been pretty pleased with Acer laptops for build quality, price, and performance :-)

Comment on Dell build quality by Andrew Maddison

Andrew Maddison — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:49:36 +0000

Having seen the construction of “low end” Dell laptops, and experienced their customer service, I’d never buy one again and would consider steering clear of their desktops too just for the customer service reason.

3 laptops we had, 2 of them failed within the year’s warranty (different faults), and then 1 failed again with the same fault after 13 months. Their customer services people tried to tell me the warranty had run out, but I said that either they expected their machines to fail within a month of the end of the warranty, or that they didn’t. If they did expect them to fail then I’d never buy one again, if they didn’t then there must have been a fault on that particular one and things like the Sale of Goods to Consumers Act would apply (fitness for purpose, merchantable quality, etc). Unfortunately businesses aren’t covered on this point of law but after a lengthy hold and the agent “speaking to their manager” they would “as a gesture of goodwill” repair this laptop on this occassion. Probably to avoid the Small Claims Court action I was looking forward to starting (and getting Trading Standards involved for good measure).

Most of the problem seems to stem from CS agents not knowing that a warranty is in addition to statutory rights – and I guess most people will just give up after being told the warranty’s run out (albeit making a mental note to never buy, in their opinion, shoddy Dell equipment again).

Andrew

Comment on Dell build quality by John Taylor

John Taylor — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:14:34 +0000

I have had a terrible time with Dell over their build quality. I purchased a new dimension 9200 last year (cost £1,110) and since then I have had 6 (six) hardware failures… in the end Dell responded by saying “electronic equipment and software may occasionally fail like any other electronic appliance or manmade component. Unfortunately, there is no way to test every hardware or software configuration in the market place”
I asked them if 6 hardware failures was normal for a machine in less than 18 months, they wouldn’t say…probably because if it was normal then they’re admitting their systems are shoddy and if it wasn’t normal, then their admitting that my particular build was sub-standard (something they don’t want to do.)
Oh one last point…I told dell that I would be posting the email transcripts of all our dealings and was wanred that they could be used in evidence!…how’s that for customer service.
Don’t buy Dell if you expect your system to last more than a year.
John Taylor

Comment on Matt Gets Certified by Matthew Kenny

Matthew Kenny — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:10:52 +0000

Cheers, Lee. Interesting to see I do actually get some traffic that isn’t family lol. Drop me a line or facebook me and let me know how things are going :)

Comment on Matt Gets Certified by Leanne Borrowman

Leanne Borrowman — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:03:53 +0000

Congrats Matt :)

I just found your blog on google under bit10 lol