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Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:39 PM

Off topic. The Cost of fuel, market forces and being green

Part of my salary package working at Microsoft UK is a company car, for which Microsoft buys the fuel. I can opt out of this scheme and take money instead (which is taxed like any other Salary payment) and the Tax office also works out the notional value
Posted by jamesone | 3 Comments
Thursday, May 29, 2008 2:17 PM

Surprise of the day: In praise of McDonalds

I'm working from home today - not so much to be green but I had a routine appointment with my Doctor late in the morning and it just made more sense. Because it's half term I'm also minding my daughter so she ended up coming with me to the Doctor's and
Posted by jamesone | 1 Comments
Wednesday, January 10, 2007 1:08 AM

End of an era. Apple is no longer a computer company.

I don't know what has happened between Steve Jobs' company and the one owned by the Beatles. It was always the case that the guys from Cupertino had to call themselves Apple Computer to keep themselves distinct. Not anymore. Scoble got it from Om Malik
Posted by jamesone | 0 Comments
Monday, July 10, 2006 11:01 AM

iPod Killer ? Only if it has a French accent.

This Friday the BBC carried a story Microsoft has said reports that the company is planning an MP3 player to rival the iPod are based on "speculation and rumours". Indeed, they are. Speculation and rumours aren't always wrong. It made me go back to something
Posted by jamesone | 1 Comments
Monday, May 08, 2006 9:53 AM

Save the Planet with a little at a time [part 2]

One of the nice things about the new job is I get to walk round and bump into people I haven't spoken to for ages. Sharon left Microsoft a few months ago, and was sitting in the coffee bar when I walked by on Thursday. Her web-site is called "joining
Posted by jamesone | 3 Comments
 
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