Comments for dale lane http://dalelane.co.uk/blog fan of all things mobile, father of small girls, IBM code monkey, youth charity trustee... Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Accessing authenticated Google App Engine services from a .NET CF client by Vassili http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=894&cpage=1#comment-104127 Vassili Mon, 06 Sep 2010 19:26:49 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=894#comment-104127 Thanks a lot! Works like a charm! I am becoming a regular reader of your blog, please keep posting your great stuff! Thanks a lot! Works like a charm!
I am becoming a regular reader of your blog, please keep posting your great stuff!

]]> Comment on Twitter for Windows Mobile by Web Apps : : 24 Free Apps for Windows Mobile Phone - iPhone iPod iPad http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=244&cpage=5#comment-104124 Web Apps : : 24 Free Apps for Windows Mobile Phone - iPhone iPod iPad Mon, 06 Sep 2010 07:12:10 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=244#comment-104124 [...] Twittoday: TwitToday is a simple today screen plug-in which allows you to post twitter messages directly from your Windows Mobile device. digg_url = 'http://dengkulmlocot.blogspot.com/2010/09/24-free-apps-for-windows-mobile-phone.html'; http://dengkulmlocot.blogspot.com/2010/09/24-free-apps-for-windows-mobile-phone.html [...] [...] Twittoday: TwitToday is a simple today screen plug-in which allows you to post twitter messages directly from your Windows Mobile device. digg_url = 'http://dengkulmlocot.blogspot.com/2010/09/24-free-apps-for-windows-mobile-phone.html'; http://dengkulmlocot.blogspot.com/2010/09/24-free-apps-for-windows-mobile-phone.html [...]

]]> Comment on Process your emails – an Outlook plugin by John Kurian http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=188&cpage=1#comment-104121 John Kurian Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:13:09 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=188#comment-104121 Thank You very much. I had recently bought an HTC HD2 and was searching all over the place to move the mails to tasks (My company do not use an exchange server). I am indebted to you for providing this, as without this extension, my whole purchase of HD2 would'nt have served the purpose. I had tried FlexMail, Profimail and all weird clients to achieve this. Flexmail provides this (but the client itself is unstable on receiving large number of mails, it throws a lot of weird errors). So, I had to come back to PocketOutlook and resumed my search, until I did hit this page. Once again Thank You very much. This works like a breeze and you've made my day Thank You very much. I had recently bought an HTC HD2 and was searching all over the place to move the mails to tasks (My company do not use an exchange server). I am indebted to you for providing this, as without this extension, my whole purchase of HD2 would’nt have served the purpose. I had tried FlexMail, Profimail and all weird clients to achieve this. Flexmail provides this (but the client itself is unstable on receiving large number of mails, it throws a lot of weird errors). So, I had to come back to PocketOutlook and resumed my search, until I did hit this page.

Once again Thank You very much. This works like a breeze and you’ve made my day

]]> Comment on UK Traffic Checker now in the Android Market by Botley http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1368&cpage=1#comment-104111 Botley Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:21:40 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1368#comment-104111 Dale, just installed this app and read the reviews. It looks cracking and the scheduled route checker is a fantastic feature. In the help you ask for sources for traffic info. Up until now I've used http://www.highways.gov.uk/traffic if it helps. This is not the greatest site but it does let me view live webcams so I can check the known trouble spots before I set out. I notice they make camera images and planned disruption available to 3rd parties. Whilst your app is great and nice and clean and simple how about maybe alerting to future road works if possible, rather than just getting the alert on the day. Great app though, will leave market place feedback. Dale, just installed this app and read the reviews. It looks cracking and the scheduled route checker is a fantastic feature. In the help you ask for sources for traffic info. Up until now I’ve used http://www.highways.gov.uk/traffic if it helps. This is not the greatest site but it does let me view live webcams so I can check the known trouble spots before I set out. I notice they make camera images and planned disruption available to 3rd parties. Whilst your app is great and nice and clean and simple how about maybe alerting to future road works if possible, rather than just getting the alert on the day. Great app though, will leave market place feedback.

]]> Comment on Getting data from the CurrentCost CC128 by CurrentCost Envi CC128 (Part 2) | Bob's Blog http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=456&cpage=1#comment-104067 CurrentCost Envi CC128 (Part 2) | Bob's Blog Sun, 22 Aug 2010 06:26:29 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=456#comment-104067 [...] MQTT seems widely used for this type of application ( see Dale Lane, Open Source Medicine, Andy Piper and The House That Twitters ) I decided in the end to use ZeroMQ [...] [...] MQTT seems widely used for this type of application ( see Dale Lane, Open Source Medicine, Andy Piper and The House That Twitters ) I decided in the end to use ZeroMQ [...]

]]> Comment on Getting data from the CurrentCost CC128 by CurrentCost Envi CC128 (Part 2) | Bob's Blog http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=456&cpage=1#comment-104065 CurrentCost Envi CC128 (Part 2) | Bob's Blog Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:58:16 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=456#comment-104065 [...] MQTT with Mosquitto and ZeroMQ. Although MQTT seems widely used for this type of application ( see Dale Lane, Open Source Medicine, Andy Piper and The House That Twitters ) I decided in the end to use ZeroMQ [...] [...] MQTT with Mosquitto and ZeroMQ. Although MQTT seems widely used for this type of application ( see Dale Lane, Open Source Medicine, Andy Piper and The House That Twitters ) I decided in the end to use ZeroMQ [...]

]]> Comment on A letter to Littlewoods Direct. Or why you’ve got to read the small print by Janet Carter http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=337&cpage=1#comment-104016 Janet Carter Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:57:00 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=337#comment-104016 I have been a customer of Littlewoods for many years and have had a number of problems with them in the past, but the most recent instance has proved the final straw. I went on holiday at the end of June and unfortunately forgot to make my monthly payment to them (£8.83). When my statement arrived I had been charged the sum of £12 - which was fair enough as I had forgotten to pay them. The statement included a letter detailing this charge as well as numerous reminders about late payments and a warning that failure to pay the amount owing by the 31st July would result in further charges. This was perfectly clear to me but then the following day I received a letter from the collections department informing me in bold red type that I owed the sum of £8.83 and containing dire warnings of what would happen if I failed to pay by the 31st July (this was about the 15th July). Then on the 20th July I had 7 missed calls on my phone and a message which consisted of just background noise. When the phone rang again that evening it was Littlewoods informing me that I had missed a payment. I told the woman that I was aware of this, that it was a mistake and that I had every intention of making the next payment before the 31st July (by this time they were asking for £29.90). She became quite aggressive and tried to insist that I make the payment there and then, I refused to do this as the money wasn't due for another 11 days. When I went to make a payment online a few days later I was stunned to find that they had charged me another £12 and when I rang up to ask why I was informed that it was an admin charge in respect of a phone call - so they charged me bacause I answered the phone!!! I was furious and told the unfortunate man exactly what I thought of Littlewoods and that I wished to pay my account in full (less the £12 charge) and then close the account, he agreed to this and I paid the outstanding £53.02. That was on the 26th July, this morning I received a letter from Littlewoods, dated 3rd August, headed: 'YOUR LAST CHANCE TO AVOID CHARGES' which states in bold that: Unfortunately we still have not received the necessary payments and again your account has gone into arrears. However it seems that as a gesture of goodwill they have refunded the £12 charge (why, if they're saying I still haven't paid them?) so my online account now shows that I am £12 in credit. Bearing in mind the amount of money I have spent with them over the years I think these strong-arm tactics are totally unreasonable, as are many of their other policies (I was once a couple of days late sending stuff back and they returned it all to me and insisted that I paid for it). My advice would be to avoid them like the plague. I have been a customer of Littlewoods for many years and have had a number of problems with them in the past, but the most recent instance has proved the final straw. I went on holiday at the end of June and unfortunately forgot to make my monthly payment to them (£8.83). When my statement arrived I had been charged the sum of £12 – which was fair enough as I had forgotten to pay them. The statement included a letter detailing this charge as well as numerous reminders about late payments and a warning that failure to pay the amount owing by the 31st July would result in further charges.
This was perfectly clear to me but then the following day I received a letter from the collections department informing me in bold red type that I owed the sum of £8.83 and containing dire warnings of what would happen if I failed to pay by the 31st July (this was about the 15th July).
Then on the 20th July I had 7 missed calls on my phone and a message which consisted of just background noise. When the phone rang again that evening it was Littlewoods informing me that I had missed a payment. I told the woman that I was aware of this, that it was a mistake and that I had every intention of making the next payment before the 31st July (by this time they were asking for £29.90). She became quite aggressive and tried to insist that I make the payment there and then, I refused to do this as the money wasn’t due for another 11 days.
When I went to make a payment online a few days later I was stunned to find that they had charged me another £12 and when I rang up to ask why I was informed that it was an admin charge in respect of a phone call – so they charged me bacause I answered the phone!!! I was furious and told the unfortunate man exactly what I thought of Littlewoods and that I wished to pay my account in full (less the £12 charge) and then close the account, he agreed to this and I paid the outstanding £53.02.
That was on the 26th July, this morning I received a letter from Littlewoods, dated 3rd August, headed: ‘YOUR LAST CHANCE TO AVOID CHARGES’ which states in bold that: Unfortunately we still have not received the necessary payments and again your account has gone into arrears.
However it seems that as a gesture of goodwill they have refunded the £12 charge (why, if they’re saying I still haven’t paid them?) so my online account now shows that I am £12 in credit. Bearing in mind the amount of money I have spent with them over the years I think these strong-arm tactics are totally unreasonable, as are many of their other policies (I was once a couple of days late sending stuff back and they returned it all to me and insisted that I paid for it). My advice would be to avoid them like the plague.

]]> Comment on A letter to Littlewoods Direct. Or why you’ve got to read the small print by johnny scoots http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=337&cpage=1#comment-104012 johnny scoots Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:25:07 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=337#comment-104012 just remember that everything in littlewoods direct, littlewwoods. most products they sell at the price range of the likes of washing machines, tvs, fridges, sofas ect are £50 cheaper in gratten. littlewoods seem to add £50 to every product right across the board. and they love adding charges to your account at every chance they get. dont answer your letters and trying to complain to the is a nightmare, thats if they give you the right address! since this company was taken over by the yanks it has been a nightmare. so my advice would be avoid this company at all costs. just remember that everything in littlewoods direct, littlewwoods.
most products they sell at the price range of the likes of washing machines, tvs, fridges, sofas ect are £50 cheaper in gratten.
littlewoods seem to add £50 to every product right across the board.
and they love adding charges to your account at every chance they get.
dont answer your letters and trying to complain to the is a nightmare, thats if they give you the right address! since this company was taken over by the yanks it has been a nightmare. so my advice would be avoid this company at all costs.

]]> Comment on What do I do at work? by Seven years at Hursley « dale lane http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1232&cpage=1#comment-104000 Seven years at Hursley « dale lane Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:01:30 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1232#comment-104000 [...] But seven years (four changes of jobs, three promotions, six changes of office and nine changes of manager) later, I’m still here and still loving what I do. [...] [...] But seven years (four changes of jobs, three promotions, six changes of office and nine changes of manager) later, I’m still here and still loving what I do. [...]

]]> Comment on CurrentCost – first impressions by Oval2 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=265&cpage=1#comment-103998 Oval2 Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:34:50 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=265#comment-103998 Just bought one of this gadget and is highly addictive. Think that in the near future the distributors will have to offer energy meters that will be always online. From the Dominican Republic. Osvaldo Gonzalez Just bought one of this gadget and is highly addictive.

Think that in the near future the distributors will have to offer energy meters that will be always online.

From the Dominican Republic.

Osvaldo Gonzalez

]]> Comment on Twitter for Windows Mobile by Free 24 Cool Apps for Windows Mobile Phone | FIND HERE FIRST .com http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=244&cpage=5#comment-103993 Free 24 Cool Apps for Windows Mobile Phone | FIND HERE FIRST .com Thu, 29 Jul 2010 06:06:20 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=244#comment-103993 [...] Twittoday: TwitToday is a simple today screen plug-in which allows you to post twitter messages directly from your Windows Mobile device. [...] [...] Twittoday: TwitToday is a simple today screen plug-in which allows you to post twitter messages directly from your Windows Mobile device. [...]

]]> Comment on What do I share online? by Rashik Parmar http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1404&cpage=1#comment-103960 Rashik Parmar Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:38:36 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1404#comment-103960 Hi Dale, This is a very interesting list of pointers.. I think the question you raise a the end, make me question - given the way we work, will these behaviors be essential for us to build "working relationships" with colleagues. Also, will be be dependent on this approaches to be able to connect to the right people to make us productive? Finally, is this where we see the real decline of the high volume of email. Rashik Hi Dale,

This is a very interesting list of pointers.. I think the question you raise a the end, make me question – given the way we work, will these behaviors be essential for us to build “working relationships” with colleagues. Also, will be be dependent on this approaches to be able to connect to the right people to make us productive? Finally, is this where we see the real decline of the high volume of email.

Rashik

]]> Comment on Palm Pre by Kaila Reevers http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1062&cpage=1#comment-103957 Kaila Reevers Mon, 19 Jul 2010 00:18:56 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1062#comment-103957 I've had my Pre due to the fact shortly right after release and am glad to find (by means of this forum) that I can now set a ring tone on incoming text messages and can seek via e-mails and this kind of. Now is there any hope for an upcoming release where I can look for my calendar? Would make my occupation a great deal less difficult, acquiring dates of last appointments. No other complaints, except that yesterday I used to be in and out of Sprint support (not unusual). I believe I was roaming, and looked at my calendar. Every little thing from the calendar was 1 hour earlier than what I had input. The clock was just one hour early as well. I used to be frightened to death--then, the moment we got back into Sprint program yet again, everything was normalized. Has this happened to anyone else?? Seeking forward to answers, but please don't forget, I'm no techie and speak English as opposed to technospeak. I’ve had my Pre due to the fact shortly right after release and am glad to find (by means of this forum) that I can now set a ring tone on incoming text messages and can seek via e-mails and this kind of. Now is there any hope for an upcoming release where I can look for my calendar? Would make my occupation a great deal less difficult, acquiring dates of last appointments. No other complaints, except that yesterday I used to be in and out of Sprint support (not unusual). I believe I was roaming, and looked at my calendar. Every little thing from the calendar was 1 hour earlier than what I had input. The clock was just one hour early as well. I used to be frightened to death–then, the moment we got back into Sprint program yet again, everything was normalized. Has this happened to anyone else?? Seeking forward to answers, but please don’t forget, I’m no techie and speak English as opposed to technospeak.

]]> Comment on ScriptFu – scripting with Gimp by DogSolitude » Blog Archive » Scripting with Gimp http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=628&cpage=1#comment-103943 DogSolitude » Blog Archive » Scripting with Gimp Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:46:05 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=628#comment-103943 [...] ScriptFu – scripting with Gimp « dale lane. Filed under: Stuff [...] [...] ScriptFu – scripting with Gimp « dale lane. Filed under: Stuff [...]

]]> Comment on Android Market – a follow-up by Releasing apps in the Android Market app store « dale lane http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1394&cpage=1#comment-103942 Releasing apps in the Android Market app store « dale lane Thu, 15 Jul 2010 10:02:10 +0000 http://dalelane.co.uk/blog/?p=1394#comment-103942 [...] Update (15/07/2010): A month later, I posted a follow-up describing how the Market works after your app goes live. [...] [...] Update (15/07/2010): A month later, I posted a follow-up describing how the Market works after your app goes live. [...]

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