Categories: "In real life"

T-Mobile staff have sold personal data

T-Mobile, it has been revealed, are "working closely with" the Information Commissioner's office, over the passing on of millions of people's data and thousands of personal records of its customers. The Information Commissioner's office, have… more »

Musical talent, where are you?

I've listened to the debates all over the news, radio and TV this week over the Y factor and the votes. I have heard a few different arguments about what was thought to be the reasons for it. Tonight, as I post, I have on my Live Aid dvd, the original… more »

Halifax - Bank of Scotland bank card system crashes

Halifax and Bank of Scotland ATM cards are not working this morning, as their systems have crashed. This includes terminals in shops and stores. The system could be off for many hours it is being reported, not good for saturday shopping!… more »

"Improving figures?"

Two sets of figures came out this week from our mighty leaders: Unemployment figures increased by just over 30,000. The number of homes repossessed in the UK rose by 3% in the third quarter of the year to 11,700 (CML). However, the figure was lower than… more »

A frugal Christmas

I was listening to the radio in the car today, hearing Martin Lewis (self promoter extraordinare) declaring that he is putting his foot down over people spending too much at Christmas. A person he has "helped" with their finances (pushing extra internet… more »