Just watched a very interesting and eye opening documentary called Food Inc. about the current state of the food industry and how a hand full of companies are controlling the entire food chain. Even though the movie shows the state of the food industry in the USA, I would assume a similar system exists in more of the developed nations. (more…)

I have been a regular buyer at Amazon.co.uk for the past 4 years. I have purchased 100s of pounds worth of books, DVDs and more. In all these years I have never had a single problem. Amazon is a fantastic brand with a superb business model and top rate customer service to support that. In fact they have been on the forefront when it comes to introducing cutting edge usability features on their website and more. A couple of days ago, I...

I have been watching the Phones 4 U adverts on TV for quite some time and am baffled at how bad they are. The TV adverts typically show a bunch of really odd looking people with really odd expressions. The setting is usually a sea side town (probably Brighton) and the colors are all washed out and you get the feeling you are watching an old 70′s ad. The characters in the ad seem to suffer from a variety of issues such as poverty...