Peer Pressure: Forcing You To Make Silly Decisions Since Time Began.

Having referred to a handy collection of the millions of fashion websites, I now know that this summer, we need to be wearing 70's chic, "biker" gear, punk fashion and 60's ladylike in order to be wearing "this season's look". Not at the same time I assume, mostly because you'd look like you'd just stepped out of a panto having been dressed by Stevie Wonder. However, thank God we have these websites, eh? Otherwise, how else would we know what to wear? That's one less worry! However, come Winter, I think I'm going to make my own fashion website and decide what the "trend" is. I'm absolutely certain that it'll be a massive hit, and I'll revel in having made everyone walk around wearing, I don't know, bin liners on their arms. Seriously, who comes up with these fashion trends? Is it one person telling everyone what to wear ahead of time, or does someone see that a lot of people are wearing frilly tops and declare that to be a "look"?

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Lost my wallet? I nearly lost my sanity!

Have you ever lost your wallet? Well, this morning, I can happily tell you from experience it falls into the category of a "ridiculously inconvenient". No, really, it is a complete pain in the backside. Not only have I got to organise the obligatory cancelling of all my cards and re-ordering my driving licence, but it's the little things that you normally do without a thought that are now off limits, such as buying food. I have an "Internet-only account", so I can't just pop into the branch to get my money.

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The Future Is Here..... Apparently.

Who out there has a "smart phone"? You know, the kind that lets you check Facebook, watch Germans fall over on Youtube and generally waste time browsing the web, all on a phone that has a battery life of about 34 seconds?

Now, who has the Internet? Well, all of you obviously, otherwise how are you reading this? Maybe on a "smart phone". I love all this technological shenanigans personally. I get unbearably excited over new gadgets that do all manner of non-essential yet interesting stuff. I'm sure most of you also use Facebook (Ultimedia does) and I'm sure a fair number of you use Twitter (again, Ultimedia does).

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Learn To Speak All Proper, like.

Have you ever stayed up to watch those infomercials that come on at about 2am, that try their best to sell you some overpriced exercise machine? Well I have, and I think they're hilarious. Apparently, the only people who use them are super-toned super heroes, with muscles bulging in places that don't quite look right, and naturally we believe they look like this through exclusive use of this machine, and with no help from those funny pills that a guy called "Bazza" has supplied them. Hmm...

Anyway, I'm not here to sell you a "SuperPowerBoostAwesomeGo 3000". I remember seeing one recently where the presenter said "without this machine, it would of taken me, like, loads of months, like, to get all, umm, you know, toned and stuff". Really? You want me to start taking you seriously?



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Top Ten Tips for selecting the Ideal Meeting Venue

When arranging meetings, there are so many options available, from an in-house meeting room to a generic business centre, from a hotel room to a dedicated conference venue. Even though we’re in difficult economic times, daily rate is not the most important consideration, especially if you have to pay for additional services such as IT equipment that you believed was included in the original price! Without doubt, choosing the right environment for your conference, meeting or training event can be as important as the content.

To help bookers identify the key criteria when selecting their meeting venue, Peter Darnell, Chartridge Conference Company’s managing director has prepared a guide based on their customer’s feedback.

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