Training Update

So, 3 days after getting news of the marathon. I've been circuit training once and been for a run once. Hey, I've got like 11 months before I've actually got to do it. Crack on!!

Virgin London Marathon 2010

I got a call from Well Child Charity, I've been offered a running place for the 2010 marathon. Oh shit, oh boy, gulp gulp. Went for a run today, went for a run yesterday. I need to get a training programme in place.  

Virgin Media have really pissed me off!

So I fancied a bit of the 'Inbetweener' tonight. Wife's out, kids in bed. Virgin On Demand ( the service, not actually Virgins on Demand) didn't work so I called them

First call,to Rob, not too bad, Rob said that I'd been given it FREE for the last 2 years by mistake, I said not my fault I want it back please, he said okay and said loads of people had complained and offered me a 12 month credit on my account to pay for free on demand. Apparently it cost £7.50 per month. This is news to me. So he put me on hold to get manager authorisation. You can imagine what happened next. 

I was redirected into the phone system again and spoke to a lovely Indian Lady called 'Sandra' She was not as good as Rob but spoke very good English. I put the phone down after I asked her what the weather was doing in Mumbai.

Long and Short, I've been a Virgin Mobile Customer for 2 years and 2 months, For the past 2 years and 1 month I've been given 'On demand' by mistake for Free. They have removed it without telling me and now they want £7.50 per month to give it me back.

I feel a bit outraged by this! Or am I just over reacting. Should they have emailed me to let me know? 

My Invite to blog for Dr Touch

Thanks to Dr Touch for the opportunity to make a contribution to his blog. I’m a new MacBook user and have had my gorgeous new white MacBook for 48 whole hours. I’m writing this with it sat on my lap. I’ve decided to give it a name ‘Polo’. I don’t know if the meaning will translate into other countries, but in the UK a polo is a small, white mint and is cool.

 

I’ve been a PC windows user all my life; I’m 38 now and started using computers on a regular daily basis in the early to mid 90’s. One of the main reasons for the switch is the slow ‘Applefication’ of my life. It started as I replaced an MP3 player with an iPod shuffle, and then an iPod Classic and then I replaced my mobile with an iPhone.

 

I work in the media and have done all my working life and have always been exposed to Apple products but always thought they where for ‘creatives’ not business people. I’m the later, not really the former.

 

I was in the market for a new computer and was looking at either a Samsung NC10 netbook or a Macbook. I was helped along the way with my friends and followers on twitter (@jayman888). Dr Touch certainly helped me make up my mind.

 

Okay, so reasons for buying

 

1.     Unrivalled reliability, (my brother has had a MacBook for 5 years, bought 2 new batteries, never crashed or broken down. I’m looking to use mine for running my business on, emails, Twitter, etc etc. I need a Laptop which will never crash or break down.

2.     Unmistakeable style and coolness. Loads and load of people have samey and very boring laptops, the MacBook stand out and looks so cool.

3.     I’ve definitely been subject to ‘Applefication’. It’s like owning a top of the range German car. It just feels right.

 

 

 So that’s the gushy stuff out of the way. Here’s how I really feel about it. Now that I’ve unpacked it and used it for 2 whole days these are my early thoughts and worries.

 

After spending nearly 15 years with PC Windows etc, it has been slightly weird doing some really basic bits and bobs on the Mac. The other weird thing is that I’m still using a Windows laptop side by side for my ‘day’ job (company issue). It is however REALLY REFRESHING to be learning a little something different.

 

Even in my early stages of MacBook ownership I can already feel and experience ‘Mac Logic’ and in time I’ll have forgotten about PC’s, their constant virus issues, crashes and incompatibility issues. I can honestly say, even at this early stage, I have made the right decision to ‘switch’.

 

So far all I’m doing on the MacBook is writing this, personal emails, Twitter, on Tweetdeck, and planning my new business venture. Dr Touch has given me the idea of starting my own blog so I’ll be doing a bit of that from here too.

 

I’d love to come back and blog here again in a couple of months to let you all know how Mac life is treating me. (Only if Dr Touch will have me?)

 

I’ll sign off now, ‘Polo’ and jayman888 have vegetables to water, children to put to bed and a new blog to set up. Thanks for the opportunity to ramble on!

 

 

 

 

 

 

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