482: A reassuring presence   Tuesday 24 August 2010

Market Arcade, Scotch Street, Carlisle

Market Arcade, Scotch Street, Carlisle

“A fire alarm system is provided primarily to give warning of fire to all occupants within a premises or building.”
source: PACE Fire Safety Guide (PDF)

481: C30 C60 C90 Go!   Monday 23 August 2010

Canongate, The Royal Mile , Edinburgh

Canongate, The Royal Mile , Edinburgh

“Where a product is demonstrably an improvement on its predecessor, either by virtue of function, safety or efficiency, then whole classes of existing products can immediately become obsolete.”
source: Consumption, planned obsolescence and waste (PDF)

461: A little light reading   Monday 26 July 2010

on the internet

on the internet

“We are thrilled with the early success of the Argos iPhone app and happy that customers are using it as an opportunity for shopping at Argos while on the move”
source: PR Web

440: Cheap renewable energy   Friday 25 June 2010

Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh

Fort Kinnaird, Edinburgh

“the UK is behind many other countries in Europe and the rest of the World when it comes to using solar power technologies.”
source: BBC Weather Centre

438: Twattered   Wednesday 23 June 2010

The internet

The internet

“40.5% could be classified as pointless babble, 37.5% as conversational and 8.7% as having pass-along value. Self promotion and spam stood at 5.85% and 3.75% respectively.”
source: BBC News

437: RoboPop   Tuesday 22 June 2010

Fort Kinnaird Shopping Park, Edinburgh

Fort Kinnaird Shopping Park, Edinburgh

“Not only can vending machines offer exceptional service to staff and visitors, they are also a great way to generate additional profits and market new products.”
source: Intelligent Vending Ltd

431: Do it yourself   Monday 14 June 2010

Lothian Road, Edinburgh

Lothian Road, Edinburgh

“Pull handles are often used in commercial properties like pubs, hotels and offices etc. but whether it’s domestic or commercial they will look absolutely ‘FAB’”
source: Heritage Handles

401: Not long now   Monday 3 May 2010

Lindsay Road, Edinburgh

Lindsay Road, Edinburgh

“Plan a journey using bus (and/or coach) between two chosen locations”
source: transportdirect.info

396: Understand your audience   Monday 26 April 2010

Facebok, on a computer

Facebook, on a computer

“The last time Facebook was embroiled in a major privacy dispute regarding targeted advertising was in 2007 when it tried to introduce its controversial ‘Beacon’ system.”
source: Daily Telegraph

357: Fresh as a daisy   Tuesday 2 March 2010

Vue Omni, Greenside Place, Edinburgh

Vue Omni, Greenside Place, Edinburgh

“changing to WhiffAway means no more expensive call out charges to clear blockages, or money wasted on the cost of odour masking products.”
source: Green Planet Solutions (PDF)