Life, technology and spending a million

If Gordon Ramsay built websites

December 13th, 2006 by paolo

When Gordon Ramsay goes around fixing failing restaurants in TV’s “Ramsay’s kitchen nightmares”, there are some themes that keep popping up again and again, that you’ll need to follow if you want that successful restaurant… A website is a lot like a restaurant, customers come and go, if you don’t deliver something quality of good value they’ll f*ck off.

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So here are some top Ramsay tips, interpreted for website owners & builders:
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The Nintendo Wii arrives! But what’s it doing to our kids?

December 9th, 2006 by paolo

We’ve added the Nintendo Wii to spendamillion after many many many fine spendamillion visitors suggested it.

This is the most talked about console since the first Playstation, and it is truly fantastic. Where as Playstation and Xbox new versions have gone all hi-tech graphics engines, blah, blah, blah, Nintendo has kept it simple focusing on usability, and it really works. They gotta success on their handies.

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Winter wonderland millionaires

December 4th, 2006 by paolo

This xmas I’ve been amazed at how many UK towns are popping up with their own Winter Wonderland’s, or as Swansea’s is called “Waterfront Wonderland“, where there is an outside ice-rink, a big wheel, a few carny stalls, bar (for hot soup!), and a santas grotto. Festive fun for all the family. Someone is making some money out of this lot?

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New whizzy server

December 4th, 2006 by paolo

Ever since the mention on radio 2 I’ve been thinking about upgrading the hosting… So that if we get another radio mention, and 1,000 people all type the URL in at the same time, the site can cope!

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