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# Thursday, 09 August 2007

Postal workers are to stage a further strike as part of the ongoing dispute over pay and conditions. The strike will start tonight with mail centres and airports going on strike from 7pm tonight until 7pm tomorrow. Delivery staff will strike from 7pm on Friday 10th to 7pm on Saturday 11th. During this time any mail sent within the UK will be delayed. US and European mail sent via PC2Paper will remain unaffected.

posted on Thursday, 09 August 2007 11:35:30 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Wednesday, 08 August 2007

British Airways has been named the worst airline in Europe. A report compiled by the Association of European Airlines showed that British Airways customers were more likely to encounter delays than people travelling on any other airline. Between April and June 35.7% of medium and short haul British Airways flights did not arrive on time, with the airlines performance on long haul flights even worse.

posted on Wednesday, 08 August 2007 15:49:56 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Sunday, 05 August 2007

PC2Paper now allows you to upload your contacts as a spreadsheet file.

  1. After you have logged into your PC2Paper account click on My Address Book 

    Step1 - click to enlarge this image 
    you will find a new option here called Add a new address list, click on it.

  2. You will now be asked to give your address list a name.

    Step2 - Click to enlarge image
    Give your address list a name and then save it.

  3. On the next step select Upload an address list.

    Step3

  4. On this step you will be given the option to upload your address book

    Step4 

    You will need to follow the instruction carefully on this page on how to format your spreadsheet a sample spreadsheet is available for you to download in MS Excel format to see how its done. Once you have formatted your data correctly in your favourite spreadsheet program you will need to save it as a TAB delimited file When representing different countries in your spreadsheet you will need to use the PC2Paper country code a copy of which is available for download here the default for the UK is 1.

  5. Save an MS Excel spreadsheet as a TAB delimited file from Excel by click File > Save As and then selecting Text (Tab delimited)(*.txt) in the Save as type: dialogue that appears below.

posted on Sunday, 05 August 2007 14:27:08 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback

blogoftheweek_thumb This week's travel blog is A Month in Venice by Richard Callaby. As the title suggests the blog charts his trip to Venice and aims to provide useful information for people thinking of visiting Italy. Some useful articles include where to get the best slice of pizza in Venice and some tips about which hotels to stay in.

There is also a useful article about getting internet access in Italy which I find is a necessity when I go away. Richard points out that many hotels in Italy do not have wireless access in the rooms. He does, however, provide some useful information on how to find the nearest free wifi connection.

Another useful article talks about how to set up a portable office. Richard talks about how to set up a free email account, setting up a portable fax service and also using a mail forwarding service such as UPS. One thing he might not be aware of here, is that PC2Paper offer an online mailbox where any letters sent are scanned in and made available to read online. This service is often much faster than mail forwarding. Richard also talks about how to set up a VOIP service, although points out that this does rely on having an internet connection so can be subject to problems in Italy.

posted on Sunday, 05 August 2007 13:49:32 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Thursday, 02 August 2007

European mobile phone users are now befitting from lower charges under new rules brought in by the EU. British customers, however, will have to wait before it applies to them. Orange, T-Mobile and 3 are delaying making the change for as long as possible and will only switch customers to a Eurotariff on the 30 August.

posted on Thursday, 02 August 2007 09:51:03 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Wednesday, 01 August 2007

Staff at Sighthill sorting office in Edinburgh are staging an unofficial strike today after four worker were suspended. Deliveries to the surrounding area are likely to be affected with mail being delayed.

posted on Wednesday, 01 August 2007 15:42:17 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback

Due to a national postal strike, there will be no deliveries or collections on Thursday 2nd August. During this time all mail sent via PC2Paper will be posted as usual but customers are advised to expect delays. Mail is likely to be delayed for several days after this latest strike. PC2Paper are unable to guarantee any delivery times during the strike. Mail sent via are US and European printing station is unaffected.

posted on Wednesday, 01 August 2007 15:36:45 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Tuesday, 31 July 2007

Ryanair is to cut back flights from Stansted after the airport doubled its charges. The rise means it is more profitable for the airline to ground some flights this winter rather than fly them.

posted on Tuesday, 31 July 2007 14:48:28 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Monday, 30 July 2007

You might think you have thought of everything when driving abroad but there are a few rather obscure rules that could catch you out. I read this article that highlights a few things to think about. Some of the more obscure rules were that if you stop at a pedestrian crossing in France you may incur a penalty for holding up traffic. In Spain you need to check the date before parking on a one way street. On uneven dates you must park on the odd numbered side of the street and on even days the opposite side of the street. In Germany you can be fined if you park facing oncoming traffic. All tips that I was not aware of. The article also provides useful advice of motor insurance abroad, such as checking to see whether your current insurance covers you for driving abroad and taking out foreign breakdown cover.

posted on Monday, 30 July 2007 17:15:04 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback
# Sunday, 29 July 2007

blogoftheweek This weeks PC2Paper travel blog of the week is "My lifechanging journey", the blog covers the unusual and fascinating journey of Liani and Maria and their two Jack Russell's Katryn and Dante through South Africa from St.Lucia to Cape Town (one of their first journeys).

It's a long journey especially when done by bicycle with baskets fixed to the front for their little Jack Russell's to accompany them.

The thing I found the most fascinating about their journey is how they never encountered any of the dangers you usually associate with South Africa these days. This blog instead exposes the natural beauty and friendliness of South Africa.

posted on Sunday, 29 July 2007 22:53:31 (GMT Daylight Time, UTC+01:00)  #    Trackback