For the last month I have been using a product called SimplyFile for Microsoft Outlook, and it really made me a lot more productive, I really wonder what I would do without it now.

After I used it for a few days, it learned which messages belong to which folders and now all I need to do to file a message is click a button. No more tedious drag and drop. And it also has convenient shortcuts for turning Inbox messages into Tasks and Appointments. All-in-all, a great way to keep your Inbox tidy and small.

If you are think of staying in Washington DC avoid like the plague a B&B called “Dupont at the Circle”.

We had such a terrible experience I am posting this blog post as a warning to other travellers. See the full review on TripAdvisor.

I wouldn’t normally flame another business online but the lack of help from the owners means I am left with little choice but a frank review and a charge-back phone call to AMEX. You have been warned.

I don’t often post on my blog I am afraid. Stuff for my friends is on FB and even there I have decided to increase the privacy settings and delete the photo albums after realising that people I hardly knew had access to years of personal information and images. Not the most riveting read on a Saturday afternoon but I recommend people check out the new FB privacy settings that came out at the end of last year. I didn’t realise so much had changed.

As for sharing photos with the world I use Flickr; for my professional profile, LinkedIn;  for my location and travel I use Dopplr. My t-shirt printing company, Indigo Clothing is also available for the world to see. And so this blog is more like a hub or launchpad to some of my online content but not a place one should or needs to regularly visit.

Posted via web from Alex Walker

Posted via web from Alex Walker

A giant running chicken!

I have put some pictures on Flickr I took of the runners at the Flora London Marathon 2009.

In January I started a 16 month MBA course at HEC, Paris. The snow has finally melted after two weeks and the social ice-breaking has run its course; now the real work begins with an 80 page case to read…

Great piece of marketing with the classic 90’s SNAP dance tune and Brains from Thunderbirds! It seems to be trying to tap into the success of the near-cult Cadbury’s ‘Gorilla’ advert which also featured a strong retro anthem and a non-human character.

The Natural History Museum once again plays host to the Shell Wildlife Photographer of The Year 2008 exhibition. A truly delightful way of spending an hour of your time. The above photograph by Wesley Cooper, was a favourite – creative and captures the essence of the animal without showing its face.

Wishing everyone a Happy Christmas and a Happy New Year. Bring on 2008.