The world according to Andrew

Category: Retail

Demand for Raspberry Pi brings disappointment

This morning the Raspberry Pi launched and immediately the servers of it’s two partner companies crumbled under the load of interested paying customers trying to buy the device. Raspberry Pi themselves had adjusted their own site into a single static HTML page in anticipation of the load and say that they had warned their partners [...]

Starbucks iPhone app quick review

I downloaded the new (to the UK) Starbucks iPhone app yesterday and thought i’d write up a few thoughts. The app itself is fairly slick with the main feature being that you can reload your My Starbucks loyalty card (via your credit card) and pay for your coffee in-store. This is achieved by presenting the [...]