Parisian museums have a lot of mentions of ’email’, but usually that is because it is French for the enamel of which an exhibit is made. But the excellent Musée de l’Armée within Les Invalides has an exhibit showing an earlier kind of paperless communication: v-mail. Continue reading “Did v-mail lead to email?”
Category: IT
Open source test results service adopted by renal patients
UK-wide online system letting patients see results within hours of a test may be used by other specialities
This is an unusual example of a system built by a couple of NHS organisations in one nation – health boards in Scotland in this case – which is then adopted by units across the UK. Continue reading “Open source test results service adopted by renal patients”
Circle looks to save Hinchingbrooke staff time with mobile devices
Private healthcare firm plans use of mobile and wireless technology to make the NHS hospital more efficient
I’ve also interviewed Circle head Ali Parsa twice, most recently here. Continue reading “Circle looks to save Hinchingbrooke staff time with mobile devices”
Why broadband in Britain is what it is
Johnny from America has emailed about an article I wrote in 2007 on broadband in Britain, including why it takes so long to install. “This article came up during my recent quest to find out why everything seems so backward and archaic as it pertains to obtaining broadband internet access in the England,” he writes, adding that in the US, you can often buy a cable modem, call a provider, plug the modem in and be online in half an hour. “This is quite the contrast to here, would you not agree?” he asks.
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CI Colin Paine, the tweeting policeman of West Oxfordshire
A version of this article appeared in Chipping Norton News, March 2012
Chipping Norton’s neighbourhood and community support police officers are opening an account on Twitter.
Neighbourhood officers visited Great Tew School reception class, Chris they loved your police car!
— TVP Chipping Norton (@TVP_Chippy) February 23, 2012
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