The wind of change
Something was in the air today as I cycled across Grenoble to make my way to the bike path. There were clouds and clouds of tiny flys which I've never seen before. I was thankfully wearing my sunglasses, and was peppered as I rode through the numerous groups of the tiny creatures. Not a very pleasant experience.
Since I've started riding again, I've started to loose weight. I gained it quickly and so far, it's come off quickly. Two kilos or four and a half pounds is a nice result after two weeks of riding my bike more regularly. I just need to keep it going now, and for the moment, the weather is pleasant and I can still ride in short sleeves and shorts.
HP has announced that it will reduce it's workforce in Europe and in France. Forbes reports that 1240 posts will go in France. It will be an interesting few months ahead, and for the moment, we wait to see the exact details of what will happen.
Finally, I've upgraded my internet connection at home. Competition in France is intense with each company trying to entice customers to go with them, so it's a great place to be a consumer. For the same price I was paying for my two megabit line, I now have an eight megabit download with a one megabit upload, which is perfect for those online games and using the webcam. The old modem has gone and has been replaced with a WIFI modem. It seems that I can now receive just about everything through this box, so internet, television, telephone and even video phone. As I use Skype, and spend most of my time chatting with people outside France, I'm happy to just have the internet part.
Since I've started riding again, I've started to loose weight. I gained it quickly and so far, it's come off quickly. Two kilos or four and a half pounds is a nice result after two weeks of riding my bike more regularly. I just need to keep it going now, and for the moment, the weather is pleasant and I can still ride in short sleeves and shorts.
HP has announced that it will reduce it's workforce in Europe and in France. Forbes reports that 1240 posts will go in France. It will be an interesting few months ahead, and for the moment, we wait to see the exact details of what will happen.
Finally, I've upgraded my internet connection at home. Competition in France is intense with each company trying to entice customers to go with them, so it's a great place to be a consumer. For the same price I was paying for my two megabit line, I now have an eight megabit download with a one megabit upload, which is perfect for those online games and using the webcam. The old modem has gone and has been replaced with a WIFI modem. It seems that I can now receive just about everything through this box, so internet, television, telephone and even video phone. As I use Skype, and spend most of my time chatting with people outside France, I'm happy to just have the internet part.
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