www.rajf.co.uk » What grinds my gears http://rajf.co.uk The personal blog of Robert A J Ford Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:08:32 +0000 en hourly 1 iPod boxes http://rajf.co.uk/what-grinds-my-gears/ipod-boxes/ http://rajf.co.uk/what-grinds-my-gears/ipod-boxes/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:58:37 +0000 rajf http://www.blog.rajf.co.uk/what-grinds-my-gears/ipod-boxes/ Posted in What grinds my gears

When one of your product’s main selling points is usability why make the box so hard to open? Yes they look pretty but the I hate feeling like i’m going to snap my new toy just by opening the box.]]> When one of your product’s main selling points is usability why make the box so hard to open? Yes they look pretty but the I hate feeling like i’m going to snap my new toy just by opening the box.

]]> http://rajf.co.uk/what-grinds-my-gears/ipod-boxes/feed/ 0 Toothbrushes are the new printers http://rajf.co.uk/what-grinds-my-gears/toothbrushes-printers/ http://rajf.co.uk/what-grinds-my-gears/toothbrushes-printers/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:45:38 +0000 rajf http://www.blog.rajf.co.uk/?p=472 Posted in What grinds my gears

A while ago I bought an electric toothbrush on a half price offer and now the time has come go get some new heads. What’s with the price of these new heads? Even on eBay they cost a fortune! I …]]> A while ago I bought an electric toothbrush on a half price offer and now the time has come go get some new heads. What’s with the price of these new heads? Even on eBay they cost a fortune! I liken it to printers as they sell the hardware cheap and extort money from you through refills.

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What really grinds my gears is bread that’s too big for the toaster. Occasionally you can rotate it half way through cooking but more often than not it ends up as half toast, half bread or half toast, half burnt!]]> What really grinds my gears is bread that’s too big for the toaster. Occasionally you can rotate it half way through cooking but more often than not it ends up as half toast, half bread or half toast, half burnt!

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