Plaxo

A few months ago I started using a service called Plaxo. It's a great way to synchronize my address book and calendar between Outlook and a secure website which I can then access anywhere. It's not one of these 'friends network' things that lets friends of your friends access your details, though, I really don't like the idea of that!

Anyway, I also use gmail which means I have to export my list of e-mail addresses from Outlook and into gmail every-so-often to make sure I have everyone's addresses there. This is rather annoying. However, Plaxo have just announced that they've set up a deal with AOL which will enable Outlook to synchronize with the AOL address book and the AIM instant messenger. Although this doesn't affect me (I don't use AOL), I'm pleased about it because it means Plaxo are going out and getting deals with other companies. This would be really good for me if they ever get round to working with gmail. Pretty please?

Terrorists Won't Win!

The cowardly attacks on London yesterday were terrible, but they cannot be allowed to change the way we live. Security will of course be stepped up for the next few days/weeks/months and this will occasionally inconvenience people, but this has to be accepted. What can't be accepted, and I'm sure it won't happen, is people and Government doing things different because of it. Our troops must not be removed from Iraq any sooner than they would have been, we must not back down in 'The War On Terror'. People must try and go about their lives the same as they always have done.

After all, this country, and London in particular, is not new to terrorism. We have faced the threat of bombs and shootings from Irish militants through some very bad times, but people carried on doing what they do. We're a very resilient lot us British, and now's the time to show them just how determined we can be!