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Why is it that with profits of Dhs2.99bn ($815m)in net profit for the second quarter this year, an increase of 37.1% on 2007 figures, that you still cannot (or will not?) provide a good customer service and internationally competitive telecom services, especially when it comes to internet connections? Why, oh why, Etisalat? I made a joke about Etisalat’s customer service to a guy I know who works in Etisalat and he just said “don’t go there…” as in he’s heard it all before. It can’t be fun working in a company like that, which is so widely disliked.

Independent:

“A drunken 78-year-old Swede stole a dinghy after a night out in the Danish town of Helsingor and tried to row back to Sweden, but fell asleep halfway, Danish police said.

When the man discovered he lacked the necessary funds to pay for the ferry from Helsingor to Helsingborg in Sweden on Saturday, he decided to row the three miles across the strait of Oresund that separates the two.

He quickly grew tired and, trusting fortune and the currents to see him safely home, took a snooze at the bottom of the boat, where Danish police later found him out at sea, still asleep.

The strait is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Police said the owner of the dinghy had decided not to press charges. “

Sweden’s in the news a lot today. Volvo is slimming down and getting rid of 8% of its workforce and ABB was awarded a new contract in Qatar.

I’ve changed something fundamental in my life, I’ve changed jobs. But more than that I’ve completely changed careers. For eleven or so years I’ve been teaching IT at college and university and now I’ll be Director of Communications for CENTIMETERCUBE. There is a list a mile long of things I need to do when we get back to Dubai in a few days time but I’m excited. This is a fresh start in many ways, for me as well as Crystal, so we hope for the best!

Tomorrow is the release of Firefox 3, help spread the word.