... keep your chin up and take comfort from the fact that you're not teaching Alpacas how to surf.

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Work.

This is the most ridiculous group on the whole of Facebook.

You *DO* have a choice whether or not you fly with them.

You, as a consumer, can decide to spend your money on an alternative that will get you from where you are, to where you want to go. The fact is that Ryanair has managed to connect so many far-flung destinations, and lock down those routes, that few other airlines are able to have such dominance on those weird routes that you take for granted. If it was not for Ryanair, it is unlikely that many regional airports would have even been built, let alone become important economic hubs.

As for the service, get real. You are paying absolute rock bottom prices (sometimes less than a bus fare) to travel hundreds of miles in fairly moderate comfort. Outside of the first class cabin on a Virgin Atlantic flight, air travel is a filthy process, physically and economically, whatever airline you decide to fly with. Extra charges are clearly marked - if you see a pre-selected option on a menu that annoys you for charging you "too much", and you don't bother to see if there are any other Free options, then you are an idiot. If you disagree me, the best thing that you, the consumer can do, is either stay at home, or fly with someone else Just don't think that joining a Facebook group is in any way going to combat basic Economics.

Oh, and to the creator of the group who says "Checked in luggage is only 15 kilos thats just enough room for a laptop 2 pairs of shoes, toiletries & hairdryer, so if your going for a weeks holiday you are basically screwed..." there is literally no combination of events on this Earth that will make you need 3 different sets of footwear within a 7 day window. 

Cheers.

Just found my old Nokia N95 and on it were some pics I took FOWA 2008 in London. Damn that was an awesome conference.

Yes that's Zuckerberg.

I was looking for 'to-do' list apps for my Mac this morning and was pretty non-plussed by the usual suspects; Things, EtreTask, CheckOff etc etc..

So I made my own.

Neat huh?

I'm using an Agile development tool called AgileZen which lets you set up an online Kanban board pretty easily (for a single user it's totally free). I then used Fluid to turn my board into a native OSX app which I can fire up from my desktop an use independently of my web browser. (Instructions below)

This rocks because I now not only have quick access to the basic 'to-do' features the other apps can provide (task ordering, prioritisation, tags), but also some of the other productivity stuff the free version of AgileZen lets you play with..

- Better task visualisation (view backlog, 'ready' tasks, stuff you're currently working on, completed tasks and archived tasks)
- Task owners/creators
- Total work time
- Charts denoting different phases of work
- Efficiency metrics

Anyway, here's how to make your own awesome (and free) desktop to-do list..

1. Sign up for a free AgileZen account
http://www.agilezen.com/pricing

2. Have a play around, read some of the hints and tips, and create your first board. This board will be your to-do list, and you can rename it later.

3. Download and run Fluid - this will turn (almost) any URL you feed it into a native desktop app
http://fluidapp.com/

4. Configure Fluid by adding the URL of your AZ board and click 'Create'

5. Fire up your new app and go to Preferences/Advanced. Select the option to 'allow browsing to any URL'

6. You're done! Log in to AgileZen through your new app and feel smug.

Plug alert: this works well for an individual - if you have a few people working with you, check out Teambox, a really cool project management tool built in Barcelona