Daily Mail 28-minute queues at the post office as branches shutThis is Money, UK –5 hours agoPost office customers in areas hit by branch closures are having to wait up to six times longer for service than official guidelines recommend. …Average queue is 17 minutes in some London post officesThis is LondonMcCartney …
Read More »Cloud computing pondered at eBay event (InfoWorld)
Officials from companies such as HP and Joyent debated the merits and even the definition of cloud computing Monday during an event at eBay headquarters, emphasizing efforts underway and noting limitations to cloud computing on the software side. Panelists and the audience pondered the issue of cloud computing during the …
Read More »Goldman Sachs Cuts Its Price Target on eBay (EBAY) to $26 – StreetInsider.com (subscription)
Goldman Sachs Cuts Its Price Target on eBay (EBAY) to $26StreetInsider.com (subscription), MI –7 minutes agoGoldman Sachs lowered its price target on eBay Inc. (Nasdaq: EBAY) from $30 to $26, while maintaining their Neutral rating. The firm also lowered estimates … More: continued here
Read More »Main post office plans emergency drill today – San Diego Union Tribune
Main post office plans emergency drill todaySan Diego Union Tribune, United States –6 minutes agoSAN DIEGO: An emergency drill, complete with employee evacuations, is planned this afternoon at the county's main post office in Carmel Mountain, … More: continued here
Read More »La. disaster food stamps program ending – The Daily Advertiser
La. disaster food stamps program endingThe Daily Advertiser, LA –5 minutes agoBATON ROUGE (AP) — Louisiana’s disaster food stamp program is winding down in the aftermath of hurricanes Gustav and Ike. All application locations shut … More: continued here
Read More »Mobile computers for mail workers (KableNET)
Postal workers are being issued with Intermec hand held terminals, allowing Royal Mail to computerise the paper processes currently used to record special delivery items. The devices are equipped with Blackbay software. More: continued here
Read More »Spy secrets found on camera sold on eBay: reports (CTV.ca)
A British newspaper is reporting that an official from British spy service Mi6 sold a camera on eBay that contained sensitive intelligence records including the names of terrorist suspects. More: continued here
Read More »Report: British spy secrets found on camera sold on eBay (USA Today)
An official from British spy service Mi6 sold a camera on eBay that contained sensitive intelligence records including the names of terrorist suspects, a British newspaper reported Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »eBay.com Advises Canadian Media Sellers to Adjust Pricing (AuctionBytes)
eBay suggested that Canadian sellers of media products adjust their pricing when selling on the US site to deal with a new eBay.com shipping policy. Beginning on Friday, eBay is imposing a cap on shipping charges in the Books, Movies & DVDs, Music, and Video Games categories on eBay.com. More: …
Read More »eBay UK Reports Smooth Shops Transition (AuctionBytes)
As AuctionBytes reported on Monday, eBay UK has eliminated its Stores inventory format – called Shops in the UK – while maintaining the Shops concept. We checked in with eBay UK spokesperson Richard Kanareck to gauge his reaction to last week’s transition. We also inquired whether a similar plan was …
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