Comments for whizzy.org http://www.whizzy.org On code and gadgets. And stuff I've seen on the telly. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:37:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Bye bye cheques. by Will http://www.whizzy.org/2010/03/bye-bye-cheques/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Will Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:37:10 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=269#comment-218 My solution would be that the plumber invoices you and on the invoice is his BACS details. Then you just phone your bank, or go online, and pay him. Or, he lists his Paypal address and you do it that way. For a point-of-sale payment how about the banks provide a service where the plumber phones up and enters his ID number and password, then the ammount, then hands the phone over to you to enter you debit card details, for which there is only a 25p charge. If YOU want to pay by credit card, then you have to pay the extra quid or whatever it is. Remember where you heard it first. My solution would be that the plumber invoices you and on the invoice is his BACS details. Then you just phone your bank, or go online, and pay him.

Or, he lists his Paypal address and you do it that way.

For a point-of-sale payment how about the banks provide a service where the plumber phones up and enters his ID number and password, then the ammount, then hands the phone over to you to enter you debit card details, for which there is only a 25p charge. If YOU want to pay by credit card, then you have to pay the extra quid or whatever it is.

Remember where you heard it first.

]]> Comment on Bye bye cheques. by sil http://www.whizzy.org/2010/03/bye-bye-cheques/comment-page-1/#comment-217 sil Mon, 29 Mar 2010 18:53:19 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=269#comment-217 I 80% agree with you. It used to be 100%, and then I got talking to my plumber who was dead worried about it. No-one wants to have a few hundred quid in cash laying around to pay a plumber for doing work, and sole-trader workers like him don't want to have to get a card swiper thing because they cost extra money and the bank take a bite out of each transaction, meaning that they either have to put their prices up (which hacks off the customers) or take a 5% pay cut (which hacks off the plumber). I'm not sure what the resolution is here... I 80% agree with you. It used to be 100%, and then I got talking to my plumber who was dead worried about it. No-one wants to have a few hundred quid in cash laying around to pay a plumber for doing work, and sole-trader workers like him don’t want to have to get a card swiper thing because they cost extra money and the bank take a bite out of each transaction, meaning that they either have to put their prices up (which hacks off the customers) or take a 5% pay cut (which hacks off the plumber). I’m not sure what the resolution is here…

]]> Comment on A bit of satire… by Stuart Langridge: I, Troublemaker | Full-Linux.com http://www.whizzy.org/2009/10/a-bit-of-satire/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Stuart Langridge: I, Troublemaker | Full-Linux.com Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:05:11 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=240#comment-157 [...] I’m particularly pleased with outing that notorious extremist Gandhi, but choose your own satire (some of them are even government employees, for [...] [...] I’m particularly pleased with outing that notorious extremist Gandhi, but choose your own satire (some of them are even government employees, for [...]

]]> Comment on A bit of satire… by I, Troublemaker | as days pass by, by Stuart Langridge http://www.whizzy.org/2009/10/a-bit-of-satire/comment-page-1/#comment-155 I, Troublemaker | as days pass by, by Stuart Langridge Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:57:46 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=240#comment-155 [...] particularly pleased with outing that notorious extremist Gandhi, but choose your own satire (some of them are even government employees, for [...] [...] particularly pleased with outing that notorious extremist Gandhi, but choose your own satire (some of them are even government employees, for [...]

]]> Comment on Asterisk set up in the UK with SMS by Asterisk set up in the UK with SMS | 888 Phone Cards http://www.whizzy.org/2009/09/asterisk-set-up-in-the-uk-with-sms/comment-page-1/#comment-110 Asterisk set up in the UK with SMS | 888 Phone Cards Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:03:50 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=209#comment-110 [...] Read more from the original source: Asterisk set up in the UK with SMS [...] [...] Read more from the original source: Asterisk set up in the UK with SMS [...]

]]> Comment on Where is… by will http://www.whizzy.org/2009/07/where-is/comment-page-1/#comment-71 will Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:50:58 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/2009/07/where-is/#comment-71 Looks like I'll be going down the G2 route as well. Looks like I’ll be going down the G2 route as well.

]]> Comment on Where is… by sil http://www.whizzy.org/2009/07/where-is/comment-page-1/#comment-70 sil Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:24:10 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/2009/07/where-is/#comment-70 http://blogs.arm.com/smart-mobile-devices/first-taste-of-an-arm-powered-netbook-and-its-good/ Not that it's actually fuckin' *on sale* or anything yet. http://blogs.arm.com/smart-mobile-devices/first-taste-of-an-arm-powered-netbook-and-its-good/

Not that it’s actually fuckin’ *on sale* or anything yet.

]]> Comment on Custom Paint Job by benmckenna http://www.whizzy.org/2009/06/custom-paint-job/comment-page-1/#comment-66 benmckenna Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:51:56 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=189#comment-66 Sadly that isnt the droid I'm looking for Naice Sadly that isnt the droid I’m looking for

Naice

]]> Comment on Custom Paint Job by BunnyNut http://www.whizzy.org/2009/06/custom-paint-job/comment-page-1/#comment-59 BunnyNut Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:17:12 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=189#comment-59 That is truly amazing! Gorgeous work. That is truly amazing! Gorgeous work.

]]> Comment on Custom Paint Job by Alan http://www.whizzy.org/2009/06/custom-paint-job/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Alan Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:12:04 +0000 http://www.whizzy.org/?p=189#comment-52 Thats freakin sweet Thats freakin sweet

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