Shops that accept Paypal

If you're a frequent eBay user like me, you probably have a Paypal account. And maybe having done a virtual car boot sale or two have found yourself in the fortunate position of having a small slush fund... The problem for me has always been that this money always seemed destined to go back into the purchase of some item on eBay. Sure, they, being the biggest online auction site, have a massive range of stuff. Still, it'd be nice to have some choice.

The good news is that online stores that accept Paypal are popping up all over the place. Some of the bigger ones are below:

Barnes & Noble
Buy.com
1-800-Flowers.com
www.GoDaddy.com

Of course we accept Paypal for the software on this website too!
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Tags: Paypal, eBay, shopping

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Premiership ticket prices

As if football tickets weren't expensive enough already, three teams in the English Premier League (Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham) have decided to raise their ticket prices still further this season. They deserve to be named and shamed! It's interesting to note that after this first weekend of action, all three are in the bottom half of the table. In fact, Spurs and West Ham are in the relegation zone!

Related: football, ticket

Top commenters

The snippet you see at the bottom of the side column is a new feature that has just been added today. The "top commenters" list is there to encourage visitors to give their opinion on thoughts expressed on this website. The five commenters who contribute most will now not only be having their say about blog posts but also get links to their website or blog shown on most Nimisis.com pages.

By the way, as people do share the same names, the counting is done by looking at the email address given with the comment. (This address is never displayed or used to send unsolicited email.)

XBox 360 Elites for pre order in UK

They're finally available in UK! (Well, for pre order... I'll start watching for its availability with the in-stock checker when we get to the official release date.)

Tags: XBox 360 elite

Two degrees

You know Facebook is getting popular when your dad joins up...

I've made a web app that uses the Facebook API to find friends that aren't on your list but should be. It's called "Two Degrees" because of the Six Degrees of Separation idea.
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Related: Facebook, mashup

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Rip Off Britain!

Long have UK consumers felt that products cost more in their shops than in those of certain members of the EU and United States. Is this feeling well founded? Well, using some data provided by PriceCutReview.com, I've matched up 8000+ identical products, taken off VAT for the UK items and applied an exchange rate of two dollars to the pound. The results are quite startling - it really is Rip Off Britain!

Home Information Packs

From today, every property in England and Wales with four or more bedrooms must include a Home Information Pack when it is put up for sale. (The link points to an example template.) Included are documents such as a sale statement and Energy Performance Certificate.

There must be some conflict-of-interest issues in getting sellers to provide honest HIPs. Is this unnecessary and costly bureaucracy? Time will tell, especially as smaller homes will need HIPs in due course. Personally, I think buyers would be wise to gather their own information about a prospective new home before taking on that mortgage!

Tags: home, mortgage

Floods in Oxford, and more

Despite getting her bottom pinched during a live broadcast for Channel 4, I think Sue Turton does very well to stay unfazed and keep going with her story!

Related: video, Oxford, flood

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