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Site review – bestbuy.co.uk

I spotted a retweet today from a friend that announced Best Buy had iPads in stock. This in iteself isn’t of particular interest to me, but I thought the site could do with the once-over…so I duly headed over there for a look.

How did the site shape up? Are they ‘Best Buy’, or ‘Best Bye-bye’? (AHA DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE? It’s like I’m Anne Robinson or something). This is actually quite a short review, but take a look anyway. Read it over your coffee or something. ;)

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2010
05/28
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Site review: easyjet.com

Firstly, apologies for the silence: Real Life seems to be happening, and Twitter has taken a backseat – as have reviews. Anyway: I’m back! :)

I was recently looking at flights to Greece, and as part of my research phase I visited the ubiquitously-orange EasyJet site…and I bet you can guess what’s coming up next! Yup – Review Time! God, my life’s incredible.

How did it fare? Do the bargain-basement brand values carry through to their site? Read on and find out!

Disclaimer: I’ve used false dates for the purposes of this review – so don’t bother coming to my house to steal my pants on the dates shown in the screenshots. I will be in, and will summarily execute underwear thieves. Unless you come bearing fig rolls, in which case you’ll be robbed of them first – and then executed. Understood? Good.

Another disclaimer: If you don’t like the colour orange, don’t read this article.

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2010
05/09
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Route One review – redux

Back in 2008, I reviewed the Route One website (here). Aside from that being ages ago (time flies), I recently stumbled across the site again – they’ve undergone a redesign! That’s cause for a) celebration, and b) another review.

To recap, the main issues with the old site were:

  • Crazy homepage with bonkers messages
  • No hierarchy in terms of buttons, messages, actions or otherwise
  • Badly-built (all in tables)
  • Strange combination of design templates

So has the redesign gone well? Did they sort out those issues? Or have they become Route Bum? Read on and find out!

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2010
03/11
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Site review: Virgin Holidays ‘Weddings’ section

Hello! I’ve not written a scathing review of a website for a while, so I thought I’d drop this little gem on you.

For one reason and another, I was recently forced inclined to look for more information regarding weddings abroad – specifically in the Caribbean. Drop ‘caribbean wedding‘ into Google, and the Virgin Holidays (www.virginholidays.co.uk) brand appeared top of the results. Having worked for Mr Branson in the past (and generally thinking his products are pretty good), I went and had a look.

How did I get on? Was the site virginal, or did it more resemble a loose woman of the night? Read on…

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2010
02/15
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Review of National Rail (www.nationalrail.co.uk)

Travelling a fair distance (120+ miles) each day getting to and from work means the train is really the only method of transport that works for me. As such, I am a regular visitor to the National Rail site (www.nationalrail.co.uk), and have been for a number of years.

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Predictably (why else would I be mentioning it?), they’ve recently relaunched it – so I thought I’d share my views of it with you. Does it do the job it sets out to do? Have they taken a step back? Read on!

(Ok so I accept I’m late to the party with this one because eConsultancy have already written an excellent review of the new site – but I’m going to try hard to differentiate, just so you don’t get bored…)

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2010
01/20
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Review of Associated Press (www.ap.org) site

Whilst looking for some news story providers, I decided to check out the AP (Associated Press) site, www.ap.org. I was after some quick info about news story feeds/aggregation, and possibly some stock imagery.

What happened on my thrilling journey? What was their site like? I know you can’t wait to find out, really. It’s the only thing that’s keeping you going, isn’t it? Admit it. It’s fine.

Read my (admittedly brief) review here!

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2010
01/15
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Direct.gov.uk – site review

My car tax is due, and I received a letter to remind me. How nice. In doing so, it led me to the www.direct.gov.uk site, where I can renew it online.

This shitty task got me thinking: “Why don’t I review this site?”…so here you go! Read on to find out what I thought of the site as a whole. Or is that ‘hole’? I dunno.

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2009
12/31
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www.apple.com – more usability annoyances.

Merry Christmas! Hope you had a good one.

As a result of a faulty laptop purchase, I’ve been looking at the rather splendid, but horrifically-priced, Mac Book Air. It’s perfect for my commuting requirements (i.e it’s lightweight and has a good battery life), but I wanted to find out how much it’d be on finance. How did I get on? Read on and find out!

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2009
12/29
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TV Licensing (www.tvlicensing.co.uk) site review

Everyone hates paying their TV license. There’s no escaping it, and it’s annoying to think we’re being made to fund the likes of Eastenders and other such guff. So how do they go about achieving this feat online?

I am writing this whilst on the train, so here we have…

A (short) review of www.tvlicensing.co.uk

As mentioned already, the thought of being made to pay for the privilege of watching colour television in our own homes is all sorts of shit – especially when the fee goes towards paying for programs you probably don’t even watch. Does the site support the shit-ness? Does it make you want to part with your money? Or is it like every other quango site? Read on and find out!
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2009
12/01
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Site review: Adrianflux.co.uk

After a fairly heavy night out, my brain appears to be dissolving in alcohol. Before it completely disappears, however, I thought I’d do a quick review of the Adrian Flux (www.adrianflux.co.uk) site. It was relaunched relatively recently (within the last 6-9 months or so). I’m going to take a look at a few pages of their brochureware and also the quote process.

As a specialist insurer, they’re meant to be ideal for car enthusiasts and the like. Now, I’m not a hardcore car geek – but the 4-wheeled ponies do pique my interest. So have Adrian Flux accounted for not only the car enthusiasts but also web best-practice? Are they the Internet equivalent of a Mini Metro? Read on and find out!

Hey…I just realised that reads like Anne Robinson on ‘The Weakest Link’… :(

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2009
10/24
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