A First World Problem; Geek Solution
A plea to ATM software designers. Please provide a fast-track hack which would allow a much quicker withdrawal of cash rather than the typical 1 minute+ it takes to navigate the various simplistic options and buttons.
My proposed solution is to enable the request for the cash amount to be entered in the same input string as the PIN number, for example to withdraw fifty pounds with a transaction slip you would simply key the following sequence all together…
Where the first segment is the PIN, the second is the amount of cash required and the trailing digit determines whether you want a transaction slip or not, 1 for yes, 0 for no.
The potential benefits would be:
Smart Arse Reconciliation Series Part IIV
As part of my ongoing, narcissistic look-back on past tech predictions I made that have since come to pass, today I bring you my notion of transforming the way we would come to manage personal contacts and phone numbers which, six years ago, was just a car crash.
From January 2004…
Cloud Number Nine
One day, hopefully not too far in the future, our mobile phone address books will be connected to the Web and, on top of being able to store all our precious telephone contact numbers in one central webby location, we’ll also be able to look up numbers of people or businesses we don’t know, dispensing entirely with the sixties-style human based directory enquiries services we all know and love and who rip you off everytime you use them to do dead easy stuff for you like type a
