I blogged the other week about the Natwest Card Reader. Since that time, I’ve received my own card reader through the post.
Initial set up with Natwest was fairly straight forward and I had no problems with getting it to work. Whilst I think this device will do a great deal of good, I can see where it will inconvenience some people. Unlike a lot of people, I generally only use internet banking at home or on my laptop if needed when away.
As it stands at the moment, Natwest are only using the card reader for adding new payee’s to your online account, which doesn’t pose much of a problem to me. If they start enforcing the use of the card reader to login and do other menial tasks, then I would reconsider being a customer. Bring back the RSA Securid!
In just over twelve hours I will be winging my way to Dublin for a working weekend.
It should be good as I’m not paying for a thing and we should be checking out some bars from the moment we get there.
I found out yesterday evening that someone who I did lighting with when I was at secondary school got killed on Wednesday morning in a car crash.
Here’s to Stephen Parascandolo. He was an intelligent, polite, self-professed anorak whose love for the tramlink system was far greater than anything!
We’ll be raising a glass the next time the old school lot meet.
Edit
If anyone who knew Stephen wants his funeral arrangement details, please let me know.
I got a few decent photos today whilst wandering around in the snow. I think I walked around five miles in the end.
The rest of the photos can be found in my Flickr stream, which I decided to upgrade to pro status today.
