See, there are loads of ways to handle a breakup: there’s pining for the girl, there’s getting drunk all the time and walking through town at 3am with a bunch of people you don’t know (but who all have really cool hair) and singing ‘The Passenger’ at the top of your voice, there’s fighting her new beau, there’s sleeping with her friends, there’s loads of things. When it came to my friends’ situation though, we decided that we had to get a little meaner than that.

Their place was quite expensive and he doesn’t have the greatest job in the world, and she left in a hurry, leaving a load of her stuff behind. Do you sell everything of hers in a situation like that before she comes back? No, but there’s nothing wrong with making her think that, or, more accurately, think the place was burgled. The day before she came back to the old flat to pick her stuff up, we hired some storage in Ipswich (it’s a flippin’ huge room) and loaded everything into it.

When I say everything, I mean everything. Every. Single. Thing in that flat went into the van (it took three trips) and went into storage in Ipswich. The look on her face when she turned up was priceless; probably as good as my friends’ was when she dumped him for his mate.

The ultimate plan isn’t certain – maybe we’ll take it out of storage; Ipswich has plenty of places we could sell her stuff – or maybe we’ll just gradually post it back to her. The possibilities are endless.

Ultimately, nothing was resolved by this, but it made him feel better and in a situation like this, that’s the most important thing.

It all adds to the impression that you can find a short cut to literally any expertise just by typing a few words into a search engine. It prevails in all walks of life. Even leading MPs have been known to find their information on Wikipedia.

So exhibition stand designers might feel a trifle miffed to hear that companies believe they can simply learn the tricks of the trade on the web and who can blame them? If their clients start to think they can do the work themselves, life will get ever so difficult.

In a world in which we’re all looking to cut costs, it can be tempting to complete the project in-house, but be warned – you do so at your own risk. Make a bad impression now and future business could slip through your fingers.

Professional exhibition stand designers give you that x-factor that could prove vital in clinching a deal. It might cost a bit more but if they do their job correctly your business can reap the rewards.

Now Google is launching an extension to Google Chrome and that is the Chrome Operating System, designed to be a complete re-invention of our existing operating systems. Where the average person is accustomed to the Microsoft operating system, the lightweight Google Chrome OS will be targeted for use on netbooks. This is expected to be made available for public use in the second half of 2010 next year. Google is already in talks with existing partners who will be working with the open source community so as to allow people to understand what they are trying to achieve.

What makes the new operating system different from Microsoft is its speed and lightweight connection to the web. Rather than waiting a few minutes to connect, users only have to wait a few seconds and the users experience takes place on the web. One of the biggest distinctions is that users will not have to deal with viruses, malware and security updates, as the underlying security architecture is redesigned to make it work as normal, without any hassle.

Chrome OS is not the same project as the Android and is an entirely separate project. The Android was created to work from a variety of devices including mobile phones and set top boxes as well as netbooks. Google Chrome OS is set up specifically for avid internet users and is designed for powering computers and netbooks. Having surveyed user opinions it was clear that people are always looking for computers that perform quickly and allow for access to their files wherever they may be. With the new features and revamped security architecture, people may shift their preferences to using the new operating system.

So where does this leave Microsoft? This big announcement will certainly have an effect on Microsoft however there is no telling just how much of an impact this will have. Whether Google will be successful in thwarting Microsoft from being the market leader, is anyone’s guess!