Technology
The modern world is supported and influenced by technology in a wide variety of ways. Almost nobody in the developed nations can claim to be free of technology, and in fact most homes are stuffed with highly advanced gadgets and appliances.In this section you will find articles on Personal Computers and their operating systems, notably, Windows Vista and Linux. We also look at the ever expanding and evolving topic of Internet Access.
An expertise of ours is Programming, and particularly Programming for the Web. One useful tool is our What is My IP page!
Favourite Twitter Finds
Here is a little list of tweets that I've marked as favourite:Twitter / Favorites from swinny
- @nicholaslovell
on 01 February 2012
RT @MrDylanCollins: Ironically I suspect that most discussion of Facebook's IPO is going to take place on Twitter.
- @flambie
on 08 January 2012
Today, watching television often means fighting, violence and foul language - and that's just deciding who gets to hold the remote control.
- @GaryDelaney
on 24 December 2011
Shouldn't have left the animals in charge of the soup while I was out. I came back and not a creature was stirring...
- @Screenjabber
on 19 December 2011
Kim Jong is dead? I didn't even know he was Il
- @jimmycarr
on 16 December 2011
Christopher Hitchens the brilliant journalist, author & famed atheist has died. If he's in Heaven now I bet Jesus is looking pretty smug.
- @ruskin147
on 12 December 2011
@nicholaslovell I grew up at 147 Ruskin Park House…I chose it when first joined Twitter. Keep thinking of changing but it's stuck
- @MikeCowlishaw
on 02 December 2011
@jackschofield: Now that's a BIG keyboard http://t.co/dTsjCVtO (pic) <- Ctrl-Alt-Del could be tricky ...
- @pquerna
on 01 December 2011
Announcing Rackspace MySQL Cloud Database Private Beta http://t.co/pDFf2IFz
- @martynkelly
on 25 November 2011
Confession: At the movies, I used to send a file to nearby phones via Bluetooth. If they accepted, they saw http://t.co/Bd1H5pkd cc @pytey
- @praddles
on 04 November 2011
BREAKING: Greece to ban exports of hummus and taramasalata amid fears of a double dip recession.
- @aGGregArt
on 06 October 2011
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- @jackschofield
on 28 September 2011
Twitter knowledge by location: type in any term to see a heatmap http://t.co/5oZa8ob2 (via Hacker News)
- @StevenLevy
on 28 September 2011
When I asked Larry Page yesterday what threatened Google most, he said "Google." Loud, no hesitation.
- @ruskin147
on 25 September 2011
Favourite neutrino joke so far: To get to the other side. Why did the neutrino cross the road?
- @dannysullivan
on 22 September 2011
Thanks to this @techcrunch article, got the new Facebook Timeline view going. You can, too http://t.co/ySkuGqt4 http://t.co/552yYFFs
- @Dude_itsMikey
on 22 September 2011
If you have a parrot and you don't teach it to say, "Help, they've turned me into a parrot", you shouldn't be allowed a parrot
- @MrPhilNorman
on 12 September 2011
Builders! Did you do some work for Cliff Richard in the last 70 years? Is it still standing? Why not invoice him for the full amount again?
- @bengoldacre
on 09 September 2011
how the transistor got its name http://t.co/fjvRhZs sweet!
- @thishenryjames
on 06 August 2011
BREAKING: eBay has downgraded the United States's feedback rating to AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA+++++++++++++++++++ GREAT SELLER!!!!!
- @jackschofield
on 25 July 2011
xkcd on standards http://xkcd.com/927/ ~~ #true
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Dodgy connection? Don't just blame your ISP
ADSL is a proven, reliable technology, and on the whole it delivers a decent service for its users almost all of the time. When things go wrong, however, don't automatically assume that it's the line at fault. Typically, a completely ... (more)
Mavic Ksyrium SL Wheels
These are very nice wheels indeed. If you have a bit of cash to spare they might not initially catch the eye, as they aren't deep section and aren't carbon fibre. However, they have a superb reputation for their enduring strength despite ... (more)
Your wireless router may be vulnerable!
Does your wireless router have PIN technology? This is where you can connect your computer to the router by pressing a button on the router, then entering the 8-digit PIN code that is (usually) printed on the router itself. It allows people ... (more)
A Professional Home for Life
Mike Short, IET President for 2011/12, describes the IET (Institute of Engineering and Technology) as a professional home for life. It provides an unrivalled range of services and support, invaluable for the next generation of engineers and ... (more)
Off-grid Help for Renewables
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is making it easier for off-grid customers to make their homes less dependent on expensive fossil fuels. The incentive, called Renewable Heat Premium Payments, is a voucher for between ... (more)
Twitter Intents make websites Twitter-like
Twitter has added a new string to its impressive API collection, and this one is aimed squarely at web publishers who republish tweets. With a bit of (very simple) HTML and a Javascript inclusion, we can create links that favorite, retweet ... (more)
How to copy (clone) a hard disk drive
If you have your computer nicely configured but you are running out of disk space, the last thing you want to do is re-install everything on the new hard drive. Fortunately there are disk copying utilities available (some free, some to buy ... (more)
Beware the Costs of Internet Tethering
Internet tethering is a great bit of technology which allows you to share your phone's 3G internet connection with a desktop or laptop computer. I found myself trying this out the other night, when we had a power cut at home but still had ... (more)
Tim Berners-Lee: WWW inventor
First working at Plessey, and then at CERN in Geneva, Berners-Lee, wrote 'Enquire' in 1980 which linked fragments of information together. In 1984 he used this work to propose a global hypertext system, known as the world-wide web and built ... (more)
Good Energy Recommends Solar Suppliers
Which solar supplier? 100% renewable electricity supplier and micro-generation evangelist Good Energy has provided a small list of solar panel suppliers which it recommends. From its blog post Which oil supplier?, the company states ... (more)
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