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:

Tech Tweets

Tech4.eu: view all the latest tech tweets.

Sandbox

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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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