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[10 February 2010 22:28]
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All the Buzz about Google
[10 February 2010 20:38]
Everybody in the computing world is talking about it, and most are playing with it... but what about the general public? Google Buzz is integrated ...

Windows 7 Upgrade from XP
[06 February 2010 11:20]
I have just completed my upgrade from Windows XP (tablet edition) to Windows 7, having bought the boxed product for £65 from Amazon [
Death Knell For IE6
[02 February 2010 08:03]
The Microsoft web browser loathed by web developers everywhere, Internet Explorer 6, is now going to lose Google's support. Here is a quote ...

Dell's 1.3kg Netbook
[18 January 2010 23:19]
This is an interesting little number - the DELL Inspiron Mini 10v Black Netbook being sold by Maplin for £230 (while stocks last). Product ...

Microsoft Security Essentials Problems
[18 January 2010 21:41]
I haven't heard much in the way of praise or criticism of Microsoft's security essential pack. It claims to provide "real-time protection for ...
Official: Worst Short URL Ever
[16 January 2010 18:33]
Whilst thinking about short URLs for work projects today, my brain managed to stumble on one for swinny.net which I thought was really neat at ...

Wireless Headset (Stereo)
[11 January 2010 20:55]
I've just ordered a Plantronics .Audio 995 Digital Wireless Stereo Headset from Amazon UK, although the Creative Labs HS-1200 Digital Wireless ...

High Performance Computing: A History
[31 December 2009 12:32]
Here's a recommendation from Amazon: As someone who has purchased or rated High Performance Web Sites: Essential Knowledge for Front-End Engineers ...

UStream Disconnects with Facebook
[02 October 2009 07:55]
UStream is getting into a bit of a muddle with its facebook connect integration. They have a flash chat app which sits above everything else ...

Twitter Doing Debug?
[24 September 2009 19:52]
Am I seeing things? Or missing something? There's what looks like debug output sat at the top of the timeline right now. Hasn't anyone in ...

AVG Free Antivirus
[15 June 2008 20:39]
Here is the link to Grisoft's Free Antivirus software: AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition 8.5 (link updated 20 August 2009). The software does ...

Rory Cellan-Jones Outfoxed By Twitter
[30 July 2009 21:55]
BBC Technology Correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones has, in his own words, been 'caught out by 02 new tweeting service'. He received a text message ...

Polar Opposite Tweets
[06 July 2009 21:10]
Two people, both of whom I enjoy following, tweeted rather different things first thing this morning. It made me smile... James Bowthorpe ( ...

Internet of Things, All A-Tweeting
[24 June 2009 06:54]
Superbly geeky news item on BBC1 last night, with @ruskin147 interviewing @andysc in his auto-tweeting home. @andysc = Andy Stanford-Clark ...

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