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Google Street View Convoy
[15 Aug 2010]
Google streetview cars occasionally get snapped by other streetview cars as they appear to drive in convoy for odd stretches. I found this one ...
Government will continue to use IE6
[30 Jul 2010]
In response to a petition, submitted in June with over 6000 signatures and calling for an end to IE6 use within Government departments, the Government ...
three-letter .co domains
[21 Jul 2010]
The .CO era is here! These new domains for company registrations are going like hot cakes, and the prized 3-letter domains (none of which are ...
dot-co domains now registered
[27 Jul 2010]
To complement the available short domain list, here is a list of .co domains that are now registered. Note that we haven't included numbers ...
Sending Emails: How to Remove the X-Authentication Warning
[14 Jul 2010]
Here is the header that appears in emails that your web server has sent through sendmail or postfix: X-Authentication-Warning: serverx.mysite ...
Effect of Sponsored Trending Topics
[23 Jun 2010]
Here are a couple of follower graphs (courtesy of TwitterCounter.com) for Disney-Pixar and Coca-Cola, both of whom have been sponsoring trending ...
The Google Wonder Wheel
[22 May 2010]
Google is really playing around with different interfaces to help you fine-tune your search results. For a pretty broad phrase like 'cycling ...
My Buzz Feed
[10 Feb 2010]
This is produced from the URL http://buzz.googleapis.com/feeds/john.swindells/public/posted
All the Buzz about Google
[10 Feb 2010]
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 Feb 2010]
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 Feb 2010]
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 Jan 2010]
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 Jan 2010]
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 Jan 2010]
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 Jan 2010]
I've just ordered a Plantronics .Audio 995 Digital Wireless Stereo Headset from Amazon UK, although the Creative Labs HS-1200 Digital Wireless ...
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