Windows 7 better than Vista
Will Windows 7 be better than Vista, well for many Windows users they would probably be thinking that it sure could not be any worse, or could it? So far there has been many words spoken about the new Microsoft operating system, but as of yet there has been no proof for us to go [...]
October 29, 2008Astronauts to use e-vote
In the UK, the government have just decided not to allow the voters to use e-voting for the 2009 local and European elections; maybe they should be taking a look at what is happening in the US election.
They have taken e-voting to a new level by allowing the astronauts based on the international space station [...]
BMW’s could be running open-source
BMW have always been a thinking ahead company when it comes to innovations, and now they are looking to develop open-source software to be used as a platform for infotainment services. The idea is develop simple plug in and play applications.
The company has called on the other major car makers to join a panel where [...]
Like Open Office, you need these then
For computer users who do not know, openoffice is a cool group of applications, which replace the Windows tools and programmes, and of course, from its title it is open source and therefore free of charge.
But as with many other programmes there are always little add ons or extensions that can be downloaded in order [...]
Technology keeping families in touch
With new technology comes the fear that it will replace something that we hold dear to our lives like family. We often hear that kids spend hours up in their bedrooms, whereas it was not that long ago when they used to take over the TV.
Yet it has been found through by Pew Internet that [...]
How to know that someone is on your network
Having your own home wireless network is a great thing, it means that you can use the internet almost anywhere within your home or business and in some cases even outside. However, because you can access your wireless network outside of the premises, then so can other people.
So how could you tell if your next-door [...]
World Bank computers hacked
It would appear that not even the World Bank has escaped the turmoil within the banking sector; it turns out that a while back around eighteen of the organisations servers, a serious breach of security indeed by anyone’s standards.
But as normal the with things like this the World Bank are praising themselves on the fact [...]
If only planes used GPS
Most of the air traffic network is still using the same principles laid down during the Second World War; this means that many flights are often criss crossing around the world using up valuable fuel, which is costing millions if not billions of pounds.
However, there is a technology already available that millions of people use [...]
Avoiding computer crashes
A computer crash used to be one of the favourite excuses for organisations to have for not helping you, but as more people use computers both at home and at work, the reality is that the computer crash is real and it can cause all sorts of related problems.
There are a few reasons as to [...]
Good Gmail lab apps
For many people Gmail is just another free email provider, but for those that have used the Google Labs facility it can be much more than that. Gmail Labs is a feature that come about for the user to find out what features are available instead Google having to keep reminding us of what is [...]