Tell the boss if you use an Xbox as a server
IT departments will always make do and mend, it’s a natural thing to simply fix something and if it works ok, just leave it to run. But this is okay until the people in the department have left leaving a new team to fix any problems.
This particular organisation is a university and when all of [...]
Your computer and the law
The internet has been a place with no real rules and has grown on a global scale without the intervention of governments and other organisations. But this freedom has created a separate society from the rest of world.
But now there are moves to bring in laws to the internet and you could be breaking those [...]
Speed help on Firefox
Anyone new to Firefox could be forgiven for not knowing about any of the super fast tools that they give you. These tools are there to make life easier and of course faster.
But these tools have designed to make working on the internet a simpler and faster way of working which will once these tools [...]
DVD releases matched on iTunes
In a deal which is likely to upset all retailers around the world eventually, but will definitely annoy many of the retailers who sell film DVD’s as Apple have agreed terms with the major the film distribution companies to sell through the iTunes store all of the latest films releases in line with the release [...]
April 28, 2008Gardening or computing
For some parents it is a full time job just getting the kids off of the computer these days, for what ever the reason, be it home work, surfing or talking to their friends, some kids just stay glued to their seats and are rarely seen coming out of their rooms apart from when there [...]
April 3, 2008Social networking to get 999 numbers
There is a report due out on Friday from the Home Secretary Jacqui Smith that is going to take a look at the many social networking sites that are so popular with children of all ages these days. It is believed that a greater understanding from parents is needed too.
The recommendation is that these sites [...]
Google works for CIA
As if Google did not control enough things, it seems that they have been recruited to help out the CIA and other security services to help them better understand how to process and share the information that these services appear to accumulate.
In order to get one step ahead of the people that they are [...]
Paying bills online saves forests
The trend for paying bills online these days has spread really fast, in fact this method of keeping on top your bills is not just convenient and safe, but if you think about it, can be great for the environment too.
In a recent US study it is was found that if just one household stops [...]
iTunes number two for music
The innovative company Apple have been quick to announce that their online music store iTunes has moved into second place as the in the music retailers league table. They are now above Best Buy and below the superstore giant Wal-Mart.
In this announcement the company said that they now have over fifty million iTunes registered customers [...]
Wikileaks closed down by courts
The site that allows people to whistle blow from their computers has been closed down in the states, Wikileaks has been responsible for many leaks that have embarrassed politicians and the government, but now under the orders of a Judge in California the US site has been forced to go offline. But there are other [...]