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Google picks holes in EU's 'right to be forgotten'

What happens when one hosting platform "acquires data" from another? If I...

22 May, 2012 2 comments

Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls

Skittles with tapes and coffee cups. Old tapes so we didn't have to rewind...

21 May, 2012 2 comments

Data protection watchdog issues first NHS fine

And the Government itself is the biggest offender - but just gets away with...

1 May, 2012 1 comment

DEA anti-piracy measures delayed until 2014

It really is "not on" that a law has been passed by the Government? that the...

27 April, 2012 3 comments

Sky offers 'secret', faster broadband to new customers

With the big proviso that the fibre is already there. If you ain't got fibre...

27 April, 2012 2 comments

Web porn should be opt-in, MPs say

Parental Controls are just that. If Those MPs are not capable of looking over...

19 April, 2012 3 comments

Privacy activists accuse Facebook of missing deadline

I wonder if that constant dialogue is in the form of folded paper.

5 April, 2012 2 comments

Rogue police deleted data at gangs' behest, says report

Well changes to any database will be logged with time, date and details of...

2 April, 2012 2 comments

Police set to launch three £30m e-crime hubs

Nine people? £30m? Who's back pocket is that lot going in? And IF they say...

10 February, 2012 1 comment

Government warns Liverpool and Newcastle over fibre

Are the government going to check that the approved plans are strictly...

30 January, 2012 1 comment

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Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

Though the metro look is quite cool on the windows mobile platform I think...

23 May, 2012 6 comments

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

I agree, we have a few touch screen monitors in work but as Windows7 and the...

23 May, 2012 6 comments

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

I find it amusing that Microsoft added the mouse, which was deemed awkward,...

23 May, 2012 6 comments

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

Agree with other comments. Nobody's going to start reaching out to start...

23 May, 2012 6 comments

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

The only way a touch monitor would be any good is if it were horizontal on...

22 May, 2012 6 comments

Windows 8 could speed multi-monitor uptake

This is just dumb! Forget that I think Windows 8 will bomb, but really,...

22 May, 2012 6 comments

The Idle Self-employed

@Andy Bolstridge > Unfortunately, we need the majority to work 9-5 And...

22 May, 2012 3 comments

Google picks holes in EU's 'right to be forgotten'

What happens when one hosting platform "acquires data" from another? If I...

22 May, 2012 2 comments

How To Convert PowerPoint To SCORM Compliant Course

iSpring Pro is a nice tool, that allows PowerPoint to SCORM conversion. They...

22 May, 2012 1 comment

The three big questions about Facebook's IPO

I think the answer to the question requires a deeper analysis of where the...

21 May, 2012 1 comment

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Jake Rayson

xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows

Blog Post In my quest for Ultimate Freelancer Flexibility, I have purchased a MacBook,...

23 May, 2012 by Jake Rayson
Lucy Sherriff

Hydrogen could be key to logic for graphene oxide

Blog Post Researchers at Georgia Tech in the US have found that the availability of...

23 May, 2012 by Lucy Sherriff
apexwm

Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux

Blog Post When the rapid release schedule was first announced for Firefox last year, I...

22 May, 2012 by apexwm
Jack Schofield

Smartphones run HTML5 a lot slower than PCs

Blog Post Benchmarks run by Spaceport.io show that HTML5 runs "six to ten times slower"...

22 May, 2012 by Jack Schofield