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Don't kill FM for broadband: Build a new internet

Ofcom is planning a digital switch-off for FM radio and eyeing the frequencies for more broadband services. An exciting alternative is already available Read more

7 July, 2011 by Rupert Goodwins
Bow Coach 2.0

Bow Coach 2.0

Bow Coach has been studied and developed in order to manage the archers training. It can manage many profiles, so coaches who need to... Read more

6 May, 2012
Magic Archers 1.1

Magic Archers 1.1

...in your hands, the rope will fire them off, try to avoid the archers shoot them to save the villain kill, your responsibility is to... Read more

12 April, 2012
Magic Archer 1.2

Magic Archer 1.2

...in your hands, the rope will fire them off, try to avoid the archers shoot them to save the villain kill, your responsibility is to... Read more

3 April, 2012

The Archers fans ploughed by email virus

...of an email mailing list for fans of the radio soap opera The Archers last week, according to Sophos Anti-Virus. The broadcaster has confirmed... Read more

4 February, 2003 by Matthew Broersma

Digital radio coming to the masses

...digital-radio receivers on the way, you could soon be listening to The Archers in CD-quality sound Read more

26 August, 1999 by Justin Pearse
Annoying software: a rogues' gallery

Annoying software: a rogues' gallery

...the front page of The Times. And you just wanted to stream The Archers. At least Europe's been spared Real's Rhapsody music shop... Read more

20 May, 2008 by Rupert Goodwins
Community holds key to broadband funding puzzle

Community holds key to broadband funding puzzle

...co-operative providers. So if we all form a broadband equivalent of the Archers' community shop, will it be 'job done'? Not quite, but it... Read more

16 February, 2010 by Malcolm Corbett

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...1403 to 1415 (The Bucolic Torture Of Mind And Soul That Is The Archers) I flick over to Radio 5. It was in one of... Read more

31 March, 2006

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...1403 to 1415 (The Bucolic Torture Of Mind And Soul That Is The Archers) I flick over to Radio 5. It was in one of... Read more

31 March, 2006 by Rupert Goodwins

Bluetooth won't bite the hand that frees it

...million mobile phone subscribers and uncountable TV channels — all without interfering with the Archers. So the lack of current European regulatory approval for Uultrawideband Bluetooth... Read more

30 March, 2006 by Leader

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...could spend their evenings watching Big Brother, or everyone in Ambridge discovered the Archers, only with considerably more potential for an horrific climax. This is... Read more

23 September, 2005

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...could spend their evenings watching Big Brother, or everyone in Ambridge discovered the Archers, only with considerably more potential for an horrific climax. This is... Read more

23 September, 2005 by Rupert Goodwins
The Archery Sweet 2.0b 2.0b

The Archery Sweet 2.0b 2.0b

...to be scored is selected from a list. This list is under the archers control. New rounds can be added or unused ones deleted. 3... Read more

1 February, 2004

Rupert Goodwins' Diary

...an airy wave of the hand, bathroom radios that tune away from the Archers when I shake my fist at them, and TV receivers that... Read more

28 November, 2003

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minzhu

Don't blame CEO, they want RIM win. RIM has strange culture and self distruct political environment. In RIM if a new hired person figure out...

23 minutes ago by minzhu on RIM CEO: Time to squash BlackBerry myths
Thomas Gellhaus

I've been very pleased with Mageia 2. My review went up on Sunday. My only issue is that my particular wireless printer hasn't been detected on...

3 hours ago by Thomas Gellhaus via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
knapper

That we have :-) Retailers don't buy stuff to lie around in warehouses, particularly with fast moving technology products. If they didn't think...

9 hours ago by knapper on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
JohneKerr

I think that we have been here before, shipments are not equal to sales. Correct?

10 hours ago by JohneKerr on Windows Phone, Android take bite out of BlackBerry
Iain Sutherland

I received the notification of Mageia 2 being released on Saturday, was already running Mageia 1. After running the installation X came back up...

11 hours ago by Iain Sutherland via Facebook on Scorecard - Linux Mint 13 and Mageia 2
SoapyTablet

If ZTE have been selling below cost with the ZTE Blade / Orange San Francisco then given the current high street price of the Nokia Lumia 710, you...

15 hours ago by SoapyTablet on Huawei, ZTE face EU 'illegal state subsidies' probe
Burn-IT

Yes it is basically down to "nobody in control understands IT, is willing to admit it, or allow decisions to be delegated". Lets get someone in who...

15 hours ago by Burn-IT on 6 million wasted licences and £1,200 PCs: welcome to government IT
pjc158

So let me get this straight just because a consultant has oberved that mobile companies who get in trouble never recover, well we all might as well...

16 hours ago by pjc158 on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
Jake Rayson

@191706> *their* own Mac Thank you for picking up the errant spelling :) @apexwm > Mac OS X for Intel machines is supposed to run in VirtualBox...

18 hours ago by Jake Rayson on xTreme Triple Booting: Linux, Mac & Windows
archerthom

I'm imagining Batman-style sonar imaging that will detect the cat and Lego bricks in the dark - I'm going to be disappointed aren't I?

19 hours ago by archerthom on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
unlockworldwide

May I quote Horace Dediu, who runs the consultancy Asmyco who has repeatedly observed that mobile phone companies that fall into loss – even once...

19 hours ago by unlockworldwide on RIM to lay off 2,000 on 1 June, says report
NarayanaIyyappan

It is useful for their lifes,and also this matters are important for networking students.

22 hours ago by NarayanaIyyappan on IPv6 security: Plan now and quiz vendors
DarkDown

yeah! all we want free software

1 day ago by DarkDown on Stallman: Free software battling for hearts and minds
Jack Strain

Just gimme a map to the fridge. :D

2 days ago by Jack Strain via Facebook on Indoor navigation coming to a mobile near you soon
Sungwoo

do You know that? it can install 4G Ram. So i buy 4g and install It work! I can run call of duty 4,6,7 [Modern war... 1,2,3] Call of duty 1 was...

2 days ago by Sungwoo on Loose Ends - Upgrading the Aspire One 522
itsajob

2. Bad idea. Making up patch cables loses you your commission from the cable supplier. 3. If you tidy up, other people can understand where the...

2 days ago by itsajob on Ten IT jobs to save up for those rare lulls
Paul Smyth

Is this classic FUD? One thing I would definitely have notice is a Mozilla threat to stop supporting GNU/Linux.

3 days ago by Paul Smyth via Facebook on Firefox rapid release improves Fedora Linux
UnderINK

I agree with the previous commenter wholeheartedly. I couldn't say it better myself. This is very 'Big Brother'. And while I agree with protecting...

3 days ago by UnderINK on European e-identity plan to be unveiled this month
Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe

Nice to see that Turing's idea of a general purpose computer doing once-hardware-powered tasks in software is now universal ;-) Mary

3 days ago by Simon Bisson and Mary Branscombe on Software with everything
Jason Burchell

seriously now. I've only bothered to read a small bit of the comments. do me and the rest of the world a favour. stop saying it does not work or...

3 days ago by Jason Burchell via Facebook on Music industry negotiating over 24-bit downloads