2003
End of the free?
Just read an article about the Guardian in England who are about to start charging for electronic newsletters. This seems to be the way all online sites are going now. No such thing as free news anymore which coupled with no free lunches means that both mind and body will soon go hungry. Hmm, maybe… Read More »End of the free?
FoneBlog
Looks like O2 have jumped on the blogging band wagon and are now offering a mobile phone bloggng service to customers. You can now post all your picture phone images via MMS to a blog for others to view. Interesting concept and I can’t wait to see the huge influx of quality onto the web… Read More »FoneBlog
WiFi in a wide open space
Just catching up on some feeds on the register and noticed this little article on the common practice of WiFi users sending everything they own over an unencrypted, unsecure connection. I suppose that this is a testament to the fact that either most people don’t know about securing their connections or they are just too… Read More »WiFi in a wide open space
The Art of Noise?
Every now and then I stumble across something that grabs my attention purely for its ludricous nature. Today whilst reading CNN I found this article about dB (decibel) drag racers and one guy in particular who literally has a van full of amplifiers and sub-woofers. Some mentalities never fail to amuse me. source: CNN.com
Music Swappers Beware
After much debate across the airwaves in recent months regarding file sharing and the would-be impact on the music industry, it now appears that the industry is prepared to bite back in a big way. Plans are afoot to scour the internet exchanges in search of those offering ‘substantial’ collections of electronic format music for… Read More »Music Swappers Beware
IT Outsourcing
It seems as though some bad news in the pipeline for the Ericsson job front has been turned into a standby via the outsourcing of nearly 1000 jobs for the telecommunications giant. IBM will move in to cover the outsourcing of Ercissons applications department in a move that may suggest that hardware and software development… Read More »IT Outsourcing
IntEgrate not separate
Yet another M$ move to combine IE as the only browser suitable for Windows users. They now plan even more integration with the Windows OS. So much in fact that they are actually stopping the download of IE6 as a standalone browser, so you better rush to get your copy before it’s too late… source:… Read More »IntEgrate not separate