Monthly Archives: April 2009
Future House Exhibition is in Town
This week sees the London Future House Exhibition hosted in London’s Excel Centre. Some of the future gadgets for the home are truly expensive, but others are reasonable in price and practicable.
Love BumpTop, Hate Old Desktop
A very interesting desktop (literally) application has been released called BumpTop. BumpTop makes the desktop so much better and user friendly. Some of you will be asking – “So what???”
How to Save Ink & Paper When Printing From Websites
Often people say that they are bored by how many pages are printed out when they press print whilst viewing a website. Mainly the waste of paper which is produced and the unnecessary amounts of ink involved. There is an … Continue reading
Surnames The World Over
Last summer a website that maps global surnames was launched. The project run by the University College London is designed to help people find the origins of their name and how far it may have spread.
Easter 2009 Dates
Easter is now fast approaching and the Blogberry and I will be taking the usual annual break from Thursday 9th April till Wednesday 15th.
Word of the Week: Malware
Malware is the merger of the words malicious and software. It is software designed to infiltrate or damage a computer system without the owner’s informed consent. The expression is a general term used by computer professionals to mean a variety … Continue reading
Everyday Electronics to get an Energy Efficiency Rating
Computers, TVs, and masses of other electronic devices and appliances could soon get an energy rating label similar to those found on white goods such as washing machines and fridges.
The Interent Braces Itself for a Meltdown…or Not
Sure, I know the date but this isn’t some hysterical April Fools joke. Today is zero day for a virus that is sweeping the Internet called Conficker. Conficker is believed to have infected up to 5 million computers to date.
