Archive for March, 2008

The True Origin of the Internet

Friday, March 7th, 2008
The True Origin of the Internet

This week’s Friday amusement is The True Origin of the Internet. As ever, (more…)

Getting through the credit crunch: Save up to £325 on your gas and electricity bills

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008
Getting through the credit crunch: Save up to £325 on your gas and electricity bills

Gas and electricity bills are a major household expense, yet nearly 50% of UK households continue to pay a premium price (more…)

Email auto-complete, what is it, how to use it, how to make it work best

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008
Email auto-complete, what is it, how to use it, how to make it work best

When you’re composing a new message to someone, most users with opt to use the auto-complete (sometimes known as the predictive list) in the ‘To:’ box. This allows your regular contacts to be found quickly an easily with only a few keystrokes. (more…)

Word of the week: RSS

Monday, March 3rd, 2008
Word of the week: RSS

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a format for syndicating news, and “news” in this context can encompass not only current events but also recent changes to a web page or the revision history of a document. Once information about such items is coded so that an RSS feed exists, an RSS reader program can check the feed for changes and then react in whatever manner desired. For example, an RSS reader of news can check the news feed of a favourite site and then alert you when that site has been updated. This site has an RSS feed.