Archive for April, 2009

Future House Exhibition is in Town

Thursday, April 30th, 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. (more…)

Love BumpTop, Hate Old Desktop

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009
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???” (more…)

The Greatest Prank Call Ever

Friday, April 24th, 2009
The Greatest Prank Call Ever

This week’s Friday amusement is a great one. It’s a prank call which is just hysterical to listen too. (more…)

How to Save Ink & Paper When Printing From Websites

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009
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 easy way round this problem which is oh so often over looked. (more…)

The Downing Street Hand-shake

Friday, April 17th, 2009
The Downing Street Hand-shake

Just a quick Friday video to laugh the week out. (more…)

Surnames The World Over

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
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. (more…)

Easter 2009 Dates

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009
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. (more…)

Word of the Week: Malware

Monday, April 6th, 2009
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 of forms of hostile, intrusive, or annoying software or program code. The term ‘computer virus’ is sometimes used as a catch-all phrase to include all types of malware, including true viruses.

Sponsor an Executive

Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Sponsor an Executive

Let’s enjoy the weekend, but not before this: (more…)

Everyday Electronics to get an Energy Efficiency Rating

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
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. (more…)