Archive for 2010

New Railway Or Old Idea?

UK government think tank re-invents Victorian visionary’s idea for high speed railway, then tries to take credit for the idea – New Labour? Old Gold Diggers…

Bullguard Antivirus and Internet Security Review

The most recent version of Bullguard Internet Security – version 9.0 – is the first major release of this software in two years.  It sports a great new clean and simple look, and an easy to use interface with icons to click on that take you straight to the task you want to perform. Your [...]

Power Lacing Technology – Back to the Future 2

Reebok Pumps, Puma Discs… and now Nike has ‘Power Lace Technology’ as predicted in Back to the Future II.

UK Digital Economy Act 2010

The UK’s Digital Economy Act 2010 is meant to protect copyright online and increase regulation and control of the way people use the Internet. At first glance that doesn’t seem to harmful, but it could mean that

* Websites can be blocked for alleged copyright infringement.
* Families accused of sharing copyrighted files will be disconnected without trial. They will have to pay to appeal.
* Even if you don’t live in the UK, it sets a worrying precedent for other countries to follow suit.

Let Samsung Take Those Old Electronics Off Your Hands This Spring

People can dispose of old electronics safely and responsibly through a series of e-waste recycling drives that are being held at public schools in San Francisco. Samsung is encouraging everyone to recycle their old TVs, monitors, desktop and laptop computers, printers, keyboards, mice, radios, stereos, speakers, DVD and CD players, VCRs, MP3 players, PDAs, and cell phones.