Google Tricks Re-Visited
Google seems to roll-out tricks to it's search engine on a regular basis with little or no fan-fair. A review of some of the coolest Google tricks and tips. [#!/usr/bin/geek]
From the archive
August 2003
138 posts
RIAA the world is Falling BULLSH$T
Oh my god we need to run out and sue everyone because record sales are falling faster than a runaway elevator. If sales in the US are any indication to actual sales in the United Kingdom I think the RIAA may have to change there party line. [Guardian Unlimited]
Snippet of the supposed SCO infringing code revealed
I am in SCO bashing mood I am not sure why. I guess it is the Anti Sue thread that lives in my body. Companies and Individuals who sue others just because they can does not make it the right thing to do. I had a airbag fail to deploy a few years ago in a very serious accident I
You can take your Number with you but it’s gonna cost you!
Ok we all know that a new rule is going to allow you to take your cell phone number with you when you switch carriers. But what I did not know is that the cell companies are going to be allowed to charge a fee to existing users to recover cost. This pisses me off! So now we will all
Everyone loves WiFi so how do employers deal with it.
My workplace has extremely rigid security rules when it comes to connecting devices to the network. This goes along with a very rigid software policy also. The rules are so rigid that sometimes it becomes counter productive. But I am also confident with those rules that my workplace data is secure. Now what happens if you have no security policy
Buy a stolen Segway go to Jail
Those that own a Segway get a unique key with the unit that makes it nearly impossible to hotwire. So when some idiot tried to get some help on getting his stolen Segway started he ended up in Jail. Isn't technology grand. [The Register]
Broadband on the go!
I find as I travel the world and I quite literally mean the world I always on the lookout for ways to get broadband. In some locations it is simply impossible, I would imagine within 5 years this will be all mute point and we will be able to get broadband at all locations worldwide. So what is a traveler
Smartphones will kill off PDAs
By the end of this year, the plain, vanilla PDA market will have shrunk by nearly ten per cent. Instead, users are demanding "converged" devices, says a survey by research company IDC. And at last, the market seems to be getting the design right. [The Register]
FCC lifts AOL messaging limits
The Federal Communications Commission has agreed to lift restrictions that have barred AOL Time Warner from offering advanced instant messaging services including videoconferencing, according to a source familiar with the decision. [News.com]
Palm Adopts palmOne Name For Hardware
3Comm, Palm Pilot, Palm, PalmOne. Geez. [Information Week]
Online gripe forum tackles mobile spam
If you've being ticked off by poor service or peeved by annoying mobile spam messages, help is at hand. Grumbletext provides a forum to publicise UK mobile phone scams. It's a Vmyths for the mobile generation, with more interactivity built in. [The Register]
Apple ships new Power Mac G5
Apple Computer on Monday said that it started to ship two models of its Power Mac G5, with a dual-processor version of the desktop computer set to ship sometime this month. Just, when are the laptops coming?? [News.com]
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