IBM sold its personal computing division to Chinese manufacturer Lenovo (previously called Legend) in 2005, divesting itself of a product line they could not make a profit from. After this weeks announcement that the IBM brand will be dropped, the…
A study in Canada has been released that proves what many (myself included) have known for years, that on average people that pirate music are more likely to buy CD’s rather than less. The study was sponsored by the Canadian government…
It disturbs me that I might say something positive about a spammer, but I must admit that I respect the ingenuity of this. Reported by the BBC, spammers have invented a windows game that progressively displays more of an image…
When a GNC reader recently pointed out my antipodean spelling I thought it might be past time that I actually introduced myself. As the tags on my post say, my name is Matthew and I live with my wife and…
Mike Masnick makes a plea on techdirt for a mobile phone vendor to step forward and offer truth in their advertisements and product descriptions. This was prompted by a JD Power report on the declining satisfaction with mobile phone providers…
A story from a week or so ago in Forbes talks about how the new Radiohead album is being extensively pirated. Seems ironic for an album that you can legally get for free would need to be pirated, especially not at…
As I spent my weekend trying to repair, then ultimately rebuilding my shared computer at home I had 3 realisations. Virus/Trojan programs these days are really nasty. It’s very easy for non-geeks to get into virus trouble. Thank goodness for…