Monthly Archives: October 2011

Help a non-emailer

generic_blog I am sure, mine, and most people in the UK’s day starts like this: coffee and email. However, according to a new study conducted by BT, 20 per cent of Brits have not experienced the pleasure of sending an email. Not even once. True, these people don’t know the frustrating side… Read the rest...

Website blocking, a no-go?

generic_blog The news has recently come out that BT has just 2 weeks to block NewzBin2 (a copyright infringement facilitating website). Countdown starts now. Creative industries have welcomed the decision with open arms while the Open Rights Group for one had a very different opinion. “Website blocking simply will not work. It’s… Read the rest...

3D – a gem for more than just films

3d glasses I’m not the biggest proponent of 3D, I tend to find it ruins films that would work ten times better in HD (High Definition), but every so often I hear of a new use for 3D which makes me think that maybe it is worth keeping around. My opinions on… Read the rest...

Drawing lines

iStock_000016500920Small I think I found my new dream job. Simplifydigital.com has reported that McAfee employed students to sort out content that automated crawlers were not advanced enough to categorise as a part of the firm’s website blocking software, which is offered by ISPs such as BT… Read the rest...

“Ferrari-fast” broadband will have to wait

horsey_horseless The Westminster Welsh Affairs committee stated that all that the UK government was thinking about was super-speedy, superfast, “Ferrari-fast” in fact, broadband. As a consequence, a lot of rural locations were missing out on the simple things in life, for example basic broadband. I personally prefer having basic broadband rather than… Read the rest...