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Twitter Bible 25 Aug 2010 | 09:29 pm
You may have heard of Twitter. You may have heard of the Bible. There are a few people who have put it together. To get you started in the very old and the very new: Twitter: a website which allows p...
The Information Age 7 Aug 2010 | 01:30 am
Ever wondered why it’s called the information age? Well it’s because we’re now generating such vast quantities of electronic data every day. Eric Schmidt is the CEO of Google – a company that knows a...
iPod? iCan’t 25 Jul 2010 | 11:07 am
Nope – just tried again and I can’t justify buying an iPod. Let it be known, iPod Touch, that I was seriously looking in your direction, but still couldn’t convince myself that you were worth a quarte...
Scientists 25 Jun 2010 | 09:40 pm
This is a greats study of what 7th-grade kids in America thought about scientists both before and after a visit to Fermilab (a cutting-edge physics research facility in the US). Who’s the Scientist?
Making an Impression 12 Jun 2010 | 11:22 am
It’s late and I can’t sleep. Switched the telly on, to find there’s sod-all to watch. BBC 1 are currently broadcasting The National Lottery Friday Night Draws. Hosted by Ronni Ancona, it’s a pre-reco...
Motivational Seminars 28 Apr 2010 | 10:59 am
Why would anyone ever be bothered to go to one?
Weighty Issues 26 Apr 2010 | 07:59 pm
There’s an election on, in case you hadn’t noticed. Politicians are fighting for their seats like 5-year-olds in a game of musical chairs. Except you believe the children, and they’re less boring to w...
Courtesy Cars 13 Apr 2010 | 10:43 am
I love my car. It’s now official. In the space of a couple of months I’ve had two courtesy cars and was impressed with neither. Stepping back into my Accord this afternoon was just heaven. It all st...
It’s Slippery Out There You Know 4 Apr 2010 | 11:27 am
Switching on the TV today to check footy scores meant I landed on the “World Figure-Skating Championships”, broadcast by the BBC and a rapidly-ageing Sue Barker. While I was still looking in a stunne...
Spam Nuggets 29 Mar 2010 | 10:30 am
Anyone who has been using the internet for longer than about 45 minutes will have noticed the problem of spam. “Spam” was originally used as a term to describe unsolicited e-mails, often advertising p...
