Website Is Good For The Legal BitsWebsite Is Good For The Legal Bits Does anyone actually read Conditions of Service statements on the Internet? Or do we just tick the box and rush on, agreeing to whatever a website operator may have slipped in as a hidden cost of giving us an account? I know I am guilty of this. No…
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READ MORE... How We Can Help Each Other To Dodge The JamsHow We Can Help Each Other To Dodge The Jams Having done more trekking around the country than usual this year so far, I have been impressed by how much more effective the traffic functions in Google Maps have become. They have helped me to confidently dodge some serious jams using free flowing alternative routes….
READ MORE... Children Have Chance To Visit Wonderland…Children Have Chance To Visit Wonderland… One week into the school holidays and how many children will have already declared that they are bored? The challenge of keeping them occupied and interested all summer is long familiar. Alice in wonderland, Lewis Carroll’s classic tale published 150 years ago in 1865, opens with its young heroine…
READ MORE... Microsoft Faces A Tough Future As Strategy FailsMicrosoft Faces A Tough Future As Strategy Fails It became very clear last week how far the market has deserted the old order in the information technology sphere. Microsoft, struggling to find its own direction, effectively killed off the mobile business built up years back by Nokia. There was a time when Nokia dominated the…
READ MORE... Digital Information Needs Back-Up PlanDigital Information Needs Back-Up Plan A new term has been added to the IT lexicon. This is ‘Digital Amnesia’ and it refers to our shrinking capacity to remember stuff in the digital age. Apparently, since we have started carrying our address books, telephone directories, maps, dictionaries and travel guides around with us in small metal…
READ MORE... Super Software For Successful Summer Sabbatical AbroadSuper Software For Successful Summer Sabbatical Abroad Schools are out in two weeks and suitcases are being readied for the great getaway. Smartphones are already and waiting for some of the best software to plan ahead for summer sabbaticals. Take XR Currency, a free App for major platforms. It keeps itself updated with exchange rates…
READ MORE... Find Right Apps For The Perfect Holiday SnapsFind Right Apps For The Perfect Holiday Snaps As the summer vacation season picks up, it could be time to start thinking ahead about travelling tech. With the numbers of megapixels on offer, it is becoming common to dispense with the separate camera for recording holiday highlights and use the ubiquitous smartphone instead. What better…
READ MORE... Specs May Offer A New Reality For Games At HomeSpecs May Offer A New Reality For Games At Home Pundits left the Electronic Entertainment Expo in LA, otherwise known as E3, with two words on their lips – Augmented Reality. Known as AR for short, it adds computer generated objects to a real world view. It differs from Virtual Reality (VR), which gives users…
READ MORE... Runners May Be Just The Start Of Music App RaceRunners May Be Just The Start Of Music App Race The arrival of a new product from Spotify heralded a campaign to win the hearts and minds, but mostly the ears and small change, of enthusiastic runners. The industry has noticed a growth in the numbers of fold running in pursuit of fitness. So, the…
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