Bring Your Social Network Into The Real World With Tagggit
Fri, 28/11/08 | 3 Comments

Have you ever been somewhere interesting and later couldn’t remember exactly where it was? Perhaps you know someone who might find a particular place interesting but they don’t know where it is? Looking for ideas …

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Weekend Technology News Roundup for 30th December 2008
Mon, 1/12/08 | No Comment

Weekend Technology News Roundup for 30th December 2008

A round up of recent and interesting technology news and articles from technology sites around the web including IT Pro, BBC, Silicon.com, Network World, Computer Weekly, Computing, ZDNet and BCS - all with our unique spin.

Always Think About The Customer
Fri, 28/11/08 | No Comment

I was reading Sharon Jackson’s Blog recently (she recently guest posted an article here “Web Site Design: Should You Do It Yourself Or Go With A Pro?“), where she talked more about web site design …

Video: 123people
Fri, 28/11/08 | No Comment
Video: 123people

Following our recent article regarding the launch of 123people, Who Are You? Find Out With 123people, we found this supporting video on YouTube.

What is RFC ?
Fri, 28/11/08 | No Comment
What is RFC ?

RFC (Request For Comments) is the mechanism through which the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) discusses networking technologies. Internet standards are often born out of RFC, some of the more well known standards to emerge …

Video: Tagggit
Fri, 28/11/08 | No Comment
Video: Tagggit

To support the recent article Bring Your Social Network Into The Real World With Tagggit I have included this video as an overview to Tagggit, the location-centric social network.

Remembering Norbert Wiener
Wed, 26/11/08 | 2 Comments
Remembering Norbert Wiener

When it comes to famous mathematicians a few names jump to mind. A quick ponder leads to Isaac Newton, Joseph Fourier, Albert Einstein, Blaise Pascal, Alan Turing and Charles Babbage, and of course Norbert Wiener.
On …

Free Online: PBwiki
Tue, 25/11/08 | No Comment
Free Online: PBwiki

Collaboration on projects can be greatly improved through the adoption of a Wiki. There are a number to choose from but one in particular I have been looking at is PBwiki. PBwiki describes itself as …

Windows Server 2003: Help and Support Service Missing
Tue, 25/11/08 | No Comment
Windows Server 2003: Help and Support Service Missing

I needed to run the MSINFO32 command recently, on a Windows Server 2003 machine, but it failed with an error stating:
Windows cannot open Help and Support because a system service is not running. To fix …

Technology Predictions for 2009
Mon, 24/11/08 | One Comment
Technology Predictions for 2009

It looks like Christmas is looming up already (aren’t we still in November?) so is it time to already be thinking about what the New Year will bring?
Looking back at our technology predictions for 2008 …

Weekend Technology News Roundup for 23rd Nov 2008
Sun, 23/11/08 | One Comment
Weekend Technology News Roundup for 23rd Nov 2008

A round up of recent and interesting technology news and articles from technology sites around the web including IT Pro, BBC, Silicon.com, Network World, Computer Weekly, Computing and ZDNet - all with our unique spin.

Department …

Wait Until Morro Comes, Yeah Yeah
Wed, 19/11/08 | No Comment
Wait Until Morro Comes, Yeah Yeah

IT Pro are reporting Microsoft is replacing its paid for OneCare Live service with a free security suite (hurray!) currently codenamed “Morro” - a play on tomorrow perhaps? Onecare retail subscription services are likely to …