There has been considerable astonishment at Apple’s announcement of a version of their web-browser that will run on windows. After all, despite what Apple claims, Safari does not have greatest reputation even among OS X users, and it is not as if Windows users do not have a wide choice of browsers already. All of [...]
This is a worrying tale. But then, as I’m always telling my students, check the footnotes!
The Americans are attempting immigration reform. Here is some excellent commentary on the idiocy of the current proposals.
Windows Vista was, by any reckoning, late. One of the major reasons was that Microsoft was attempting to take its ageing code-base, much of which of course dates back to a time when personal computers were solitary creatures (my Windows 95 machine was quite shocked by the addition of a network card), tending to commune [...]
Unless you are happy to have complete strangers use your wireless connection, it might be time for an upgrade.
For almost as long as I’ve been using computers, various companies have been issuing press releases about e-paper. But they are becoming increasingly specific in their promises. I’ll believe it when I see it, but I’ll probably want it when I do, too.
Perhaps people don’t really read what they see on the screen. Perhaps they are addicted to clicking (“Oooo. Blue and shiny. Must Click!”), but it turns out that you can actually offer to infect people’s computers and they will click on the link. Speaking of reading text online, the point made by Livelink (TM) is [...]
From a piece in the Independent: Do you believe in the rights of women, or do you believe in multiculturalism? A series of verdicts in the German courts in the past month, have shown with hot, hard logic that you can’t back both. You have to choose.
I was amused by this clip. You can get people to sign anything if you just know how to do it. In this case, a petition to ban that evil compound now found in drinking water near you, dihydrogen monoxide.
The BBC ran around after the election telling everyone that the Conservatives hadn’t increased their share of the vote, despite picking up over 800 local seats. It didn’t seem to make a lot of sense – see this analysis of their rather “twonkish” methodology. And then go and read your rather battered copy of How [...]