7 Reasons Why Google Chrome Won’t Change the World (Yet)

Almost every technology blog and news site has been reporting (like us) the release of Google’s new open source web browser called Chrome. I downloaded it last night and used it for about half an hour and although I am [...]

Will Netbooks Pave the Way for Linux?

As we all know by now, netbooks are the latest craze in the computing world. Small notebooks, perfect for on the go, and relatively cheap. The interesting thing is that these netbooks are often offered with Linux pre-installed instead of [...]

Why the Dell Inspiron Mini matters

Many are expecting Dell to announce a low cost ultraportable laptop any day now. Many folks expected the company to to launch the Inspiron Mini yesterday The guys at Liliputing have some ideas about the new Inspiron Mini. They say: [...]

Mac Nano: The contradictions and do we really need one anyway?

There has been lots of speculation over the weekend about an up coming Apple Mac model called the Mac Nano. In brief the Mac Nano is supposed to be a smaller version of the Mac Mini. The original post on [...]

CNN call him a Linux hero, but local government inspector wants to shut him down

James Burgett runs the Alameda County Computer Resource Center which takes computers destined to become landfill and installs Linux on them and then gives them out to schools, non-profits, and poor people. CNN calls him a hero, an interview with [...]

Do we still need to spamtrap email addresses on the web?

I hate spam. So far, so uncontroversial. Most people hate spam, apart from the people that make money from sending it. While spam can cause a fair amount of inconvenience for individuals that receive it (ie. anyone with an email [...]

Why do computers suck (part 1)

In a comment to my post You are coming to a sad realization. Cancel or allow? Peter (another one of our great squad members) left a couple of touche type comments about the Mac. They are funny because they are [...]

The CD is 25 years old today, but when will we switch to sticks

The ever faithful CD is 25 years old today. On the 7 August 1982, the world’s first CD pressing plant punched out its very first disc, Abba’s The Visitors. Now 25 years later the Compact Disc is a disposable commodity. [...]