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Computer Weekly team members are working from a variety of locations today, because of the poor weather conditions. Here's the scene that greeted content editor Faisal Alani as he made his attempt to get to the office (only to be met with no trains...)

How's that for backing up your 'can't make it in' call, eh?

So, service may be a little slower than usual - but we're still getting stories online thanks to the joys of broadband and remote working!

Update: Here's why I couldn't get in, what all the skivers without remote working access were up to in the local park (pics taken by my mum, as my VPN is working fine), the snowman spotted by James on Wandsworth Common as he struggled across London (James, not the snowman - I mean, they fly, don't they?), and the view from Cliff's home office in Hove (where he's been having less success).

In the past we've merely dabbled around the edges, but now, ComputerWeekly.com is diving right into the rich waters of social media, thanks to the addition of our new team member, Community Editor Heidi Foster. Heidi will be looking after our growing online community and caretaking our presence in the world of web 2.0. She's exploring the tools that will enable us to keep you up to date with the world of professional IT wherever you are, and however you like to engage online.

We'd love you to join us. We're already active on Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, and more services are planned. If there's something you'd particularly like us to add, drop us a line in the comments below.

For details on how to add Computer Weekly's current web 2.0 services follow the link to the full entry (or see below if you're already there...)

and exploring the tools that will enable us to keep you up to date with

A Computer Weekly reader whose credit card was cloned after she used it in Tesco, was told by her bank that new chip & PIN readers were being hacked at the point of manufacture, before they even arrived at the store.

First Direct's anti-fraud office told her that cloned readers weighed three ounces more than the standard reader. We believe customers at Sainsbury's have also been targetted.

Today, yet another public sector body has admitted to a major data loss. This time, the MoD has launched an investigation into the loss of a portable hard drive containing the personal details of members of the armed forces, by contractor EDS. The drive could contain the details of up to 100,000 members of the armed forces and 600,000 potential recruits, according to reports.