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Downtime
Taking a look at the lighter side of IT - technology may be a serious business but it rarely fails to raise a smile too.
February 2008
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Buzz if you like, but don't sting me!
28 Feb 2008 -
Emergency CD Drive opener
22 Feb 2008 -
Video: The secret heart of a codemonkey
22 Feb 2008
Oh to be a busy, busy bee, tagged, scanned and monitored using RFID...
Emergency CD Drive opener Originally uploaded by ian-brown Great minds think alike... So far, not one but two readers have suggested that their smallest, but most impressive piece of IT kit is (cue ...
Development and programming staff retention tips from the 'Codemonkey' machinima video...
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Korean mobile operator offers users a "love detector"
19 Feb 2008 -
Is that an iPod in your pocket, or should I call the police?
15 Feb 2008 -
Paper and the personal touch - better than email after all?
14 Feb 2008 -
More evidence that the Identity & Passport Office has lost its way
14 Feb 2008 -
Valentine frustration? Play the game
14 Feb 2008 -
World's brightest torch tale
11 Feb 2008 -
Brace yourself
08 Feb 2008
Here’s a little something for 29 February, just in case you need to check the validity of that marriage proposal. Korean mobile network operator KTE is offering subscribers a “love detector” ...
Gadgets will soon come with health warnings, if the experience of a commuter in Stoke-on-Trent, reported in the Metro, is repeated. While changing track on his iPod, a fellow commuter called the ...
I had to send everyone an e-mail saying, if it’s really urgent, come and see me or put a Post-It note on my desk...
The Identity & Passport Office has really lost its way...
Suffering from Valentine's day frustration? Play an online game to take out that tension.
Following on from Downtime’s observations on Sutton High Street regarding the use of technology I have to admit I am struggling to find one for a torch that can shine 14.5 kilometres. Some bloke in ...
Reports this week of a high-tech knee brace that generates electricity and recharges batteries while you walk made Downtime think of the money that could be saved if only we thought twice before ...
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Offline insecurity
07 Feb 2008 -
The pane game
06 Feb 2008 -
Spooks in the spectrum
06 Feb 2008 -
Homo stupidus
05 Feb 2008
Online banking may be the favoured method of working with banks but it’s still held back by security fears. Well, for all the Luddites out there, a recent incident at an HSBC branch in North ...
Downtime has been wondering how Yahoo will change if Microsoft succeeds in its $44bn bid for the search company. One suggestion is to rebrand Yahoo as Yahoft. Or how about Microhoo? The del.icio.us ...
While investigating a story about yet another trading platform seeking a technology partner, I realised the importance of names in today’s Googlesphere. Project Rainbow is the codename of an ...
The fascination of IT received some rare public recognition recently when the Darwin Awards for 2007 were announced. Named in honour of Charles Darwin, the Awards commemorate those who improve the ...