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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.
May 2008
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Braille speedometer
31 May 2008 -
The secret's out on why Microsoft didn't buy Yahoo!
30 May 2008 -
Cern rocks on YouTube - the WWW band
30 May 2008
It's very rare that Downtime laughs out loud at reader comments but reader Ed Burke managed just that with his take on the Braille Speedometer: "Following you articles on Braille speedometers ...
Find out why Microsoft didn't buy Yahoo! in this cartoon.
Downtime wonders if, when Tim Berners Lee first had his lightbulb moment about the worldwide web, he had any inkling of the curious delights Web 2.0 held in store. Doowop singers, Les Horribles ...
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Hungary for revenge? Ballmer egged in anti-Microsoft protest
28 May 2008 -
Japanese designers hit on an uplifting scheme
27 May 2008 -
CERN rocks on YouTube
26 May 2008 -
Is that a mobile phone in your pants? Yes, it is
25 May 2008 -
Consoles pose threat to nation's finest sperm
24 May 2008 -
Database plans create phone-walking industry
22 May 2008 -
Dobbie's cupboard antics: an inspiration to us all
21 May 2008
Watch Steve Ballmer get egged in Hungary - and recover from the incident with remarkable aplomb.
The whole world is going green in an effort to help save the planet, and the IT sector doing its bit by cutting the amount of power consumed by datacentres, computer processors and the like. ...
Downtime wonders if, when Tim Berners Lee first had his lightbulb moment about the worldwide web, he had any inkling of the curious delights Web 2.0 held in store. Doowop singers, Les Horribles ...
Sticking to this week's theme of undergarments, the ultimate gadget for geek girls may have arrived. Imaginatively named firm Call Me Panty has unveiled a pair of knickers that have a pocket on the ...
As well as facing accusations that games such as Grand Theft Auto encourage violence and criminality, Greenpeace is now laying the blame for the state of the environment at the door of console ...
As the government gears up to introduce a super database containing the details of every phone call and e-mail sent in the UK, shady entrepreneurs are no doubt planning the finer points of a brand ...
Have a Dobbie moment at work
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Gadgets needed to beat IT ignorance in the office
20 May 2008 -
Reader feels the need for Braille speedometer
16 May 2008 -
Wi-Fi sniffer provokes pong of controversy
16 May 2008 -
Santander helpline offers a truly personal touch
16 May 2008 -
Reasons to avoid Facebook: anti-social networking
12 May 2008
Downtime wonders how the centre could adapt the clothing of the IT department to help staff do their jobs better
Downtime's idea for a Braille speedometer.
Reader Tim Instone writes regarding the Wi-Fi sniffer watch, "There seems to be a serious point lurking in here somewhere. A Wi-Fi sniffer that tells you there is a signal is pointless if it does ...
Reader Robin Edmonds writes, "I received my notice from the Santander Nominee Service today and decided to sell some shares. I called the number quoted for shareholder services and was surprised to ...
Is it time to avoid Facebook?