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Taking a look at the lighter side of IT - technology may be a serious business but it rarely fails to raise a smile too.
April 2011
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Facebook causes insomnia
- Senior analyst 18 Apr 2011 -
PC refresh cycles given the axe. Literally
- University of Gloucestershire 14 Apr 2011 -
Monkey Magic at risk as China clamps down on time travel
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 14 Apr 2011
Sleeplessness or at least disturbed sleep is becoming common among UK users of social media sites, a survey has revealed. One in four users of Facebook say they have been woken up by smartphone ...
IT managers need to watch out for axes, hammers and disgruntled employees. A survey of 3,000 employees by Vanson Bourne (commissioned by online backup service firm, Mozy), shows 25% deliberately ...
In a bizarre move the Chinese authorities are censoring television programmes about time travel. It seems the Chinese government doesn't like the way history is often depicted in these shows. The ...
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Technology enables Orwellian world, but at least there won't be traffic jams
- Senior analyst 14 Apr 2011 -
The Boy Scouts of America moves into 21st century
- Senior analyst 11 Apr 2011 -
75 year old woman cuts off the interwebs in Georgia and Armenia
- UK at eBay 07 Apr 2011 -
Computers are the answer to childrens names dilemma
- Emea Content Editor, Computer Weekly 07 Apr 2011 -
Beeb splashes £40,000 on iPads just to try them out
- Senior analyst 04 Apr 2011
It is good to know that one of the world's largest IT companies is looking into applying technology to important global problems such as traffic congestion. A team of researchers at IBM, dedicated ...
The Boy Scouts of America has moved into the 21st century by enabling members to aim for merit badges in the realm of science, technology, engineering and maths. Today's scouts are less bothered ...
A 75 year old woman faces up to three years in prison for damaging property, but what's really annoyed everyone is that her actions cut off internet supply (Facebook, Twitter and of course porno) ...
I recently found out that one of my colleagues was named after Cliff Richard. When I picked myself off the floor, I suddenly thought that in the future computer fanatics will probably curse their ...
Everyone seems to be rushing out to buy an iPad, most of them for no real reason beyond the fact that they represent the latest and coolest new tech gadget. Security professionals are regularly ...