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I was reminded by @sherrilynne of my interest in how the practices of the Police have come to interest as a result of recent protests and legislation and the role Social Media can play in maintaining a sense of accountability. My interest follows a recent...

I've just spent 2 days spending all my free time researching speakers to replace my current 5.1 set-up. Unfortunately, due to the damp problems of the poor quality houses built by Dandara, my speakers have suffered damage to the grills and warping...

This weekend I noticed something odd with my Windows network. A new machine had appeared on my Network Neighbourhood/Workgroup, called "FREYA-PC". A lot of computers go through my network, largely due to my occupation and therefore the inevitable...

I dislike militant workers with a passion. Fair enough, employee rights are important but there is a much wider issue here. Paralysing a country by calling on strikes to pull your staff out of sorting offices, railway infrastructure, fuel depots, etc...

I've been reminiscing lately about the comedy talents of The Mary Whitehouse Experience . The Mary Whitehouse Experience was a radio show, then a TV show which featured David Baddiel, Robert Newman, Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis. This was in the late...

So Windows 7 has just appeared in online stores for pre-ordering. The pre-order deal is also very competitive. Except, it was. The news was announced yesterday and I jumped on to Amazon to get some prices and they were about £80 for the Home Professional...

It's that time of year again, when my phone feels a little long in the tooth and I start having primal urges to refresh my tech. Actually, my old phone ( Nokia N95-8Gb ) is perfectly useful and ideal for continued use. I have a problem and I shall...

This year's TT has been particularly enjoyable, mostly because I have been able to take some time off and watch the racing. Until changing my employment, I would have been involved in the publishing of the live timings over the internet on the iomtt...