Month: July 2006
"La Petite Anglaise" blogger fired: savvy or silly?
You’ve probably heard about the latest victim of personal blogging: Catherine Sanderson (well we know that now) whose "La Petite Anglaise" blog had a large online following, yet ultimately cost her a job. Though she didn’t mention huge amounts…
Online shopping: UK tops European pile
New research from Mintel shows that the UK has overtaken Germany as the number 1 online shopping nation in Europe. Wow, what an achievement. Well done everyone! Much of this has been put down to the increased competition between…
BBC Vision to restructure corporation for the digital age
Leaving issues of licence fees and huge wages for A-list celebrities gracing the BBC, it's fair to say that they're a fairly innovative bunch. DG Mark Thompson wants to expand on their current new media offerings by setting up…
Yahoo delays new advertising system, still losing out to Google
It seems that Google do nearly everything bigger and better than everyone else at the moment – or at least, they know how to make money from it. Love it or hate it, most large sites need advertising revenue…
WOTD: Google's domain names
Some people have enough time on their hands that they can compile a list of all the domains that Google owns. Why? Who knows. Neil Patel, I presume, over at Pronet Advertising. He's compiled a list of 520 domains that…
Yay or nay: Firewire
This is a bit of a geeky one to start a new weekly series: Yay or Nay in which we pick a tech product or issue and ask you to vote and comment on whether it's hot or not….
Review: Sony DVD Walkman
The Propaganda Released under the Walkman brand, this personal DVD player, or the D-VE7000S if you prefer, is the answer to your boredom. In the box, you get the tablet player, a speaker dock, an A/C charger and a credit…
3 adds K610i and K800i Cyber-shot phones to its range
3 has announced the addition of two new 3G handsets to its range – the Sony Ericsson K610i and K800i, both featuring the 3 Instant Viewer, which offers up-to-the minute access to the latest news, music, TV, games, videos…
Force Windows to Logoff After Inactivity And Mindreader Solution
If you leave your XP PC unattended for any length of time and you are worried about security then this little tip from Propellerhead will force it to automatically Logoff and save any open files or documents you’ve been…
Roll Up xMAC, Freeze your Pet and 3D DVD
The roll-up xMac computer and Cryo Kennel, which freezes your pet, so you don't have to take it on holiday are just two of the amazing gadgets featured on Made In Eureka. The 3D holographic DVD player and Short-Range Personality…
