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Here you'll find guides, articles and news from the world of IT, from the perspective of a computer engineer based in the UK. Covering a wide range of computing\networking\programming and even some totally unrelated 'warped views' - we hope you'll notice our passion for IT and all things techie.
A geeks retreat - this site aims to promote shared knowledge though articles based on experience. We hope you enjoy your stay, and feedback is always welcome.
My Take on SOPA
Thursday 19th January, 2012We'll still be here...
I figured it's about time to throw my two cents into this SOPA rage that's going around the net, and The Serpent won't be taking any time out to protest because quite frankly... this is an American problem.
Sure the Internet spans borders, but Congress does not. SOPA really needs to be taken seriously by those directly affected by it (American ISP's and content providers), but in reality - there's...
Night night, Google Wave
Tuesday 10th January, 2012Wave goodbye to Wave
Remember Google Wave? No, we barely do either. Google Wave was somewhere between attempt two and three of trying to build a social network platform that seemed to bridge the gap between LinkedIn and Facebook, but come April 30th of this year, it will be switched off for good.
Google say there's plenty of open source Waves for you to choose from, such as Apache Wave - but they have decided that...
Servers ain't so tuff
Wednesday 4th January, 2012Windows getting easier, or people getting thicker?
This screenshot comes from a bit of software you may not know directly, but probably use on a regular basis when viewing remote sites. It costs around £3,000 for a single licensable version of it's 'meatier' edition, with as much as tens of thousands of pounds for server farms.
An entire industry exists around it, server administrators can easily earn a comfortable wage of around £30,000-£40,000...
Happy New Year
Monday 2nd January, 2012And all that jazz...
I'd just like to wish all our friends out there in cyber land (and also that realm known as reality) a very happy new year, we've got a busy one (but not busy enough to resent!), but am looking forward it. I hope you are too ;)
Ubuntu Unity
Tuesday 27th December, 2011Friend or foe...
It's been almost a year since Ubuntu dropped Gnome and created their very own desktop experience. Called 'Unity', it was initially met with fierce skepticism, since many believed there wasn't really much wrong with Gnome. I personally hated Unity when I started with it in Ubuntu 11, but it's slowly grown on me, and I'm curious what others think?
So has Unity made your life easier? Has it converted...
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