Web browsing to be monitored
If the government get their way a massive data base will be built and no this is not going to be a list of names and addresses, this is going to be much more serious than that, in fact Big Brother will not be watching you, it will be monitoring your online activities.
It has been [...]
Internet for everyone
The was jubilation when Google joined a national initiative of public interest, civic and industry groups to launch a campaign “Internet for Everyone” the goals of which are to make open broadband available for every American.
Google’s involvement in this only part of the company’s strategy anyhow, which means they would have been pushing this programme [...]
Leisure time in work
There are quite few things that can get into trouble at work, but probably one of the more modern and most used tricks that employees use is going online and visiting their favourite social networking site.
But now as employers have become aware of these sites and in some cases have even blocked them form their [...]
Free Wi-Fi in Starbucks
But only the US for now it would seem. Regular visitors to the famous Starbucks coffee houses, will be able to surf the net free of charge in the Starbucks if the buy a Starbucks card, this is one of those cards which the user signs up for and charges up with money.
All the customer [...]
Cinema flops that became hits
Its amazing how some films really stand the test of time, it makes no difference if they are in black and white, poor quality or just simply really bad, but over the years these films have gained a cult following even thought when they were first released and shown in the cinemas these movies barely [...]
May 21, 2008Be careful what you say
From now on people are going to have to be very careful on what they say out loud, especially if you are in ear shot of the Church of Scientology as one fifteen year old boy recently found out.
The boy who is unnamed for legal purposes is facing possible prosecution for calling the church a [...]
Pirate Bay launches blog service
In their long battle to free the internet, The Pirate Bay has always come up with innovative ideas to help other people who feel the same to also do their bit. In order to make this easier for people who wish to speak as they feel, the Pirate Bay have launched Baywords their own blogging [...]
April 2, 2008Movie April Fools
This time of the year is a bit hard for people who write about what’s happening in the news as there are so many stories that have been created to fool people into believing the most unusual and surprising stories, sometimes these actually work and it is somewhat funny in the aftermath unless you are [...]
February 15, 2008On your own on Valentines Day
So Valentines Day has passed you by once more and everywhere that you turn all you can see is red balloons, hearts, and chocolates, need I go on? But remember there is somebody out there for you it is just a matter of finding them, although going around looking like thunder is not going to [...]
February 4, 2008Air Crew in topless photo
When will people learn? Doing stupid things at work and allowing someone to video it on a mobile phone is going to get you into trouble, but it just keeps happening.
Take this flight crew who like to have a bit of laugh while travelling at 400 mph at a height of 33,000 feet, there was [...]