Archive for August, 2007

Microsoft is going to release the new version of it’s Works office software free in a few months time. The software will be ad supported. This is probably due to the increasing number of free competitors, among them OpenOffice and Google Docs and Spreadsheets.
It will be interesting to see whether this will have any effect […]

One reason I’ve avoided buying a cell phone that can take photos is the low quality of the camera. There’s no optical zoom, and even the models that have a few megapixels don’t really have good image quality. Focusing on the right target is difficult, and often impossible in close-ups.
Fortunately that all may change soon. […]

Calls for YouTube Closure by Teachers
Teachers have called for websites like YouTube to close because of teacher and pupil bullying according to BBC News. A motion claims videos of pupils and teachers being attacked have been posted on YouTube. “Nobody should be subjected to such humiliation anywhere, let alone in their place of work.”
This […]