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You needn't be censored
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 29/01/2014
» One of the immediate problems resulting from civil disorder and the imposition of states of emergency is the use of censorship. It is a rare government, junta or revolution that doesn't attempt to cut citizens off from news it does not control and prevent them from telling the world what is going on.
Your five-step programme to total recovery
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 09/10/2013
» One of the greatest improvements in internet browsers came when Google introduced its sleek Chrome software, and ingeniously made the address bar into what it called the omnibox.
Some editors can even spell
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 03/07/2013
» One of our subeditors here at the centre of human Life came up with one complaint and one request that resulted in satisfaction all around. The complaint was that using a word processor like Microsoft Word just to write stories and notes was clumsy, and ultimately slowed her down. But she wasn't aware of a decent text editor that had a spellchecker.
SCI-FI fantasies take on real dimensions with 3D printers
B Magazine, Wanda Sloan, Published on 30/06/2013
» Just before a premature baby died in their care because his airway collapsed after birth, doctors in the US state of Michigan made a tiny plastic airway splint, inserted it and saved his life.
You can't use the net without DNS
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 15/05/2013
» We like to avert our eyes from the fragility of this internet wonder, but sometimes it simply bites too hard to ignore.
The end of analogue
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 30/01/2013
» A simple explanation of the system being built up in Thailand is a broadcast using coded, orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing modulation in order to support hierarchical transmission.
Virtual disaster relief
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 23/01/2013
» Over the years, the world's only officially court-designated abusive monopoly has contributed some very nice, free software, and HelpBridge is the latest example.
Three little suitehearts
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 02/01/2013
» Pretty well everyone who computes realises that Microsoft Office is the king, and also realises that there is a good, free alternative to the expensive software from Redmond.
Real-life use of 3G
Business, Wanda Sloan, Published on 12/10/2012
» If you just returned from a long trip to outer space, then you may not know there's a big election campaign under way in the US. Or just how heavily ``smart devices'' are involved.
The Olympics in your hand
Life, Wanda Sloan, Published on 24/07/2012
» You may have heard that the Olympic Games begin late on Friday (or early Saturday if you are that kind of person).