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Daily Digest for June 18th

Posted by admin in Digest on June 18th, 2009

	Shared Tories warn firms off ID scheme. Plans to scrap the scheme if / when they win the next general election. — 10:13am via Friendfeed
	Shared So that’s that then. — 5:56pm via Friendfeed
	Liked Dear Microsoft: It really is as stupid as it… – Chris Messina – FriendFeed — 7:30pm via Reddit
	Posted http://friendfeed.com/chrismessina/0bcbc0ef/dear-microsoft-it-really-is-as-stupid-sounds-cc — 7:31pm via Friendfeed
	Shared http://friendfeed.com/chrismessina/0bcbc0ef/dear-microsoft-it-really-is-as-stupid-sounds-cc — 7:31pm via Delicious
	Posted Dear Microsoft: It really is as stupid as it sounds. http://tr.im/fj_10k_ie8 (cc: @Tengrand_IE8) (via http://ff.im/466iR) — 7:32pm via Friendfeed
	Posted A tweet from o2……….Huge backlog of requests for MMS. We are working as fast as we can to process the requests and everyone should be set up within a few hours. — 7:59pm via Friendfeed
	Posted Latest version of Things on the iPhone hangs while syncing with the desktop app. and the cancel button does nothing. Using OS 3. Bit of a bugger is that. — 9:23pm via Friendfeed
	Liked Dear Microsoft: It really is as stupid as it… – Chris Messina – FriendFeed — 2:31am via Reddit
	Published Speed up your PC. What to do when your computer slows down — 8:43am via Spalding Computers Blog
	Posted Speed up your PC. What to do when your computer slows down — 8:43am via Friendfeed
	Blog post: Speed up your PC. What to do when your computer slows down http://www.spaldingcomputers.co.uk/words/speed-up-your-pc-what-to- … [#] — 8:43am via Twitter

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Daily Digest for June 17th

Posted by admin in Digest on June 17th, 2009

	Posted Microsoft user group demands Opera boycott over EU suit. Some might find it surprising that there is a Microsoft Enthusiasts Group. But I think David Taraso should stop winging and grow up. — 11:10am via Friendfeed
	Posted With Iran all a-Twitter, service maintenance pushed back — 11:17am via Friendfeed
	Shared Kingston intros "world’s first" DataTraveler 200 128GB USB Flash drive. Compatible with Mac, Windows and Linux, the DataTraveler 200 is available in 128GB, 64GB and 32GB versions. The DataTraveler 200/128GB retails for £334.22, the DataTraveler 200/64GB for £111.16 while the DataTraveler 200/32GB costs £63.55. Each comes with a five-year warranty. — 11:25am via Friendfeed
	Shared June 16, 1959: George Reeves, Superman, Felled by Speeding Bullet. Dogged by bad luck, disastrous relationships, forever destined to be just a B list actor, that bloke who played Superman committed suicide. Or did he? — 11:35am via Friendfeed
	Shared High-Altitude Wind Machines Could Power New York City. During the energy crises of the 1970’s boffins came up with several alternative ways of harnessing wind power thousands of feet up in the air. — 11:42am via Friendfeed
	Posted "It’s something called the Internet" – Unfortunately I can’t see this as Hulu is not available outside the US. This is Tom Brokaw talking with Eric Schmidt of Sun and some bloke called Bill Gates in 1994. Bill says "It’s very hip to be on the internet now". — 11:56am via Friendfeed
	Posted Iran: Activists Launch Hack Attacks on Tehran Regime – Boing Boing. Is this good? — 11:59am via Friendfeed
	Posted Hacker cracks TinyURL rival, redirects millions of Twitter users — 8:56pm via Friendfeed

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Daily Digest for June 16th

Posted by admin in Digest on June 16th, 2009

	Posted Life after Humph. I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, the venerable comedy panel game, is back on BBC Radio 4 tonight at 18.30BST. After the death of chairman Humphrey Littleton last year there was some doubt the show would return. Three guest chairmen will helm this series and the first up tonight is Stephen Fry. — 4:43pm via Friendfeed
	Posted I have been trying to explain the importance of social networking to a client as an aid to improving his web visibility. I carefully explain how effective it is as a marketing tool for very little effort and if done correctly no monetary outlay. Progress is like wading through treacle wearing diving boots. He just doesn’t get it. — 7:50pm via Friendfeed

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Daily Digest for June 15th

Posted by admin in Digest on June 15th, 2009

Posted OH "It’s incredible watching this discussion unfold in real-time. I really wish Twitter could do this.." http://bacn.me/7n0 h/t @scobleizer (via http://ff.im/3Xlck)

— 8:23am via Friendfeed

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Daily Digest for June 14th

Posted by admin in Digest on June 14th, 2009

	Shared 10 photos. — 11:58am via Flickr Photo Library
	Shared London by night. Big Ben — 11:58am via Friendfeed
	Published Geek bites the head off a live chicken — 4:48pm via Spalding Computers Blog
	Posted Geek bites the head off a live chicken — 4:48pm via Friendfeed
	Blog post: Geek bites the head off a live chicken http://bit.ly/SIZ0l [#] — 4:48pm via Twitter

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Daily Digest for June 13th

Posted by admin in Digest on June 13th, 2009

	Posted No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe — 10:16am via Friendfeed
	Shared No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe — 10:16am via Delicious
	Published No IE included with Windows 7 in Europe — 10:35am via Spalding Computers Blog
	Posted No IE included with Windows 7 in Europe — 10:35am via Friendfeed
	Blog post: No IE included with Windows 7 in Europe http://bit.ly/2Ai4V [#] — 10:35am via Twitter
	Published What will Windows 7 users use to get a web browser? — 10:56am via gilbertharding.com
	Shared Dell claims $3m in sales from Twitter. Dell posts several times a week from its delloutlet Twitter account, and many of the posts include coupons or links to Twitter-exclusive deals. — 11:46am via Friendfeed
	Posted iTunes fraud charges. The Met police arrest 10 people suspected of using stolen credit card details to defraud Apple’s iTunes store and Amazon to the tune of $750,000. — 11:50am via Friendfeed
	Posted The ’soap opera’ of Apple’s rise. The BBC Click programme that Apple declined to participate in. Nothing new there then. — 12:47pm via Friendfeed

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Daily Digest for June 12th

Posted by admin in Digest on June 12th, 2009

	Shared Government invites Lastminute.com founder Martha Lane Fox to act as digital champion. Part of the UK Governments drive to bring internet access to the estimated 17 million who are currently deprived of this important resource. They include the elderly, many of whom don’t really want it anyway, and the unemployed who probably can’t afford it. — 12:18pm via Friendfeed
	Shared Brown to put MP expenses on the web with Berners-Lee’s help \| 10 Jun 2009 \| ComputerWeekly.com — 12:20pm via Friendfeed
	Posted US Coast Guard software aids search for ill-fated Air France wreckage \| 11 Jun 2009 \| ComputerWeekly.com — 12:22pm via Friendfeed
	Posted MS Active Directory and IE fixes top priority, say security firms \| 10 Jun 2009 \| ComputerWeekly.com — 12:23pm via Friendfeed
	Posted June 11 is National German Chocolate Cake Day. Where’s my cake? — 2:07pm via Friendfeed
	Published iPhone OS3 on a 1st generation iPhone. Quick review. — 4:48pm via Spalding Computers Blog
	Posted iPhone OS3 on a 1st generation iPhone. Quick review. — 4:48pm via Friendfeed
	Blog post: iPhone OS3 on a 1st generation iPhone. Quick review. http://bit.ly/2n1wA4 [#] — 4:48pm via Twitter
	Published Weekly Digest for June 11th — 9:05pm via Spalding Computers Blog
	Posted Weekly Digest for June 11th — 9:05pm via Friendfeed
	Blog post: Weekly Digest for June 11th http://bit.ly/erIRL [#] — 9:05pm via Twitter
	Shared Netbook makers go for growth. Asus invented the Netbook. Now they are pushing ahead to become the world’s third largest manufacturer of laptop computers. — 8:57am via Friendfeed