Shared Tories warn firms off ID scheme. Plans to scrap the scheme if / when they win the next general election.

Shared So that’s that then.

Liked Dear Microsoft: It really is as stupid as it… – Chris Messina – FriendFeed

Posted http://friendfeed.com/chrismessina/0bcbc0ef/dear-microsoft-it-really-is-as-stupid-sounds-cc

Shared http://friendfeed.com/chrismessina/0bcbc0ef/dear-microsoft-it-really-is-as-stupid-sounds-cc

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)

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.

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.

Liked Dear Microsoft: It really is as stupid as it… – Chris Messina – FriendFeed

Published Speed up your PC. What to do when your computer slows down

Posted Speed up your PC. What to do when your computer slows down

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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.

Posted With Iran all a-Twitter, service maintenance pushed back

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.

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?

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.

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".

Posted Iran: Activists Launch Hack Attacks on Tehran Regime – Boing Boing. Is this good?

Posted Hacker cracks TinyURL rival, redirects millions of Twitter users

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.

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.

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)

Shared 10 photos.

Shared London by night. Big Ben

Published Geek bites the head off a live chicken

Posted Geek bites the head off a live chicken

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Posted No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe

Shared No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe

Published No IE included with Windows 7 in Europe

Posted No IE included with Windows 7 in Europe

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Published What will Windows 7 users use to get a web browser?

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.

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.

Posted The ’soap opera’ of Apple’s rise. The BBC Click programme that Apple declined to participate in. Nothing new there then.

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.

Shared Brown to put MP expenses on the web with Berners-Lee’s help | 10 Jun 2009 | ComputerWeekly.com

Posted US Coast Guard software aids search for ill-fated Air France wreckage | 11 Jun 2009 | ComputerWeekly.com

Posted MS Active Directory and IE fixes top priority, say security firms | 10 Jun 2009 | ComputerWeekly.com

Posted June 11 is National German Chocolate Cake Day. Where’s my cake?

Published iPhone OS3 on a 1st generation iPhone. Quick review.

Posted iPhone OS3 on a 1st generation iPhone. Quick review.

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Published Weekly Digest for June 11th

Posted Weekly Digest for June 11th

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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.