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Zack Whittaker started playing with computers before he could even tie his shoelaces; although that skill wasn't discovered until he was 10. Amongst many things, he is a good-for-nothing, pink sock wearing, British student at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK working towards a BA Hons Criminology and Social...- more about Zack Whittaker »
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- Facebook profile privacy: Take control, student style
- Gone through all of your privacy settings and now feel safer as a result? Read this and think again, because there are more things to take into consideration. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Facebook, Privacy, Security, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-06
- Google Maps and the mystery of the non-existent town
- A small village in the north of England, Argleton, simply doesn't exist except in the world of Google. But why? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Google Inc., Google Maps, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Best use for touch hardware yet? FarmVille
- Even with interactive screensavers, mapping applications and games all designed for touch applications, I may have found the best use of touch technology yet. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Use, Hardware, Games, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-04
- Google Wave: Has potential, but let loose too soon
- Google Wave was "released" too soon. Sure it is only in preview-mode but what I see so far doesn't fill me with confidence, even though it could have some potential. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Google Inc., Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-03
- Web addresses to extend to non-English languages
- Non-English characters will soon point to websites thanks to the regulatory body, ICANN. Will this now make the Internet truly local? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Web, ICANN, Web Address, Internet, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Marketing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-31
- MI5, an ISP lawsuit and an e-petition: More opposition to piracy cut-off plans
- A major ISP, TalkTalk, the police, and even MI5 and MI6 are opposing the UK file-sharing cut-off plans laid out by the government. Will the policy fall? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Lawsuit, Internet Service Provider, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Government, Piracy, Internet, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-30
- Facebook freezes deceased person's profiles
- Facebook will now freeze profile pages of those who have died to ensure privacy and security to family and friends who grieve. Is Facebook the next generation memorial chapel? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Facebook, Security, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-28
- Universities in hot water over students' peer-to-peer sharing
- Students sharing copyrighted files through university networks are landing their institutions in hot water. But with new legislation about to come into force, where do we stand now? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: P2P, Student, Water, Peer To Peer (P2P), Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-25
- Email Overload Syndrome: Too much in too many places
- Web email access was meant to make life easier. But now with multiple services interconnecting and "working together", it just shows that "working together" means "working against the will of the user." by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Syndrome, E-mail, Online Communications, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-23
- One second: The time it takes to wipe three years of work
- It takes no more than a single second to destroy your entire electronic life. The weapon of choice? An outstretched leg. Students, listen up. I have some wise words for you. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Leg, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-20
- Windows 7 puts Vista into perspective: Only a 'failure' in retrospect
- Windows 7 is out in a matter of days. Things are looking optimistic, but what if... just what if, it fails as badly as Vista seemed to? Perhaps if we look at Vista's "failings", we can predict its global reception. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Governments: Listen to citizens on broadband action
- Finland says broadband is a right, alongside gas, electricity and water supplies, and not a privilege. So why are other countries falling behind and lot listening to what their citizens want? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Government, Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-16
- Internet Firechrome Safari: A browsing identity crisis
- Forget your web browser preference for a moment. Could you go a full working day without using at least a mix of two web browsers - your default one, and one which you must use to run a web application? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Web Browser, Web Browsers, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-15
- Double slash in Web addresses 'a bit of a mistake'
- According to the founder of the World Wide Web, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the double-slash in every website address was a "mistake". by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Web, Tim Berners-Lee, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- Cloud storage vs. flash storage: Security vs. simplicity
- If optical media is dying out, then where does that leave flash drives? Could the cloud be the future of storage solutions, or can we not just reach a compromise? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Security, Storage, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-12
- Coin-sized nuclear batteries to revolutionise electronics
- Could an interchangeable nuclear battery the size of a coin be the future of gadget and electronic power? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Battery, Electronics, Engineering, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Google's ongoing quest for home page simplicity
- Google's latest experiment involves you, the searcher, by removing all unnecessary words from the home page leaving the logo, the search bar and two buttons. Google to the grass-roots? Article by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Google Inc., Home Page, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-09
- Next-gen operating systems: Facebook on steroids?
- Google Wave, the Facebook development platform and social network, along with cloud services providing applications running online - if we mix all of these together, could this redefine "operating systems"? Ponderings by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Facebook, Operating System, Social Networking, Operating Systems, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-07
- Hotmail hacked: Thousands of account details published online
- Hotmail, which has the largest number of email users on the planet, has been compromised with tens of thousands of passwords being published to the web. Breaking news by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: MSN Hotmail, E-mail Providers, Internet, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
- The best $100 you've spent on killer tech?
- If you had $100, what killer tech would you buy and why? For me it would have to be the Linksys Media Center Extender DMA2100. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Home Networking, Networking, Personal Technology, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-10-05
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