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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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- Rip out my eyes: The Family Guy adverts
- The Family Guy adverts commissioned by Microsoft are just... plain awful. A Monday morning rant for the masses. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Advertisement, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-30
- Why should students care about the latest, breaking tech?
- Are students becoming apathetic about technology? Do they care? Should they even be interested by the latest and breaking? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Student, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-29
- Microsoft: To spam or not to spam
- To spam or not to spam, it's all in the presentation. See if you can spot if this is a genuine email from Microsoft, or a semi-elaborate spam mesage. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Cyberthreats, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-26
- Chrome OS: More questions than answers?
- Chrome OS, while a brilliant idea, could be horrendously flawed. There seem to be more questions than answers at this stage. Why? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Question, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Let's get rid of usernames and passwords for good
- Username and password combinations are old, outdated, confusing and often taken over by other tools. Can the next-generation inspire a solution to this? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Password, Username, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-23
- Office 2010 Beta 2: More than just a bunch of pretty icons
- Office 2010 Beta 2 is available to TechNet/MSDN subscribers, and as usual I got my mitts on it too. What's new? What's good? What's the killer application? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Beta, Office 2010 Beta 2, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-18
- Office 2010 hits beta: what's new and exciting
- A quick look over at the feature-complete Office 2010 and what's shiny and new. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Beta, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Office 2010, Microsoft, Word, Productivity, User interface, Features, Pre-release, iGeneration, Zack Whittaker
- Image galleries 2009-11-17
- The weirdest Easter egg ever seen on Facebook
- A strange bug/trick/Easter egg in Facebook is confusing the masses. Here's how to access it for your own amusement. Quick tip by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Facebook, Easter Egg, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-17
- How could Twitter help in a terrorist attack?
- If Twitter had been around during the London bombings in July 2005, how would the average user contribute towards a calmer, more organised chaos? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Twitter Inc., Terrorist Attack, Corporate Insurance, Homeland Security, Business Security, Business Operations, Government, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-15
- Windows 7's first 100 days: So how were yours?
- Windows 7 has been out in the wild for 100 days. My experience has been nothing but positive, but what about yours? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-13
- Cloud storage: Impossible to fill?
- Cloud storage services like SkyDrive or even Gmail in principle offer more space than we could fill, literally. Why offer so much at little or no cost? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Storage, Hardware, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-12
- Size zero devices: How thin is too thin?
- Laptops and phones are getting thinner and thinner. What is the obsession with the size-zero gadget? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Obsession, Notebooks, Telecom & Utilities, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-10
- Paperless students? Never going to happen
- Students, even in this technological revolution, are failing to move away from pulp and paper to the more seemingly convenient netbook or laptop. But why? by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Student, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- 10 technological changes in 10 technological years
- I found myself strangely nostalgic today after looking back at my own childhood, from a Generation Y perspective, and realised how much things have changed in a mere decade. by Zack Whittaker
- Tags: Generation Y, Zack Whittaker
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
- 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
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