Archive for August 2006
Done the Impossible 24 Aug 2006
Over the weekend I learnt about, downloaded and watched a documentary called Done the Impossible all about the fans of Firefly and Serenity. I’ve written before about Firefly and Serenity. For anyone who doesn’t know, Firefly was a TV series from Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. It followed a motley [...]
Hard Drive Hell 22 Aug 2006
This article on this BBC isn’t the first one I’ve seen warning about disposing of your old IT equipment securely, but it raises the issue again, and it’s an issue a lot of people seem to be unaware of. Everybody seems to have been scared by the constant reports of viruses, tojans and hackers stealing [...]
Is Pluto a Planet? 20 Aug 2006
3,000 astronomers and scientists (who knew there were that many? They’ll never get anything decided on that scale) are meeting in Prague to decide what actually makes a planet. This has big implications for the ninth planet of the solar system, which has been under dispute since it was discovered in 1930. It’s stayed in [...]
Say Hi to Dick 18 Aug 2006
Who’d have thought that Dick Whittington, a character in a popular pantomime story in the UK, was actually based on a real person? I thought he was all fiction. Goes to show, you learn something new everyday.
By Royal Appointment 16 Aug 2006
Royal Warrants are handed out to suppliers of goods and services to the crown (notably Her Majesty The Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, HRH The Duke or Edinburgh and the late Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother). It was started back in 1155, but wasn’t really used as a sign of quality and [...]
Commuting from Home 14 Aug 2006
There barely seems to be a day that goes by at the moment without some announcement or article covering the environment, housing, transport or energy. The world seems to be caught up in this. We’re all agreed fossil fuels are running out, oil especially, while demand is only increasing. I visit the petrol station once [...]
Wallowing Windows 14 Aug 2006
Does anyone else think they should delay the launch of Windows Vista until they can streamline it a little more? The minimum requirements are as follows: 800 Mhz processor 512 Mb RAM 20 Gb Hard Disk Drive 15 Gb free space SVGA (800×600) CD-ROM drive Those are fairly high, especially when you consider XP Home [...]
Carbon Clean-up 12 Aug 2006
The BBC has a diary following Fulcrum Consulting as they take part, along with roughly 400 other businesses, in the 100 Days of Carbon Clean-Up challenge, which is run by the Chartered Institution of Building Service Engineers (Cibse) with support from the Carbon Trust.