British satellite broadcaster Sky is ready to welcome Australian friends to the UK with the introduction of an upside-down remote control.

Ahh, I’ve never grown tired of the notion that everyone who lives in Australia stands on their head because it’s on the other side of the world from Britain (not exactly, of course).

Last year, the UK’s Museum of Computing had to close because the University of Bath moved out of a campus in Swindon where the collection was housed.
Now, though, it’s received a new lease of life thanks to Swindon Borough Council which has offered the museum a three-year lease in the heart of the town.

Meet Sophie. She’s a 21-year-old graduate of the University of Liverpool who graduated top of her 1000-strong year in Computer Information Systems, and is now bidding to become Miss Universe GB 2009.
She’s being sponsored by Memset, the aim being that her involvement will encourage more women to get into the IT industry.
“I could honestly not [...]

I don’t know if you’ve heard of Spotify but if you consider yourself a techie, a geek, or whatever name you want to call it, then you probably have at least got wind of this new service.  Spotify seems to be a promising music service – it offers FREE music streaming anywhere in the UK. [...]