Death and the web: inevitable tech decisions
Sadly, this week I am coming to terms with the death of a friend. They’re the first person I know to die that had a…
Microsoft forced to offer Europeans choice of browsers
From today, millions of Europeans who use Windows will be given the choice of whether to switch their default browser from Internet Explorer to one…
Valentino Rossi gets his own design on HP netbook
I don’t fully understand the collaborations between the master sportsmen of motor racing and gadget manufacturers, but they do crop up from time to time.…
Google hoping to bring back the finger protocol?
Have you been online and frequenting Unix systems long enough to remember, and have used, the finger command? For the uninitiated, finger was a command…
LaCie unveils first rugged eSATA hard drive
We like our LaCie hard drives at Forever Geek. They’re well designed (two of them made it into our top 12 best looking hard drives)…
Cheap, compact charging stations: the IDAPT i2 and i3
If there’s one thing that bugs me the most about owning a lot of power-guzzling gadgets, it’s the fact that they can take up so…
The U-Socket: USB charging from the wall
Whatever happened to wireless USB? I don’t doubt you can get it, but it does seem that most of the gadgets that are powered via…
Compact "Eggy" speakers: your ultra-portable audio drivers
Compact speakers may not pack the most punch for your music system, but what they might lack in power they make up for in portability.…
CubeStormer: robot solves Rubik's Cube in record time
Though plenty of new puzzles have come from the house of Rubik since the Cube, there’s no denying it still holds a special place in…
Happy birthday Photoshop: Hits 20 today
Today, February 19, heralds the twentieth birthday of probably the world’s most famous image and photo editing software. Photoshop A new “celebrate” tab on the…