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• Flash drives are difficult to erase safely

  Posted on 23 Feb 2011 by Alan Burns

  Think you’ve deleted those confidential documents from your USB flash drive? Think again. New research has discovered that Solid State Drives (SSDs), both large internal SSDs replacing hard drives and ubiquitous portable USB flash dri...read more

• January 2011 Uptime Figures

  Posted on 18 Feb 2011 by Matt Russell

  Here are our independently verified uptime figures for January 2011 asteroid.whbdns.com – 99.991% asteroid2.whbdns.com – 100.000% athena.whbdns.com – 99.982% business2.whbdns.com – 100.000% buzz1.whbdns.com – 1...read more

• F1: the neglected key

  

  Posted on 17 Feb 2011 by Alan Burns

  The F1 key must be one of the loneliest keys on a Windows keyboard. Not only is it rarely used, but most people seem unaware of its function. Press it now – go ahead, try it. In most Windows software, F1 launches the help function. Th...read more

• Intel delays Sandy Bridge processor rollout due to flaw

  

  Posted on 01 Feb 2011 by Alan Burns

  Intel announced yesterday that it must delay production of its new Sandy Bridge Core family of chips for desktops and laptops. Intel quality assurance engineers found a “design issue” in the Cougar Point chipset that communicate...read more

• Microsoft’s Kinect game controller is a winner

  

  Posted on 31 Jan 2011 by Alan Burns

  Microsoft’s latest financial results show that it’s new gaming product is a hit. Back in November I wrote about the launch of the Kinect system , which is an add-on to Microsoft’s Xbox 360 platform. Kinect allows users to ...read more

• USB 3.0: the next evolution in speed

  Posted on 29 Jan 2011 by Alan Burns

  USB 3.0 is the next evolution over the now common USB 2.0 that we’ve all been using for years. While the USB 3.0 standard has been out for a while, it’s only recently that a variety of USB 3.0 devices has been available for purc...read more

• Free web hosting with your ISP vs. paid hosting

  Posted on 27 Jan 2011 by Alan Burns

  Many Internet Service Providers (ISPs) offer subscribers free web space on their servers. For a simple hobby site or small business, this can be a good way to begin to learn about creating a web site. I began this way, hosting a few hobby p...read more

• Mobile phone conversations often suck

  

  Posted on 24 Jan 2011 by Alan Burns

  Dilbert comic strip creator Scott Adams can hardly be called a technophobe, having worked with telecommunications engineers and as a computer programmer. Yet, he is among a small, but I hope growing, group who are tired of mobile phones. In...read more

• Display screens fit for gorillas

  Posted on 17 Jan 2011 by Alan Burns

  One of the big winners at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas is known by consumers mostly for cookware. Corning Inc., a 150-year-old glass maker, has scored a hit with Gorilla Glass. Gorilla Glass is an unscratch...read more

• Is 2011 the year of the tablet?

  Posted on 06 Jan 2011 by Alan Burns

  Will this be the year that tablet computers become hugely popular? Many manufacturers are betting on it. Tomorrow the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) begins in Las Vegas. This annual exhibition is the venue where makes of computers, home el...read more

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