Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Posted by: Jane Douglas   While you’re out there dodging spyware, malware, phishing, viruses, social networking scams and online credit fraud, the internet starts to look like a bit of a virtual minefield. But don’t fret: there’s a lot of … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas At its Professional Developers Conference today, Microsoft showed off a first public demo of Windows 7, the operating system to follow Windows Vista in the next year or two. Microsoft spokesman Ian Moulster walked us through … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas It’s been out in the States for about a year, but up until now the only way for a UK-based PC gamer to get their hands on HP’s elite Blackbird 002 machine was via the hassle … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas It’s a move that took most of us by surprise. (In fact, kudos to Google for keeping the lid on this for so long.) And yet in a few days’ time we’ll all be looking back … Continue reading →

Posted by: Jane Douglas It’s time to wrap up Tech & Gadgets’ working week with a glance back at the best features of the last five days and a few fun web finds to keep you going over the weekend. … Continue reading →

I probably overuse the words ‘internet phenomenon’ but in some cases the term is completely accurate. This week I have been doing a piece on the rise and rise of social networking – and it’s fair to say that the likes of … Continue reading →

Storage, storage, storage.   There was a time when a handy punch card or an audio tape were all you needed to back up your data and a gigabyte was probably the combined storage of every PC in the land. Admit it, every time you’ve bought … Continue reading →