Chinese hackers have attacked the UK’s leading engineering company Rolls-Royce and the Anglo-Dutch oil giant Royal Dutch Shell, according to a report in The Times newspaper.
The news comes in the wake of a warning by the recent annual Virtual Criminology Report that the UK could be the target of internet spying by China and [...]

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Air_ray, modelled on the manta ray, is a remote-controlled hybrid construction consisting of a helium-filled ballonet and a beating wing drive. Its light design makes it possible for it to �swim� in the sea of air, boosted by helium, in a similar way to the manta ray in water.Propulsion is achieved by a beating wing [...]

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There is a great article in sustainableday about the devices recently showcased by Sony.
These devices are conceptual, while actually working they are not in production at this time.
There is the Spin N’ Snap camera “no display”, the Push Power Play viewer, the Crank N’ Capture video camps, the Pull N’ Play headphones, and the [...]

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Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card? There has always been a question hanging over the hotel key cards and the usual answer that is given to the question is that the cards contain the following information: a. Customer’s name b. Customer’s partial home address c. Hotel room number d. Check-in date and [...]

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The UK’s first police “spy drone” has taken to the skies reports the BBC
The remote control helicopter, fitted with CCTV cameras, will be used by officers in Merseyside to track criminals and record anti-social behaviour.
The drone is only a metre wide, weighs less than a bag of sugar, and can record images from a [...]

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One of the important tools to use when getting your website or blog listed by Google is a site map.
There are some great tools for doing this using WordPress plugins which are really simple to implement, I personally use Google Sitemaps by Arne Brachhold.
For my other websites I have been using Sitemap generator by Brian [...]

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I have just been playing with a javascript tool for identifying the “geolocation” of the visitors to your site. 
Firstly you have to register with the site to create an account before you can get the script to place on your site. 
Once you have the script on the site it provides you with a [...]

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I have been a big fan of a company called PowWowNow a telephone conference service, you know the type of company you would use if you wanted to do a conference call. 
This week “The Conservation through Conversation Week” they have been donating all their profits to Kew Gardens which is working to save different [...]

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Having decided to use the WP-Notable plugin, I have been spending too long trying to get it to work.  This is another test post to see what I can do.  I hope that this works…..

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On the day that GMTV was publicly slapped for using premium rate telephone lines to rip off people who were entering competitions.  DEFRA (dept of environment and rural affairs) were running a promotion to offer shower timers to those who called in (on premium rate lines?).
On the back of this AlChallis are offering a water [...]

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