How To Never Lose Any Work On A Computer EVER Again

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How To Never Lose Any Work On A Computer EVER Again

August 26, 2015

Seriously good news! Scientists develop method that could lead to computers guaranteed never to lose your data. Picture the scene, you’ve spent hours working on an important project – and then boom, crash the whole lot’s gone. Well, researchers at the world famous MIT research centre in the US have found a way for this to never happen again. It’s all to do with something called ‘formal verification’. It’s complicated Nickolai Zeldovich, a principal investigator at MIT’s Computer Science and…

Microsoft Windows 95 – 20 Years Old!

August 24, 2015

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Wow! The popular Windows 95 operating system is a fifth of a century old – having been released on 24 August 1995. A reported $300 million was spent by Microsoft during its advertising campaign to launch the then latest version of its operating system. There was the ad featuring the Rolling Stones’ song Start Me Up – a reference to the start button – and even a 30-minute video with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry of Friends’ fame, according to Wikipedia. Ah, they…

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Inside Google: Photos Of What The Internet Really Looks Like

August 24, 2015

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The web is not wireless but is made up of huge warehouses of servers and data storage capacity. Here’s 10 photos from Google’s data centres. Today, we think of nothing of sending a quick email, searching and browsing the internet, enjoying online shopping, or storing and sharing photos and videos. But a vast physical network of data centres (also known as server farms) – full of servers and storage capacity – around the world is needed to support the explosion in…

World Photography Day: 8 Inspiring Pictures

August 19, 2015

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To mark World Photography Day, we’ve put together some amazing photos features on the blog from the past 12 months for you to enjoy. They range from the majestic Northern Lights in Iceland to the Red Arrows aerobatic display team to a picture taken with a kite and lots more besides. This photo was taken by John Maher, who was the drummer in legendary band Buzzcocks. You can see more of his stunning photography on the blog, by clicking here.…

GCSE Results: 7 Funny Exam Answers You HAVE to Read!

August 18, 2015

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To celebrate GCSE results day, we’ve scoured the internet and found some pretty amazing ‘answers’ to questions set in various tests for students. So, if you’ve got your pen and paper ready, let’s begin. Q 1. The first cells were probably…? A. Lonely. Q 2. Tony practices the piano 20 minutes every day. A. Effect: He is a big nerd. Q 3. What did Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan have in common? A. Unusual names. Q 4. Explain why the concentration…

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Wow! Students ‘To Be Rewarded Up To £17,000’ For A-Level Results

August 12, 2015

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Of course, there are cheaper ways to reward the hard work of students on A-Level results day – here are some options! Incentives offered by parents range from money from £5 up to a staggering £17,000 as well as holidays, cars and laptops, according to a survey commissioned by Leeds Beckett University. On average, the research found that A* to B grades are most likely to be rewarded with £100 per A grade and £50 for each B/C the national…

Now Google ‘Takes Over’ The Alphabet – Err, But Reportedly Doesn’t Own alphabet.com!

August 11, 2015

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Google has turned itself into Alphabet, a new holding company that owns the Google search engine, gmail, YouTube and so-called “moon-shot” businesses. But despite it’s huge online presence and power, it turns out that Google/Alphabet doesn’t appear to actually own the web address alphabet.com. That apparently belongs to a vehicle fleet management business that is part of car maker BMW, according to the Techcrunch news website – ironic given Google’s much-publicised development of driverless cars. Instead, the announcement about the change in the…

Perseid Meteor Taken in rural Brittany, France, away from light pollution (photo credit: James West)

Perseid Meteor Shower – Tips On How To Take Pictures

August 10, 2015

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The annual Perseid meteor shower is set to peak tonight and offers the prospect of stunning views and photos. Here are simple tips on getting pictures. Check your camera settings and then snap away James West, executive director for SEPnet (South East Physics Network), says: “The best approach is to use a relatively high ISO, say 400 – 800, and take shots of two to three minutes at full aperture and widest angle. “Once you’ve checked the focus and exposure…

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The ‘Magic Internet Button’ That Fixes Everything – Click Here

August 10, 2015

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Who doesn’t want a button like this on their keyboard? Aren’t there some days when you’d love a magic button when the web’s having an off day or misbehaving? Okay, so we don’t really have a magic button that fixes everything, but we do have a list of 5 things that could make your online and technology life that bit easier – click on the photos below. 1. Not running out of phone battery at just the worst moment – get this power bank!…

Smartphones Now ‘More Popular’ To Get Online Than Laptops In UK

August 6, 2015

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Two thirds of people in UK now own a smartphone to browse the internet, access social media, bank and shop online for nearly two hours a day, according to new research. And a third of UK internet users now see their smartphone as the most important device to get online compared to the 30% who prefer their laptop. That compares to just 22% who went for their phone first and 40% who plumped for their laptop in 2014. The resesearch…

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