Entries from June 2009

June 19, 2009

Double Dutch

Google street has a lot of suspicion in many countries, although this does add weight to the view that the only people who should be concerned are those who are doing things wrong….
In news which proves inconvenient for those of us who believe Google’s Street View is nothing more than one tentacle of the Great [...]

June 12, 2009

Browsers – the chicken and the egg

Ok. how the hell will a normal person actually get a browser WITHOUT installing IE7/8 first?
European buyers of Windows 7 will have to download and install a web browser for themselves.
Bowing to European competition rules, Microsoft Windows 7 will ship without Internet Explorer.
via BBC NEWS | Technology | No IE onboard Windows 7 in Europe.

June 10, 2009

Looking for a job, you really want to read this

I have interviewed many people, and many of them had problems with the questions I have asked. Their problems usually stemmed from not having answers to the questions that are discussed in this article: 10 Answers You Should Know Before Your Job Interview – Dumb Little Man, as well as more interesting questions designed to [...]

June 6, 2009

Curry Eaters Unite (and remember who you are, longer)

I have never sought a reason to eat curry other than the taste, but here is something that could really make sure that you do get a nice Balti…
Eating a curry once or twice a week could help prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, a US researcher suggests.
via BBC NEWS | Health | [...]