Colossus: The Forbin Project

I think that I saw this when I was about twelve, it had the same effect that War Games had a few years later. All I wanted in life was a computer!!! Neither I or my ZX Spectrum every achieved world domination.

What’s on tap for Windows Live Messenger 9?

All about Microsoft explains what’ll be in Messenger 9…

What’s on tap for Windows Live Messenger 9?

Does anyone use all of these functions? My Live Messenger is horribly slow as it loads tab and tabs of adverts and contains an enormous number of functions that I don’t use.

Apple stores having ‘gravitational pull’ on mall shoppers

Apple stores having ‘gravitational pull’ on mall shoppers – via AppleInsider

What Mr Munster doesn’t explain is why this draw exists.  I have a theory; look at the window of the Apple store…

Apple London

Now lets compare that to the window of the Fnac computer store near my home…

Can’t imagine why people are drawn to an Apple store!

I bought one (actually two)…

Valleywag spends a lot of time writing about people I don’t know but you have to read it to understand Winer, Scoble and the other A-listers when they get into fights with him.

However, Mr Wag also seems to have an issue with the OLPC; I support the OLPC .

The complaint that OLPC has forced Intel and others to produce cheaper PCs for the developing world doesn’t make sense. If the developing world is flooded is cheap computers. Fine! That’s a success.

If my experience of Africa is anything to go by; support is a non-issue as well. How does Mr Wag think that mobile phones are maintained in  Sudan?

Roger Godsiff uses his powers…

Roger Godsiff jumps off the deep end and uses his powers as a UK MP to vent his views on the England football team and English football in general.

Personally I think that it is wonderful but then I do enjoy a good rant.