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The need for games fast and the ghost of Christmas games past
If you haven’t eagerly waited to get your Christmas mitts on a new game, you needn’t read on. The “wait” can be synonymous with video games, and not just in the sense of patience testing load times....
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Gone Phishing
Both fishing and it’s phonic twin phishing, are acts in which the goal is to catch prey. Unfortunately, in the latter case, we are all targets as internet users. Phishing falls into the category of...
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Kickstarter and crowd sourcing
We all associate kick-starting with giving something a quick boost in order to get it moving. It either springs to life or it fizzles, with the only option being to give it another go. Those in the...
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To read or “eRead”?
Many moons ago, I would have shrugged off the idea of an eReader as it was new, different, and well, different. The idea of reading a book on a computer screen just didn’t seem natural. Holding a real...
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Don’t lose your digital memories
As more and more of our “possessions” exist in a digital format, the chance of them disappearing into thin air increases in turn. The need to back-up your precious data is highlighted in the strongest...
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Do you know your internet terms?
This article is for anyone who’s ever felt that general computer talk seems to be filled with too much jargon and terms that go right over your head. Not knowing what www stands for isn’t likely to...
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How to Google like a pro
Like most people, I only scratch the surface of Google, in terms of what I can do with it (and more importantly, what it can do for me). As we are increasingly moving further away from the likes of...
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3D Printing: what can’t you print?
The idea of 3D printing reminds me of the saying “give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime”. 3D printing to me, seems to spin the lesson on its...
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Cryptography: the art of keeping secrets
Cryptography is essentially the art or science of disguising information from those who should not be able to view it, and subsequently returning it back to its natural form. It can vary from simple...
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Virtual reality is closer than you might think
Virtual reality headsets have been talked about more and more in recent years with the development of Oculus Rift and the more recent acquisition of Oculus by Facebook. Gaming immediately springs to...
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How to move files from A to B
Gone are the days when sending a picture to a friend or relative could take days or weeks. It is now possible to send a digital picture to all of your friends and family at once in an instant. There...
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The weird and wonderful world of apps
There are over 2 million combined apps on both Apple’s App Store and Google Play, and they can certainly range from practical to bizarre. Clearly no one person can try them all, and let’s be honest,...
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Why do some people love the latest and greatest tech… and some don’t?
My partner has recently started talking about getting herself a new Macbook, and considering that there are already 4 in this household, it got me thinking about the desire for the latest and greatest...
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It’s not just about screen size: Tips on how to choose a tablet
I remember eagerly awaiting any news relating to the Apple iPad before they had first gone on sale, and thinking what an amazing product it seemed to be. Like the iPod and iPhone before it, Apple...
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