Posts by darksentinel

Kindle lets users lend e-books to mates via email

get down the library? You had better be quick

If you are going to use a public library, you had better get down there quick before it is closed.

There are 369 libraries plus 27 mobiles currently under threat or recently closed

http://publiclibrariesnews.blogspot.com/

Personally I will always prefer to read a real book rather than use a gadget.

WikiLeaks ousted from Amazon US

why amazon elastic hosting anyway?

To annoy the US?

Possibly, but probably not the main reason.

The main reason for hosting on EC2?

The platform is designed to scale in response to the amount of traffic a site receives.

A sensible option for any site that expects to have traffic fluctuations.

Google alerts users to Facebook contacts 'trap'

popcorn!

Or nachos? Or M&M's for this battle of the titans

UK.gov plans net surveillance by 2015

this just about sums it all up

Well worth a watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJTLL1UjvfU&feature=recentf

Google rolls out phishing URL alerts for admins

useful alerts

The alerts that Google send are actually really useful! We have been receiving them for a while now and they have helped to identify a number of compromised hosts, and therefore prevent a lot of malware from spreading.

Good job Google!

Distressed cock whipped out of wheelie bin

Richard? Is that you?

Long time no see!