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Mark Wadsworth (Free subscription) | 58 minutes ago

From the BBC : A majority of public sector employees do not know about environmentally friendly IT targets set out in government's Greening ICT Strategy. The strategy calls for government IT to be carbon neutral by 2012, with office carbon emissions down 11.5% by 2011. One of the commissioners of the report says there are scattered trends toward compliance with the strategy. However, a survey of IT...

Jim Knight - The bad spelling ministers expenses.

The Lone Voice (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

After he moved Jimmy charged £3,996 for legal fees, then bought household goods including a leatherette shoebox for £14.99, a vacuum cleaner for £89.99, a wine rack for £14.99, an ironing board for £39.99 and an oven glove for £6.99. Plus a bookcase for £59.99, corkscrew £4.99 and a salt & pepper set £9.99 as well as other items coming to £381.83p...

Why is #moonfruit trending on Twitter? It’s the rebirth of a startup

TechCrunch UK (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

It’s not often that Internet companies last 10 years, but Moonfruit in the UK has proved pretty resilient. It survived the dotcom boom the first time round, launching with VC-backing, growing to 65 staff and cutting back to two staff in the space of a couple of years. It’s a wonder why they didn’t exit [...]

From Ushers with love

BBC News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

How the British award winning Ushers brewery ended up in North Korea producing beer dubbed the Pride of Pyongyang

Venezuela to revoke radio licences

Daily Express (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

The head of Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency has said that 240 radio stations will have their licences revoked for failing to update their registrations with the government.

• Venezuelan official: Radio licenses to be revoked - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
• Venezuelan official: Radio licenses to be revoked - San Diego Union
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Audio Line In

TechEnclave (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Dear All, I have Dell's inspiron 1420.. I have Vista O.S....I have bought USB Gadmei Tv Card... it is running very well It is compatible with Vista... but i have problem with audio How Should I Audio Line In In My Laptop? I Am very tired by this please help me....i would be very glad to see your...

Customs House, Dublin

Winds and Breezes (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Last night, I and a bunch of mates that I know through the photography forum at boards.ie went on a night photography trip around the river in the centre of Dublin. Ages ago after nervous night out on my own in Howth with the camera equipment I wondered if a photobuddies thread would be a [...]

:huh: Audio Line In Problem

TechEnclave (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Dear All, I have Dell's inspiron 1420.. I have Vista O.S....I have bought USB Gadmei Tv Card... it is running very well It is compatible with Vista... but i have problem with audio How Should I Audio Line In In My Laptop? I Am very tired by this please help me....i would be very glad to...

Particles Held For On-Chip Analysis By Integrated Optical Trap

Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

A new type of optical particle trap can be used to manipulate bacteria, viruses and other particles on a chip as part of an integrated optofluidic platform. The optical trap is the latest innovation from researchers at the Jack Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, who are developing new sensor technology for biomedical analysis and other applications.

[GO] Prolimatech Megahalem CPU Cooler [Now AMD Processor Ready]

TechEnclave (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago

Mates , This is The Second Deal I Am Having Of the Prolimatech Product Range .Since My Last Deal Prolimatech Has Introduces Many New Products For The Megahalem Range of Products . *CPU Cooler "One Of The World's Best AIR Coolers ,Now AMD Ready Also" Image:...

London tower block deaths: experts probe cause of blaze that claimed six lives

The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Experts are investigating the cause of a fire in camberwell south London which claimed the lives of six people including three young children.

My XFX 4870 1 GB idles at 79 Deg C

TechEnclave (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago

I got a new XFX 4870 with 1 GB DDR5. It idles at 79 Deg C. But if i increase the fan speed to 60 % instead of Auto, the temperature comes down to 48 Deg. I want to know whether AMD Ati have designed the chip for such temperatures. Because when i increase the fan speed, the noise level increases. ...

July 5th Oration by Frederick Douglass:

The Volokh Conspiracy (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

Tomorrow I am hoping to attend a recreation of Frederick Douglass's Independence Day oration at his home in Anacostia, DC....

Helping the blind see through 3D images of sound

Gizmowatch (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago

A consortium of research institutes and Universities is developing a system prototype, which with the help of clever algorithms and technology to convert spatial information into 3D acoustic maps would enable the blind see. For real-time image...

New system to improve maritime safety and security: Australia

Maritime News (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago

Australia will implement a new system, known as Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT). A culmination of several years of development activity, LRIT will allow ships to be tracked up to 1000 nautical miles off the Australian coast. This international system was developed and agreed internationally by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and forms part of the Safety of Life [...]

Valeo presents the solution for parking at a glance: beep & park ® / vision ™

presse | 25/06/2009

Paris, June 6th 2009 - As parking spaces are getting harder to find, Valeo make it easy getting into smaller spaces with beep&park®/vision™ . beep&park ® /vision™ is a parking assistance system which helps drivers with their parking manoeuvres thanks to it’s two functions the onset of a gradual beep indicates the proximity of any hazard to the rear of the vehicle; on-screen display of the environment...

Sandisk Sansa Fuze 2GB Portable Media Player

myphoneway | 22/06/2009

The Sansa Fuze 2GB (Black) is a super slim portable media player that is easy and fun to use. The View can handle the following music formats such as MP3, WAV, WMA, secure WMA, and Audible formats. The 1.9" TFT screen has 220 x 176 resolution for enjoying your favorite videos and photos.

Water sports in Mauritius

imrozz | 15/06/2009

Mauritius is a beautiful island in the Indian Ocean . Mauritius has carved its name on the list of the top holiday places around the world. Many tourists come to Mauritius all year round to enjoy their well earned vacations. This said, Mauritius has all that it takes for an enjoyable stay. All year round, tourists come and go to and from Mauritius . As such, there are a number of activities tourists...