Website of the Day: Candy Blog
OK so this isn't a technology blog at all – maybe I've just eaten too much chocolate and sugar recently – instead today's Website of the Day is the Candy Blog, a walk through some of the bizarre and amazing…
YouTube Video of the Day – Fat Boy Nearly Falls Out of Bungee Machine
Watch. Watch as fat child nearly falls out of bungee machine… and his guardian… just laughs at him. His guardian is called Janice. Janice is a bit cruel. And so am I. Mof Gimmers…
Scottish TV to make archive available online
Scottish Television is planning to launch a broadband TV service this autumn, putting thousands of hours of its programmes online including a 50-year archive. Some of STV's titles include Taggart, Rebus, and High Road. Apparently it will be launched Scotland-wide…
BT launches PodShow for audio and video sharing
BT has launched a podcasting/social networking site called BT PodShow which will allow anyone who registers to upload their own audio and video clips, the best of which will be featured on "The Show" section of the website. Though it…
MSN UK revamps home page, makes it customisable
MSN UK has redesigned its portal, making it customisable and easier to navigate. They claim that the MSN homepage is the most popular in the UK, visited by 7 million customers every month. Customisation includes changing the theme colours, easy…
Web 'misuse' at work: jobs, houses, weddings
Research by security company ScanSafe, who have been helping employers snoop on their workers' Internet surfing habits, suggests that 1 in every 50 pages viewed is to a house hunting or job search web site, which they claim is a…
Thursday Top 10: Silliest USB gadgets
Although please note, silliness does NOT mean undesirable in this case. Far from it. Forget boring mice, headsets and USB drives. Sometimes you want to plug something ridiculous into your PC or Mac's USB port. And gadget manufacturers have…
Yahoo does deal with Acer for default search engine
Yahoo has struck a deal with computer manufacturer Acer to ensure its search engine page is the default on all new Acer PCs sold from October. They're hoping it will give them a boost on rivals Google and MSN (soon…
Social sites make up 5 out of 10 fastest growiing UK brands
Five out of the ten fastest growing websites in the UK between January and July this year are social networking / Web 2.0 based – in other words they're built on user-generated content. Top of the pile is YouTube, followed…
One Minute Review: Navman ICN 750
Chris takes the Navman ICN 750 for a jaunt in France. You can get this in shops now, setting you back £357….