Some people, we know, really don’t like Skype. A few people are now building a business on it. Now there’s SkypeKiller (“Your whole network Skype ridden for free”), a French program which will remove all traces of Skype from your network. As its homepage states: With nearly 200 million downloads and 62 million regular users worldwide,… Read More »
I need help again, so I’m turning to Loose Wire readers yet again. I’m looking for a wiki-type free from database, simple yet intuitive, that allows users to add and update material easily online, but which can also be downloaded in its entirety and viewed offline. Right now I’m using Schtuff.com, which is excellent, but… Read More »
Is it my imagination, or did people use to behave better at airport luggage carousels? I recall there being yellow lines behind which you stood politely until your luggage appeared and you lugged it off, usually with the help of some nice young man waiting nearby. That way allowed everyone else to see what was… Read More »
Weaselboy is behind bars: ‘Weaselboy’ jailed for internet scam A computer obsessive nicknamed Weaselboy was jailed for six years yesterday for an elaborate internet scam that earned him more than £1.5 million. Still only 23 years old, Peter Francis-Macrae boasted that he could bring the country’s economy to its knees by crashing computer systems. He… Read More »
Never trust a hotel that… Uses coat hangers you can’t remove from the rack. Have they ever tried to hang things on these hangers without major contortions? Sells Internet usage via password slips you have to buy at the reception. I really, really hate this kind of approach. Not only do the staff rarely tell… Read More »