Well, now it’s official that the final few IPv4 blocks have been allocated, it poses the question are you ready for IPv6? In a very short time, the world will be forced to move onto the new standard for IP address allocation – called IPv6. If you aren’t familiar with the IP versions, bear the …
Category Archive: Useful websites
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Feb
01
2011
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Oct
08
2010
Microsoft Dreamspark – free Microsoft software for students
I can’t believe I’ve only just stumbled across this, but Microsoft are now offering a whole bundle of professional software to students for free. They call it Microsoft Dreamspark, and it’s a website ran by the company. If you’re in post-16 or university education, you can get a hefty chunk of their professional software for …
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Jul
27
2010
Blink – log on to your PC via face recognition
Yes, I’m back posting again. Sorry I haven’t posted for a little while – I decided to take a little summer break. But have no fear, I’m back as of today! Anyway, last night I came across this very cool application. It’s free and it works with your webcam. It basically replaces your password at …
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Jun
18
2010
Best IM client for the Nokia 5230/5800 – Nimbuzz
I’ve always found it really hard to find decent apps for the Nokia 5230. The “Ovi Store” is total rubbish on the device (constantly getting the random error problem) and it’s pretty hard to work around that. I’ve been looking for a decent IM (instant messaging) client for the device for some time and there’s …
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Jun
17
2010
WordPress 3.0 arrives
I’ve just been notified by my WordPress system that 3.0 has now officially arrived. I’ve just installed the update and from what I can see, there’s no major overhaul. However, there are a few minor adjustments that make a big difference. Updating plugins has become much quicker with the new updates page on the Dashboard. …
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